Nikki Payne

[Sackville, Nova Scotia| ]
Nikki Payne (also credited as Nikkie Payne), is a [] comedian and actress, from [Sackville, Nova Scotia|Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia], Canada. Born with a [palate|cleft palate], she is well known for incorporating her [] into her comedy act. She has won three [Comedy Awards|Canadian Comedy Awards] for Best Stand-up Newcomer and Best Female Stand-up in 2003, 2005 & 2008.
== Early life ==
Payne was born at Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia. She attended Truro Community College, where she acted as a sports team mascot."Mascot gig opened door for comedian Nikki Payne". Adrian Chamberlain, Times Colonist, June 9, 2016 She then attended Humber School of Comedy and The Second City Conservatory.
== Career ==
As well as performing in comedy clubs,"Nikki Payne an inspiration to those who have trouble saying ‘inspiration’". Giggle City, February 29, 2012 By Mike Ross. Payne has appeared in [Comic Standing|Last Comic Standing], [on Trial|Video on Trial], [(TV series)|Buzz], Am I Right??, [(2013 TV Series)|Satisfaction], and the [Film Board of Canada|NFB] documentary The Next Big Thing. She has also appeared in the Canadian sketch comedy show [Inc. (Canadian television program)|Comedy Inc.] She is a member of The Boom comedy troupe.
By 2012 Payne was performing her comedy routines on the theatre circuit. That year she was named Comedy Person of the Year at the annual Canadian Comedy Awards in Toronto."Nikki Payne named Canadian Comedy Person of the Year". The Expositor, August 30, 2012
Payne is a frequent guest on CBC Radio's [Debaters|The Debaters].
In 2017 Payne acted as host of the Nature Conservancy of Canada's documentary film, The Enlightened Redneck’s Guide to Moose Sex."Nova Scotia is racing to protect its fragile ‘Moose Sex Corridor’". Maclean's Magazine, Rosemary Counter, April 10, 2017 
== References ==
== External links ==
* Official website
* The Boom comedy troupe homepage
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Category:1976 births
Category:Participants in American reality television series
Category:Living people
Category:Humber College alumni
Category:Canadian women comedians
Category:People from the Halifax Regional Municipality
Category:Canadian stand-up comedians
Category:Canadian television personalities
Category:Canadian sketch comedians
Category:People with speech impediment
Category:21st-century Canadian comedians