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Higgins in 2014
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| Birth name | Maeve Anna Higgins[1] |
| Born | Cobh, County Cork, Ireland |
| Medium | Stand-up, television |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Genres | Observational comedy, sketch |
| Notable works and roles | Naked Camera ‘’Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!’’ Maeve Higgins' Fancy Vittles |
Maeve Anna Higgins (born 24 March 1981) is a comedian from Cobh, County Cork, Ireland and is based in New York. She was a principal actor and writer of the RTÉ television production Naked Camera, as well as for her own show Maeve Higgins' Fancy Vittles. Her book of essays We Have A Good Time, Don't We? was published by Hachette in 2012. She wrote for The Irish Times and produces radio documentaries.[2] She previously appeared on The Ray D'Arcy ShowonToday FM.[3] She is a regular panelist on the NPR radio show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Higgins appeared in her first starring film role in the 2019 Irish comedy Extra Ordinary.
Higgins started in comedy in 2005 and has written and performed at many festivals and shows. She began her comedy career on the national radio station Today FM after auditioning for The Ray D'Arcy Show in February 2004. She failed to win.[4]
From 2005 to 2007, she took part in the hidden camera show Naked Camera with fellow comedian and friend P. J. Gallagher.[5] She landed her own television show, Maeve Higgins' Fancy Vittles, in 2009.[6] Since 2010, she has occasionally performed with Josie Long and Isy Suttie.[citation needed]
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Higgins received criticism from disability campaigners when she stated on 30 March 2018 on the Irish Late Late Show that she purchased a service dog vest on Amazon and pretended that her pet dog was a service dog during a trans-Atlantic flight.[13][14] She has apologized to anyone offended by her claims.[15]
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