Headliner: Nikki Payne

A lot sure has happened for Nikki Payne since moving west from her trailer park in Nova Scotia.  Her sharp tongue, engaging charm and trademark lisp has won her four Comedy Awards, three for best female stand-up, and two Gemini nominations.  Nikki has traveled the world with her unique sense of humor, performing at major comedy festivals such as Kilkenny’s Cat Laughs, The Las Vegas Comedy Festival and Montreal’s Just For Laughs, where she has been honored with being asked to play “The Talk of the Fest” shows twice.

You may have seen Nikki on your television as she has been on many Canadian programs such as CBC’s Made in Canada, The Best of Just For Laughs, The wildly popular Much Music’s Video On Trial, CTV’s Comedy Now, Comedy INC and her very own special, “Nikki’s Funtime Show.”  But that’s not all!!  Nikki has branched out to television in the good ol’ U.S. of A.  She made it to the semi finals of season five’s “Last Comic Standing” on NBC.  The next year she was voted as one of the top ten “Most Memorable Moments” on the very same show.  And you can check out her most recent project, Showtime’s “Hot Tamales.”