Maeve Higgins

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Maeve Higgins

Maeve Anna Higgins (born March 24, 1981 in Cobh ) is an Irish journalist , book author, comedienne and film actress living in New York .

Life

Maeve Higgins was born in 1981 in Cobh on the south coast of County Cork. She has seven siblings, including only one brother. She presented her first show at the Ha'Penny Bridge Inn, a pub in Ireland that still regularly hosts open mics . She eventually left Ireland, moving first to London and later to New York City.

Higgins got her first leading role in a feature film in the horror comedy Extra Ordinary - Ghost Hunt for Beginners by Mike Ahern and Enda Loughman .

Higgins wrote for The Irish Times , works for the New York Times and is the host of the hit podcast Maeve in America: Immigration IRL.

Comedy programs

  • 2006–2008: Ha Ha Yum , Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival
  • 2007: Slightly Amazing , Adelaide Fringe Festival
  • 2007: My News , Edinburgh Festival Fringe
  • 2008–2009: Kitten Brides , Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, New Zealand International Comedy Festival
  • 2008–2009: I Can't Sleep , Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival
  • 2010: A Rare Sight , Brisbane Comedy Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, New Zealand International Comedy Festival
  • 2010: Personal Best , Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Filmography (selection)

Working in the radio

  • 2016: The Unbelievable Truth (BBC Radio 4, episodes 3 and 6)
  • since 2018: Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me (NPR)
  • 2018: Everything Is Alive (Radiotopia Podcast)

literature

  • Maeve Higgins: Maeve in America: Essays by a Girl From Somewhere Else. ISBN 9780143130161

Web links

Commons : Maeve Higgins  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ian Goldstein: On the Verge: Maeve Higgins. In: Vulture, August 29, 2017.
  2. ↑ a b Maeve Higgins. In: listal.com. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  3. ↑ Laura Esslemont: SkinnyFest 3 - Ha Ha Yum. In: theskinny.co.uk, August 14, 2006.
  4. ↑ Maeve Higgins - Kitten Brides. In: edinburghguide.com, August 6, 2008.
  5. ^ Maeve Higgins - Personal Best. In: edinburghfestival.list.co.uk. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  6. ↑ 'Wait Wait' For Jan. 18, 2020, With Not My Job Guest Alison Roman. In: npr.org. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  7. ↑ In The 'Everything Is Alive' Podcast, It's The Guests That Set It Apart. In: npr.org, August 29, 2018.
  8. ↑ Maeve Higgins. In: The New York Times. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
personal data
SURNAME Higgins, Maeve
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Higgins, Maeve Anna
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish journalist, author, comedian and film actress
DATE OF BIRTH March 24, 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH Cobh , Ireland