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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. She previously appeared on The Ray D'Arcy Show on Today FM. 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. Career 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. From 2005 to 2007, she took part in the hidden camera show Naked Camera with fellow comedian and friend P. J. Gallagher. She landed her own television show, Maeve Higgins' Fancy Vittles, in 2009. Since 2010, she has occasionally performed with Josie Long and Isy Suttie. 2006–2010 2006 ‘Ha Ha Yum’ with sister, Lilly, at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2007 ‘Slightly Amazing’ at the Adelaide Fringe Festival ‘My News’ at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2008 ‘Ha Ha Yum’ with Claudia O'Doherty at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival ‘Kitten Brides’ at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe ‘I Can’t Sleep’, a children’s play written by David O'Doherty. Higgins performed this skit with O'Doherty at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 2009 ‘Kitten Brides’ at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival ‘I Can’t Sleep’ at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival ‘Kitten Brides’ at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival 2010 'A Rare Sight' at the Brisbane Comedy Festival and Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Performed with Nick Coyle. 'A Rare Sight' at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival. Nick Coyle could not attend due to surgery on shoulder. 'Personal Best' at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival Film 2019: Extra Ordinary – Rose Dooley Television As herself 2008: Spicks and Specks 2005, 2006: Tubridy Tonight 2009: The Podge and Rodge Show 2009: Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation 2009: The Modest Adventures of David O'Doherty 2009: Maeve Higgins' Fancy Vittles 2015: StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson Acting work 2005–2007: Naked Camera – various characters 2006: Magic – Chloe 2012: Moone Boy 2015: Inside Amy Schumer 2016: Doc McStuffins – Gillian 2019: Extra Ordinary – Rose Dooley As writer 2005–2007: Naked Camera 2009: Maeve Higgins' Fancy Vittles 2012: We Have A Good Time, Don't We? 2022: Tell Everyone on This Train I Love Them Books 2018: Maeve in America Radio 'What Would Maeve Do?' on The Ray D'Arcy Show 2016: The Unbelievable Truth (Series 16, Episodes 3 & 6) 2018–present: Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me 2018: Everything Is Alive Podcast 2018–present: Mothers of Invention "Assistance dog" controversy 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. She has apologized to anyone offended by her claims. References External links Maeve Higgins at IMDb. Discover the Maeve Higgins popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Maeve Higgins books.