Tegan Higginbotham
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| Tegan Higginbotham | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Tegan Marie Higginbotham |
| Born | 1987 or 1988 (age 37–38)[citation needed] Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Medium | Writer, actor |
| Education | Dandenong High School |
| Years active | 2005-present |
| Spouse | Paul Verhoeven |
| Notable works and roles | Whovians |
Tegan Marie Higginbotham (born 1987 or 1988)[citation needed] is an Australian comedian, writer, and actress.
Tegan Marie Higginbotham[citation needed] was born in 1987 or 1988[1] in Dandenong, Victoria. She attended Dandenong Primary School and Dandenong High School (since merged with Cleeland Secondary College).[2]
Her first love was acting, until she discovered comedy in her late teens,[3] and performed her first comedy gig at the age of 17.[4]
Career
Live performance
Higginbotham has performed at every Melbourne International Comedy Festival since becoming a National Finalist at the festival's Class Clowns comedy competition in 2005.[5]
She began her comedy career performing wild fast-paced sketch shows with fellow comedians Rob Lloyd and Adam McKenzie as the trio 'The Hounds', which later morphed into 'Watson', without Lloyd.[4]
At the age of 21, Higginbotham began performing solo[4] with her debut comedy show Million Dollar Tegan – nominated for the Best Newcomer Award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2012.[6]
TV and radio
In 2016, Higginbotham was a regular cast member for the Australian version of Whose Line Is It Anyway?.[7][8]
Higginbotham co-hosted the controversial[why?] ABC2 pre-game, half-time and post-game coverages of the Liverpool F.C versus Sydney FC match with Julian Schiller and Steen Raskopoulos on 24 May 2017.[9][10]
She joined Nicole Livingstone and Amberley Lobo as co-host and regular panellist on the one-hour live entertainment and sports comedy panel show called Sideliners which premiered on ABC TV on 30 June 2017.[11][12][13]
In March 2024, Higginbotham joined Triple M's Marty Sheargold Show as executive producer, replacing Matt Thomson.[citation needed]
Writing
Higginbotham contributes regularly as a sports columnist for The Age and writes a blog.[citation needed]
Awards
| Year | Work | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Million Dollar Tegan | Melbourne International Comedy Festival | Best Newcomer | Nominated[14] |
| 2012 | Shakespeare Fight Club | Melbourne International Comedy Festival | Golden Gibbo Award (with ensemble 'Watson') | Nominated[14] |
| 2014 | This is Littleton | AWGIE Awards | Best Comedy: Sketch or Light Entertainment (shared with ensemble of writers) | Nominated[15] |
| 2014 | Who's Afraid of the Dark? | Melbourne International Comedy Festival | Best Comedy Award (with ensemble 'Watson') | Won [citation needed] |
| 2015 | Who's Afraid of the Dark? | Melbourne International Comedy Festival | Golden Gibbo Award (with ensemble 'Watson') | Nominated[14][16] |
Community and charity work
Higginbotham performed at the Heart of St Kilda concert in 2014 with comedians Julia Morris, Charlie Pickering, musical comedy trio Tripod, ventriloquist Dean Atkinson, Greg Champion of the Coodabeens, and comedy character Elliot Goblet,[17] to raise funds for Sacred Heart Mission, which assists hundreds of people who are homeless or living in poverty to find shelter, food, care and support every day of the year.[18]
Personal life
Higginbotham loves sports and sci-fi. and describes herself as "a big nerd at heart, whose favourite things ever are Star Wars and Harry Potter."[1]
She married Paul Verhoeven in a civil ceremony in Paris in July 2019.[19]
Live comedy shows
Solo comedy shows
- 2012: Million Dollar Tegan
- 2013: Touched By Fev
- 2014: Game Changer
- 2016: The City of Love
Collaborative comedy shows
- 2006–2007: The Hound of the Baskervilles
- 2007: Every Film Ever Made
- 2008–2009: The Last Bucket of Water
- 2010: Robot V's World
- 2010: Jabba's Comedy Hutt
- 2011: The Terminativity
- 2011: Super Secret Awesome Show
- 2012: Shakespeare Fight Club
- 2014: The Wrestling
- 2015: Who's Afraid of the Dark?
- 2016: The Life Education Van for Adults!
- 2017: Go to Hell
- 2018: Watson World Tour