Maeve Anna Higgins (born 24 March 1981) is an Irish comedian from Cobh, County Cork, currently based in New York. She was a principal actor/writer of the RTÉ 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.\n', '

Higgins started up in comedy in 2005 and has written and performed at many festivals and shows. She began her comedy career on national radio station Today FM after auditioning on The Ray D\'Arcy Show in February 2004. She failed to win.\n', '

From 2005 to 2007, she took part in the hidden camera show Naked Camera with fellow comedian and friend PJ Gallagher. She landed her own television show, Maeve Higgins\' Fancy Vittles, in 2009. Since 2010, she has occasionally been performing with Josie Long and Isy Suttie.\n', '

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