Nikki’s acting credits include the upcoming second season of the Emmy nominated Deadloch, Matt Okine’s The Other Guy, and in lead roles in the ABC mini-series Sheilas and short film, ONE. She also appeared as the iconic Marlo Machelski across three seasons of How To Stay Married created by Peter Helliar, and as Dawn in ABC’s survival guide lockdown series At Home Alone Together.
Nikki has regularly appeared as a Host on Network Ten’s The Project, as well as guest appearances on Guy Montgomery’s Spelling Bee, The Cook Up with Adam Liaw, Celebrity Letters and Numbers, Have You Been Paying Attention? and The Hundred with Andy Lee. Nikki has also appeared in the ABC’s broadcast of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala in 2022, 2021, 2019 and 2018, and in Stan’s 2020 Lockdown Comedy Special.
Nikki’s solo stand-up shows have earned her awards at festivals around the country. Her 2021 show One Small Step was nominated for Most Outstanding Show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Other accolades include Best Comedy (weekly) at the Adelaide Fringe Festival in 2019 and 2020, Best Comedy at Perth Fringe 2018. Her 2019 show, Once Bitten, was hand-picked by ABC to be created into a podcast in 2020.
As a VO artist, Nikki regularly voices Network 10’s Promos. She hosted Audible Original Podcast Plot Twist and was co-host of NOVA FM’s podcast Mates Talking About Stuff. Nikki is the lead role/co-creator of narrative podcast The Remains, by Wade Duffin which won Best Fiction Podcast at the 2024 Australian Podcast Awards.
Live theatre credits include Amelia Roper’s She Rode Horses Like the Stock Exchange and the two-year national tour of the one-woman Irish play 51 Shades of Maggie Muff to sold-out crowds and critical acclaim. She also directed the Luke and Sassy Scott Live National Tour in 2024 and will appear as The Narrator in parody musical, Breaking: The Musical in it’s debut season in Melbourne and Sydney in 2025.
Talking Points
12 Lessons I Learned from Little People
For 13 years, Nikki worked as a therapy clown at Children's hospitals across Australia. She saw the best, and worst, of humanity in that time. She made profound connections, and experienced devastating loss. But she kept showing up.12 Lessons I Learned from Little People
In this keynote, Nikki shares what she learnt from those kids that helped her keep going. Lessons that not only enhanced her gratitude for life, but brought into sharp focus the beauty that surrounds us all.
This weighty subject matter is handled with a deft sensitivity to find the inherent hope, ensuring it will uplift and inspire.
Format: Keynote - In-person / Online
Approx. Duration: 1hr (45min Presentation + 15min Q&A)
Video
Nikki Britton | 2023 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala | Saxton Speakers
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