Nikki Britton

“Nikki Britton is one of a kind.” ★★★★★ Theatre Matters, 2023’

“Few comics reduce their audience to the constant waves of laughter for the full hour like Britton does.” Chortle

“That she can also banter with her audience and mine unexpected laughs, is a true gift. - ★★★★★ Theatre Matters, 2023

On Tour!

Nikki Britton is often described as a “force of nature”, but think less natural disaster, and more joy bomb. Her warmth draws her audience close, and her sharp wit doesn’t let them catch their breath. Her physicality takes her storytelling to another level, with characters flying in and out of the tales spun from her own chaotic life.

Nikki’s acting credits include Matt Okine’s The Other Guy, and a lead part the ABC mini-series Sheilas. She also appeared as the iconic Marlo Machelski across three seasons of How To Stay Married created by Peter Helliar. Nikki’s other screen credits include One, a short film for the ABC and the survival guide lockdown series At Home Alone Together.

Her 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 to sold-out crowds and critical acclaim. As a playwright, she was nominated for a GLUG for her work on Hidden Sydney. Her non-fiction stories have been published in the Story Club book and multiple times in The Guardian.

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.

Nikki appeared in the ABC’s broadcast of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala in 2022, 2021, 2019 and 2018 respectively, and appeared in Stan’s 2020 Lockdown Comedy Special. She feels very comfortable with a microphone, whether it’s in a sold-out theatre, or by herself in a compact studio. As a VO artist (aka professional talker) Nikki regularly voices Network 10’s tv Promos, and was co-host of NOVA FM’s podcast Mates Talking About Stuff.

Television
Radio
Live Shows
Awards
Other Notable Work

2022- SBS: RAW Comedy 2022 National Grand Final (MC)
2022 – ABC TV: Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala (Comedy spot)
2021 2022 – Network Ten: The Project (Guest host)
2021 – Nine: The Hundred with Andy Lee (Guest)
2021- ABC TV: Australia Debates – 3-Part Series (Moderator/Host)
2021 – ABC TV: Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala (Comedy spot)
2021 – ABC TV: Mikki Vs The World (Actor)
2018-21 – Network Ten: How To Stay Married (Actor-Role: Marlo)
2020 – STAN: Lockdown Comedy Festival (Comedy Spot)
2020 – Network Ten: Hughesy We Have A Problem (Guest)
2020 – ABC TV: Home Alone Together
2019 – ABC Comedy: Comedy Up Late (Host)
2019 – ABC TV: Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala (Comedy Spot)
2019 – Network Ten: Celebrity Name Game (Guest)
2018 – ABC TV: Tonightly with Tom Ballard (Comedy Spot)
2018 – ABC TV: Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala (Comedy Spot)
2018 – Screen Australia: Shelias (Actor – Role: Fanny Durack)
2017 – Stan: The Other Guy (Actor – Role: Bowlo Manager)
2017 – ABC TV: Comedy Up Late (Comedy Spot)

Regular on radio stations around Australia including NOVA FM, Triple M and the HIT Network.

Mates Talking About Stuff – Co-Host with Harley Breen for NOVA FM
Days Like These – Guest on the ABC podcast with Elizabeth Kulas and Pat Abboud
Audible Presents: Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s Plot Twist – Podcast for Audible
Wilosophy – Guest appearance on the podcast with Wil Anderson
Regular appearances on radio stations around Australia including NOVA FM, Triple M and the HIT Network.
Regular VO for Channel 10 Promos
Voiceover Artist for Celebrity Gogglebox US (2020)
ABC COMEDY PRESENTS: Once Bitten (2020)

2023 Getting Out In Front Of It
Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Brisbane Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival,

2022 PETER HELLIAR & NIKKI BRITTON (LIVE)
Adelaide Fringe Festival

2020 Sydney Opera House Digital Stages (Streamed)
Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House

2020, 2021, 2022 – One Small Step – Solo Show
Adelaide Fringe, Perth Fringe World, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival

2019 Once Bitten – Solo Show
Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival, Bondi Feast, Comedy Store Sydney

2018 Romanticide – Solo Show
Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival

2018 Grandma is Not Growing Up – Children’s Show
Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival

2021 Nominee – Melbourne International Comedy Festival – Most Outstanding Show

2020 Winner – Adelaide Fringe – Best Comedy Weekly Award

2019 Nominee – Logie Awards – Most Popular Actress

2017 Winner – Adelaide Fringe – Best Comedy Weekly Award

2016 Nominee – Perth Fringe World – Best Comedy

2021 MICF Roadshow – Western Australia, Northern Territory

2019 Byron Bay Comedy Festival – Nikki Britton, Dave Thornton & Mel Buttle

2018 Just For Laughs Sydney – Stand Up Series

2018 Support for Wil Anderson – Comedy Store Sydney