There I am, minding my own business on the computer with a rerun of last week's season premiere of Last Comic Standing playing, when I hear a familiar lispy voice from the TV. I hear the judges cracking up and look over to see Toronto's own Nikki Payne is in the competition. I'd seen her a couple years ago at Yuk Yuk's and she is just a ball of shameless raunchy energy. She's certainly no beginner when it comes to comedy, having appeared on several Comedy Network shows, has won several Canadian comedy awards and worked the Just For Laughs festival in Montreal. It looks like this native of Halifax is taking a shot at breaking into the U.S. market - I hope her tales of growing up with a lisp in a Nova Scotia trailer park connects with American audiences. Last Comic Standing made it tense for her, as they announced who moves into the next round and Nikki was the last name announced (thank God she beat Skippy from Family Ties). She's quiet off stage, but blows the doors of the clubs when she hits the stage. With her innocent smile providing a wicked contrast with her raunchy material, Nikki may prove to be a good real-life character for TV.Good luck Nikki!
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What about Josh?? He's pretty awesome too. Check out his fansite at www.joshbluefans.com Enjoy!
Josh was a stand out comic to be sure, he has a great sense of humour and pretty good timing. "You're all going to hell for laughing at me." was a good joke. Go Josh!
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