
Damien Higginbotham
Screenwriter
Damien
"Damo Higgo" Higginbotham
Standup Comedian
"Anyone from the internet in tonight?"
Damien tells offbeat stories and ridiculous personal anecdotes with sardonic warmth. His candid, intelligent, joyful style connects easily with audiences, bringing them into his world of cheerful irony.
Damien has performed to sold out crowds at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival as part of the sketch group The Delusionists, and performed alongside some of the best emerging Aussie talent including Michael Hing, Tom Walker, Gen Fricker, and Susie Youseff. A regular fixture in standup rooms around Sydney, Damien has performed shows at RatKlub, Camelia, Barbarella, just to name a few…
Damien is an experienced screenwriter, working on TV shows for Comedy Central in the US, NBC in the UK, and the ABC in Aus. Damien has recently collaborated with much loved comedy star Tanya Hennessy on her latest comedy series.
He wrote and starred in the short film And Don't Forget to Subscribe which screened at film festivals across the globe, picking up multiple awards including 'Best Comedy Satire' at the Canadian International Comedy Film Festival, and 'Best Comedy’ at the Indie Short Fest, Los Angeles.
Damien co-wrote and performed in the short comedy series for the ABC We Live To Science Another Day, and the web-series' Me & My Housemates and How To Sydney.
