TEGAN HIGGINBOTHAM Tegan Higginbotham is an actress, writer, and comedian who is best known for her work on projects including Whovians with Rove McManus, Have You Been Paying Attention?, Whose Line Is It Anyway? Molly – the TV series, and feature films Oddball and Holding The Man. Tegan is the host and creator of Rue Lamarck – The Podcast and is the Brand Manager of Loose Units: The Podcast and Loose Units LIVE. Tegan has performed stand up alongside comedians including Wil Anderson, Dave Hughes and Judith Lucy all around Australia, including the iconic Sydney Opera House. She’s also taken part in the Melbourne International Comedy Festival for twelve consecutive years and has been nominated for Best Newcomer and the Golden Gibbo on two separate occasions. Over the past decade, Tegan has also established herself as a frank, funny and intelligent female voice amidst Melbourne’s sporting landscape. She co-hosted Sideliners on the ABC alongside Nicole Livingstone, The Greatest with Matt Tilley on Fox Footy, and was a regular panellist on The Bounce. Tegan also hosted AFLW’s The Warmdown. Tegan’s first two critically acclaimed stand up shows for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival (Million Dollar Tegan and Touched By Fev) investigated the world of boxing and football respectively, with Tegan actually taking part in two pro-rules boxing matches for research. She is a regular contributor for The Age and has been published in books including She’s Having A Laugh (Affirm Press) and Balancing Act (Brow Books). Her writing work also includes Open Slather, Little Lunch, and Gnomes, an action/comedy series currently in development. In recent years, Tegan has been proud to work with organisations and at events including The Australian Ballet, The NGV, The Hamilton Pride Cup, Stella Sparks and Carlton Football Club as their Ambassador for The Blue Foundation. “It’s a laugh-crammed narrative that is cutting, perceptive, cheeky and ultimately thought-provoking” – The Herald Sun on Million Dollar Tegan .