Nikki Osborne Travels from Gold Coast, NSW

As host of the interactive game show Quizmania, Nikki gained over three hundred hours of live national television experience and a cult following who are still with her today. She hosted the lifestyle show Find Me a Dream Home on Channel Nine and was a weekly commentator on Seven’s National News. When a character she created, “Bush Barbie” proved to be a viral hit worldwide, Nikki created, wrote, directed and starred in her TV own pilot based on the character – with the hilarious Bush Barbie vs The World airing in Network Ten’s Pilot Week.

As well as a sought-after sketch artist, Nikki is a frequent guest on comedy panel and entertainment shows including Hughesy We Have a Problem and Show Me The Movie, and has appeared as celebrity guest for I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, Celebrity Name Game and Celebrity Mastermind.

When mother-of-two Osborne’s son was diagnosed with autism, she instinctively turned to humour – taking up writing funny posts to put a positive spin on her reality. They proved so popular that she was hired to write blogs for an autism-related website with the mission statement to cheer up parents amidst the stress and fear that can come with a diagnosis. This in turn led to Nikki creating her 2018 debut solo stand-up comedy show On The Spectrum. The autobiographical show, intended to show the lighter side of parenting a child with autism, made national and international press after sparking a debate about whether some topics should be off-limit in comedy – a debate that has since expanded into a frequent discussion in the media.

Despite the controversy, this impressive debut was a warmly received sell-out, winning over sceptical audiences and launching Osborne firmly into the stand-up comedy spotlight. The industry respect Nikki has earned since that breakout show has led to her performing at the Sydney Opera House for three seasons of Just For Laughs’ Australian stand-up showcase for TV, and to host Just For Laughs’ Uncut showcase of the raunchiest late-night laughs from the biggest names at the world-renowned comedy festival in Montreal for Network Ten.

Having exploded onto the Australian comedy circuit, Nikki has now set her sights globally. With her third boundary-crossing live show Bad Barbie having collected accolades for her openness, honesty, and genius ad-libbing and heckler smackdowns, Nikki takes her Bad Barbie to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August 2023.