Early Life
Higgins was born in Cobh, County Cork, and attended Walterstown National Primary School and Saint Aloysius' College, Carrigtwohill. She later studied photography in Colaiste Dhulaigh, Dublin, finishing her studies in 2004. Soon after that she began doing stand-up comedy. Higgins is also a close friend of Irish comedian David O'Doherty.
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