Nikki Payne, is a Canadian comedian and actress, from Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia, Canada. Born with a cleft palate, she is well known for incorporating her lisp into her act.   With a career spaning decades, Nikki has been very successful earning herself numerous awards and acknowledgements. Among those are multiple Canadian Comedy Awards and Gemini nominations.   This 'The Debaters' favorite is a graduate of Humber Collage. She has preformed multiple times at every festival there is, including, the prestigious Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal.