Comedian Maeve Higgins on her Irish origins, moving to NYC and being a panelist on 'Wait Wait'

Comedian Maeve Higgins. (Courtesy of Maeve Higgins)

Writer, comic and actor Maeve Higgins is coming to Atlanta as part of the “Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!” Standup Comedy Tour. The performance is touted as “not your typical Saturday morning comedy. These are the funniest ‘Wait Wait’ panelists, uncensored.” The standup show will be at the Tabernacle on Saturday, Dec. 17. Higgins joined “City Lights” host Lois Reitzes via Zoom for a chat about her Irish origins and working in the New York comedy scene.

Interview highlights:

Higgins’ favorite things about being a panelist on “Wait Wait”: