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Steve Higgins

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Steve Higgins

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Born August 13, 1963Age 63

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Cast appearances (5)

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Credited work (3)

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The person behind the punchline

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Steve Higgins is an American comedian, writer, producer, and television announcer. He performed in the comedy group that became The Higgins Boys and Gruber, whose television series combined sketches and commentary with clips from older programs on Comedy Central.

Higgins joined Saturday Night Live in 1995 and has worked as a writer and producer on the series. He became Jimmy Fallon’s announcer and on-air comic partner on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon in 2009, continuing that role when Fallon moved to The Tonight Show in 2014. His career connects sketch writing behind the camera with improvisation and comic exchanges during television broadcasts.

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