Tegan Higginbotham
Follow That Turtle!
Selected Judges' Pick 2026 Melbourne Fringe
Award-winning comedian Tegan Higginbotham is back with an unmissable hour of stand-up gold!
Tegan Higginbotham said yes to an opportunity she shouldn’t have... and her life totally unravelled.
From the writer of Gnomes on Stan, Follow That Turtle! is a chaotic, raw and hilarious look at the choices we make when chasing our dreams.
'A genuinely excellent hour of stand-up. As funny as it is raw.' Fringe Judge
'Clever writing meets brilliant delivery. An incredibly important story to hear in the current climate.' Fringe Judge
'Spot-on.' The Age
About Tegan:
Tegan Higginbotham is an award-winning comedian, actor and writer. Her first stand-up comedy show was nominated for Best Newcomer at Melbourne International Comedy Festival. During that same festival season, she was nominated for a Golden Gibbo for her work with comedy trio, WATSON.
In 2014, she won Best Comedy at Melbourne Fringe and was nominated again in 2025.
She wrote and starred as Josie Leeds in the critically acclaimed Stan Original series Gnomes, called "The greatest television series ever made about murderous garden gnomes awakened by an ancient evil" by The Guardian.
Tegan has been seen in feature films Oddball and Holding the Man, as well as TV shows including Ground Up, Nowhere Boys, Whovians, Have You Been Paying Attention? and more.
Suitable for audiences 18+
Language – occasional coarse language
Political, religious or racial themes
References to disorder eating
Selected Judges' Pick 2026 Melbourne Fringe
Award-winning comedian Tegan Higginbotham is back with an unmissable hour of stand-up gold!
Tegan Higginbotham said yes to an opportunity she shouldn’t have... and her life totally unravelled.
From the writer of Gnomes on Stan, Follow That Turtle! is a chaotic, raw and hilarious look at the choices we make when chasing our dreams.
'A genuinely excellent hour of stand-up. As funny as it is raw.' Fringe Judge
'Clever writing meets brilliant delivery. An incredibly important story to hear in the current climate.' Fringe Judge
'Spot-on.' The Age
About Tegan:
Tegan Higginbotham is an award-winning comedian, actor and writer. Her first stand-up comedy show was nominated for Best Newcomer at Melbourne International Comedy Festival. During that same festival season, she was nominated for a Golden Gibbo for her work with comedy trio, WATSON.
In 2014, she won Best Comedy at Melbourne Fringe and was nominated again in 2025.
She wrote and starred as Josie Leeds in the critically acclaimed Stan Original series Gnomes, called "The greatest television series ever made about murderous garden gnomes awakened by an ancient evil" by The Guardian.
Tegan has been seen in feature films Oddball and Holding the Man, as well as TV shows including Ground Up, Nowhere Boys, Whovians, Have You Been Paying Attention? and more.
Suitable for audiences 18+
Language – occasional coarse language
Political, religious or racial themes
References to disorder eating