Big announcement, guys! Nikki Osborne will be joining the Nova 106.9 Brisbane breakfast team as part of the brand new Ash, Luttsy & Nikki Osborne show, launching in 2025. Nikki replaces Susie O’Neill who left Ash, Luttsy & Susie O’Neill at the end of 2024 but remains with Nova for some new exciting opportunities.
A popular Australian comedian, television presenter, actor and writer, Nikki will join long-standing Nova Brisbane breakfast announcers Ash Bradnam and David “Luttsy” Lutteral in the breakfast chair from Monday, January 20.
A highly regarded member of the Australian entertainment industry, Nikki’s experience as a sketch comedy veteran, writer, trained actor and stand-up comedian spans the past two decades.
A popular social media presence, Nikki’s characters like ‘Angry Aunt’ and the hugely popular ‘Bush Barbie’ have earned her a large following and tens of millions of views.
Nikki’s comedy credentials have earned her regular cast roles in sketch comedy television series including Mick Molly’s The Nation, Peter Helliar’s How to Stay Married and as narrator on the AACTA-nominated comedy series, Drunk History.
Nikki has appeared as a guest on television shows including Hughesy, We Have a Problem and I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here and competed in the 2024 season of Dancing with the Stars, making it through to the grand final.
She also hosted game show Quizmania and lifestyle show Find Me a Dream Home and as a trained actor, Nikki’s credits include starring as Delvene Delaney in the Paul Hogan miniseries Hoges: The Paul Hogan Story.
Nikki’s stand-up comedy credits include performing at the Sydney Opera House for four seasons of television stand-up series Just for Laughs. Her boundary-crossing live stand-up show Bad Barbie also received accolades both locally and internationally, and she performed the sold-out show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2023.
Ash, Luttsy & Nikki Osborne will air weekdays from 6am on Nova 106.9 in Brisbane from Monday, January 20
