Nicky Smigs

Nicky Smigs was just building his career in improv when the coronavirus pandemic hit. Upon completing his program at Chicago’s Second City Theater, all live shows were closed and Smigs moved back home to Arlington along with his siblings. Smigs never imagined that that’s when his career would skyrocket: he began posting his celebrity impressions on the viral app, TikTok, and now has nearly 120K followers on the platform, as well as over 1.6 million likes in total.

A talented imitator, Smigs gets crowds rolling when he performs his stellar impressions of celebrities ranging from Thor, Nacho Libre, The Grinch, Jimmy Stewart, Tony Soprano, Ray Romano, Christopher Walken, Donald Trump, and countless others. In fact, his famous impression of Sebastian Maniscalco got the attention of the real Sebastian, who then proceeded, to like, comment, share, and follow Smigs and his content.

With his success on TikTok, even reaching one million views on a single skit, Smig extended his comedy sketches to other platforms. His debut video on YouTube reached 22K hits, and since, he regularly reaches tens of thousands of views per video. His most popular release is “NICKMERCS is Pumped for Cold War,” which has achieved 342K views, to date. Additionally, he’s joined Instagram where he interacts with over 35K followers, as well as Cameo, the celebrity video-sharing app, where he’s been rated five stars by fans. Now, Smigs’s online presence has allowed him to headline his own shows in person.

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