Cast & creator
John Higgins
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Late Night with Seth Meyers, The Kelly Clarkson Show
John Higgins is an American writer and comedian part of the sketch comedy trio Please Don't Destroy (alongside Martin Herlihy and Ben Marshall). In 2021, for season 47, the trio was hired to write on Saturday Night Live.
Also known as: Please Don't Destroy, John H. Higgins, Johnny Higgins
19
film credits
10
television credits
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1975–2026 · acting roles
6.9
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (29)
Showing 29 of 29 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Saturday Night Live
Self - Please Don't Destroy
1975
Scrubs
Grant Summers
2026
A Man Called Otto
Hardware Store Clerk
2022
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Self
2025
Ghostbusters
Baba Booey Shouter
2016
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
Self
2004
Lorne
Self (uncredited)
2026
Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain
John
2023Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain
Writer
2023Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain
Executive Producer
2023
The Basics
Manager John
2021
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self (archive footage)
2025
Spilling Your Seed
Self
2025
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
Writer
2022
Clara's Ghost
Fratty Wall Street Guy
2018
Boy Band
Teen 2
2016
Gun!
Story
2023
Bad Day
2026
Outdoor Seating
Thanks
2024
Miley's New Year's Eve Party Hosted by Miley Cyrus and Pete Davidson
Writer
2021
The Country Club
Roger Kowalski
2023
The Rise and Rise of Girard eh Denique
Thanks
2025
Emily Wilson: FIXED: How I Got REJECTED by Reality TV
Producer
2025
Please Don't Destroy LIVE: Full Sketch Special / Tour Doc
Himself
2025Please Don't Destroy LIVE: Full Sketch Special / Tour Doc
Writer
2025Please Don't Destroy LIVE: Full Sketch Special / Tour Doc
Director
2025