Nick Helm
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Nick Helm is a British comedian
known for his confrontational delivery. His routines have been described as "brash and bullish".
He came to prominence following the success of his 2010 Edinburgh Fringe show "Keep Hold of the Gold".
Nick grew up in St. Albans and started writing and performing whilst still at school.
With friends, he began taking shows to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in the early 2000s, with increasing levels of success, by 2007 he began performing solo Stand Up as well, but maintained his theatrical work, with 2008 Fringe show, "I Think You Stink" gaining critical acclaim. Comedian Richard Herring
called it "A lovely little hidden gem… Funny, silly and slightly chilling… Something very new and special.".
He has worked closely with his friends on the standup circuit, performing mixed bill standup shows at the fringe with the likes of James Acaster
. Josh Widdicombe
, Catie Wilkins, and Grainne Maguire before his first fully solo show, "Keep Hold Of The Gold" in 2010.
He won the award for the funniest joke of the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe for his joke “I needed a password eight characters long so I picked Snow White and the Seven Dwarves”.
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
known for his confrontational delivery. His routines have been described as "brash and bullish".
He came to prominence following the success of his 2010 Edinburgh Fringe show "Keep Hold of the Gold".
Nick grew up in St. Albans and started writing and performing whilst still at school.
With friends, he began taking shows to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in the early 2000s, with increasing levels of success, by 2007 he began performing solo Stand Up as well, but maintained his theatrical work, with 2008 Fringe show, "I Think You Stink" gaining critical acclaim. Comedian Richard Herring
Richard Herring
Richard Keith Herring is a British comedian and writer, whose early work includes his involvement in the double-act, Lee and Herring...
called it "A lovely little hidden gem… Funny, silly and slightly chilling… Something very new and special.".
He has worked closely with his friends on the standup circuit, performing mixed bill standup shows at the fringe with the likes of James Acaster
James Acaster
James Acaster is a British comedian born in Kettering, Northants. He attended Montagu secondary school in Kettering. He now lives in London....
. Josh Widdicombe
Josh Widdicombe
-Career:Widdicombe began performing live in 2008, and made it to the final of 'So You Think You're Funny' at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival during the same year. Widdicombe has performed at the Fringe Festival every year since, co-writing and performing in the sketch show Superclump in 2009. He also...
, Catie Wilkins, and Grainne Maguire before his first fully solo show, "Keep Hold Of The Gold" in 2010.
He won the award for the funniest joke of the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe for his joke “I needed a password eight characters long so I picked Snow White and the Seven Dwarves”.