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Helen Bauer
Helen Bauer

Helen Bauer

  • Actor, writer and stand-up comedian

Helen Bauer features

Trusty Hogs at Cheerful Earful Podcast Festival 2023. Image shows left to right: Helen Bauer, Catherine Bohart Live

Catherine Bohart and Helen Bauer discuss Trusty Hogs

Thursday 3rd October 2024

We talk to Catherine Bohart and Helen Bauer, the hosts of hit comedy podcast Trusty Hogs, as they prepare for a show at the Clapham Grand as part of the Cheerful Earful Podcast Festival.

Extraordinary TV

Comedians to look out for in Series 2 of Extraordinary

Sunday 24th March 2024

Luke Rollason talks through some of the homegrown comedy talent joining the cast for Series 2 of Extraordinary.

Helen Bauer Live

Random 8: Helen Bauer

Tuesday 20th February 2024

What do Sean Connery, Lena Dunham and Princess Di have in common? They all appear in Helen Bauer's random answers.

Tragedy Plus Time. Ed Byrne. Credit: Roslyn Gaunt Live

The Top 50 Comedy Shows of 2023 - Mark Muldoon's Comedy Diary

Sunday 31st December 2023

Absolutely the only place on the internet to witness James Acaster, Rosie Jones, Dara O Briain, Bridget Christie, Nish Kumar, Ed Byrne, Kate Berlant, Rhys James, Paul Sinha, Ania Magliano, Olga Koch, Josie Long, Ahir Shah, Julia Masli and Daniel Kitson battle it out to win Mark Muldoon's Live Comedy Show of the Year title.

Rosie Jones. Credit: Andy Hollingworth Live

Rosie Jones, Laura Ramoso, Paul Foot, Helen Bauer, Ben Target - Mark Muldoon's Comedy Diary

Monday 9th October 2023

Get the red hot inside track on live comedy offerings from: national treasure-in-waiting Rosie Jones, Liv Ello and Frankie Thompson performing Body Show, TikTok comedian Laura Ramoso's debut, Live At The Apollo star Helen Bauer beginning her new tour, and both Paul Foot and Ben Target making great comedy hay from fairly weighty topics.

Dave Johns Live

Best-reviewed Edinburgh Fringe shows 2022

Monday 12th September 2022

Dave Johns, Jordan Gray, Paul Sinha, Colin Hoult and Olga Koch were amongst the comedians to have the best reviewed comedy shows at the 2022 Edinburgh Festival.

No More Jockeys. Image shows from L to R: Mark Watson, Alex Horne, Tim Key Fringe

Nish Kumar, Jamali Maddix, No More Jockeys, The Wrestling - Mark Muldoon's Fringe Diary

Thursday 1st September 2022

Whilst the Fringe wasn't suffering from a shortage of comedians performing the same stand-up show every day for a month, there was also a bunch of beautiful one-offs too...

Lauren Pattison. Copyright: Andy Hollingworth Fringe

Fern Brady, Sarah Keyworth, Catherine Bohart, Lauren Pattison - Mark Muldoon's Fringe Diary

Sunday 28th August 2022

Mark reports back from his final sprint around the festival, seeing as many shows as he can. There's the break-up mentioning shows of Sarah Keyworth, Catherine Bohart, Lauren Pattison and more.

Helen Bauer. Copyright: James Deacon Fringe

Helen Bauer: 5 tips on improving your self-confidence

Tuesday 26th July 2022

In need of a confidence boost, we reached out to Helen Bauer for some tips.

Image shows from L to R: Jayde Adams, Jeremy Hardy, Dane Baptiste, Rosie Jones Live

Five Years of First Gig Worst Gig - Part 2

Friday 2nd April 2021

It's our second jog through the FGWG archives, five years on, starring Rosie Jones, Jeremy Hardy, Natalie Haynes, Dane Baptiste, Jen Kirkman and many more.

Daddy Look At Me. Image shows from L to R: Rosie Jones, Helen Bauer Features

Pictures of comedians as kids

Friday 8th November 2019

Take a look at this set of brilliant pictures of comedians when they were little.

Edinburgh Comedy Awards nominees 2019 Live

Edinburgh Comedy Awards shortlist 2019

Wednesday 21st August 2019

The nominees for the Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2019 have been revealed.

Image shows from L to R: Yuriko Kotani, Helen Bauer, Sophie Duker, Emily Woods, Janine Harouni Pro

Janine Harouni and Helen Bauer win 99 Club bursary 2019

Wednesday 1st May 2019

Janine Harouni and Helen Bauer were the comedians selected at the 99 Club's 2019 Female & Non-Binary Comedy Bursary showcase.

The 99 Club Pro

Finalists announced for 99 Club Bursary

Friday 26th April 2019

Helen Bauer, Yuriko Kotani, Sophie Duker, Janine Harouni and Emily Woods have been shortlisted for the 99 Club's Female & Non-Binary Comedy Bursary 2019.

Helen Bauer Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Helen Bauer

Thursday 29th March 2018

Is Berlin a brill place to kick off a comedy career? Let's ask Helen Bauer, who's back there as we speak.

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