Helen Bauer
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Acts announced for online Shedinburgh Festival
Performers include Harry Hill, Mark Thomas, Sikisa, Helen Bauer, Joe Thomas, Rachel Fairburn, The Guilty Feminist and Gary McNair.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th July 2021The Stand Up Sketch Show to return for Series 4
ITV2 is to return to hybrid format The Stand Up Sketch Show for a fourth series, including debuts for stand-ups Olga Koch, Carl Hutchinson, Shane Todd and Michael Akadiri.
British Comedy Guide, 18th June 2021Country Mile Comedy Festival launches in July
Acts including Lou Sanders, Ahir Shah, Fern Brady and Jordan Brookes will showcase new material at this work in progress festival.
Stephi Wild, Broadway World, 7th June 2021Review: The very first comedy gig of 2021
Steve Bennett joins Angel Comedy's cheeky midnight gig as lockdown eases.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 17th May 2021A look at the first post-lockdown comedy club
Performing live to an audience again was "really quite moving", according to a comedian who put on a show as soon as lockdown rules were eased at midnight.
Ian Youngs, BBC, 17th May 2021Live review: Angel Comedy, The Bill Murray, N1
Despite the fact that they had every reason to be rusty all the acts were on good form, running as much on adrenaline as lager and excitement.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th May 2021Bill Murray club to reopen at 00.01 on Monday
Comedy clubs are wasting no time in reopening once Covid lockdown restrictions relax on Monday. And London's Bill Murray is taking that to extremes, opening bang on midnight for its - and indeed the UK's - first live indoor comedy gig of the year.
Chortle, 11th May 2021Oxford Castle comedy festival announced
The latest Summer festival to be announced for 2021 is Jericho Comedy's Oxford Castle Comedy Festival.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th April 2021Interview: Rarely Asked Questions - Helen Bauer
I can actually say I saw Helen Bauer do a show in flesh in the last year, which is something I can't say about many stand-ups. She appeared at an open air comedy gig at Lauderdale House in Highgate, North London between lockdowns. Not a drive-in, but a lovely, socially distanced gig where fans sat in designated squares on a lawn. It wasn't quite the future of comedy - it wasn't sweaty enough for a start - but it certainly worked.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 19th March 202120 names we'd like to see on Taskmaster
Which comics would you like to see on the show? Here are some name we think would make excellent competitors.
Chortle, 3rd March 2021