Nick Helm
- 44 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, stand-up comedian, musical comedian and poet
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Should comedians change their act for different times?
Should Greg Davies' show have started with a trigger warning for anyone that might have been traumatised by a GP?
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 25th November 2017Nick Helm, comedy review
The Uncle star brings nihilism to Leicester Square Theatre with comedy that is on the brink of breakdown.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 16th November 2017Nick Helm review
The man is brutal, but by AC/DC he's talented with it.
Victoria Nangle, The Latest, 20th October 2017Nick Helm review
Playing the embittered loser card to perfection, the Uncle star blows away both his crowd and the stench of misery.
Jay Richardson, The List, 18th October 2017We take a look through Nick Helm's record collection
"I grew up with vinyl; it was my mum and dad's record collection. My dad played guitar and is into folk, opera and classical music. There was lots of Latin American music."
Jo Kendall, Team Rock, 18th October 2017Interview, Nick Helm
I interviewed Nick Helm this summer for the London Evening Standard in the run-up to his new tour and new Dave TV series Eat Your Heart Out. You can read the original interview there but he said so much that I couldn't fit in that I've posted the interview transcript below.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 12th October 2017Comedy review: Nick Helm at Winchester Discovery Centre
His story of painful sex acts with an old college friend is so hilariously grim and vivid, so exuberantly relayed, that you believe every awful word.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 11th October 2017Nick Helm on Uncle and his new stand-up show
Nick Helm is a thunderous hopeless romantic. Both simultaneously surly and sweet, he's constantly teetering between loveable puppy and a man on the brink of a mental breakdown. But one who cares so much about his comedy.
Polly Glynn, The Skinny, 20th September 2017This foodie odyssey from the star of Uncle seems like an opportunistic brand extension, with Helm guzzling freebies at some of his favourite chow dens and booze holes - but, as the title suggests, there's more going on under the surface. The spaced-out comic dishes up some melodrama between bites that makes it feel like a more lo-fi take on The Trip, with an opening double bill that is London-centric but very fun.
Graeme Virtue, The Guardian, 24th August 2017Eat Your Heart Out With Nick Helm preview
It's engaging, without being compelling, but surely able to stand the multiple repeats a Dave programme needs. For if there's one thing TV has shown us, viewers can't get enough of cookery shows.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 24th August 2017