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Stand Up And Deliver celebrity line-up revealed
Reverend Richard Coles, Shaun Ryder, Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, Curtis Pritchard and Katie McGlynn will take part in Stand Up And Deliver, a show for Stand Up To Cancer 2021 in which celebrities try stand-up comedy with the help of comedian mentors.
British Comedy Guide, 18th November 2020How to have an alternative August
Whilst I completely understand how challenging and mentally draining it must be for comedians to create material at this moment in time, the reason why many online comedy fans may be opting for alternative comedians is perhaps because it is too early for audiences to hear jokes about Covid-19, as we're still in the thick of it and to be frank, audiences want some escapism.
Sarah Slack, Slack Comedy, 9th August 2020Chortle's Fast Fringe is back!
Richard Herring, Nick Helm, Kevin Eldon and Lucy Porter are among the comedians featured in the video version of our acclaimed annual showcase, released today.
Chortle, 20th July 2020Review - Nick Helm: All Killer Some Filler
Hundreds of people in a sweaty, beery venue chanting as one after a night of shared jokes and songs to fire your spirits from a high-octane performer. This special certainly makes you wish you were there at the time... and pine for the time we can do it again.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 4th June 2020Interview: Nick Helm
Nick Helm explains why he's thrilled his tour All Killer, Some Filler has been delayed.
Josh Stephenson, Metro, 2nd June 2020Uncle: subversive comedy makes life a little less bleak
It may seem like a regular odd-couple premise, but this undersung BBC series is fresh and inventive. And that's before you get to the musical numbers.
Clem Bastow, The Guardian, 24th March 2020Nick Helm makes his feature film debut
Nick Helm is to star in his first feature film, alongside Arrested Development's Alia Shawkat. Love Spreads focuses on a fictional indie girl band, Glass Heart, and their struggle to record a second album amid the arrival of a new rhythm guitarist and offstage tensions in the band.
Chortle, 4th March 2020Nick Helm interview
Always a man who likes an incendiary show title, Phoenix From The Flames represents Nick Helm's return to something like his old self.
The Express and Star, 16th January 2020Best of 2019: comedy
It was a year in which we welcomed some big, big names back on stage, including Ben Elton, Clive Anderson and Jack Dee.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 28th December 2019Interview: Nick Helm
Always a man who likes an incendiary show title, Phoenix From The Flames represents Nick Helm's return to something like his old self.
Brian Donaldson, Beyond The Joke, 24th December 2019