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Festive edition of the standup show where comics exchange brutal, but hysterical, barbs. Desiree Burch, Suzi Ruffell, Ed Gamble and Bobby Mair get personal - riffing on everything from dead relatives to Weinstein - while Jimmy Carr, Katherine Ryan and Jonathan Ross adjudicate alongside Santa (Nick Helm).
Hannah J Davies, The Guardian, 10th December 2018Dave's Advent Calendar to include 24 comedy shorts
Channel Dave is to broadcast a new 2 minute comedy short across the first 24 days in December. Stars include Ed Gamble, Nick Helm, Rachel Parris, Kerry Godliman, Romesh Ranganathan and Zoe Lyons.
British Comedy Guide, 24th October 2018TV: How The Young Ones Changed Comedy, Gold
Is it really nearly 40 years since The Young Ones exploded onto BBC2 and gave British comedy a great big kick up the arse? I thought I knew a fair bit about the series, but this in-depth documentary sheds new light alongside retreading familiar ground.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 26th May 2018BBC Comedy Shorts 2018 review
If the BBC's Comedy Shorts seasons is intended as a testbed for possible new series, the comedians in this year's class seem to have missed the email. For although one or two have repeat potential, none feel like pilots in the conventional sense. Rather they are self-contained short films, and all the more satisfying for that.
Chortle, 14th May 2018The Killing Machine review
Helm is a very good actor though maybe this isn't a huge stretch for him.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th May 2018Nick Helm to star in BBC Two comedy The Killing Machine
Nick Helm is to star in The Killing Machine, a new BBC Comedy Short about a man who starts to train in a boxing gym.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd May 2018Comedians support Komedia Bath's Community Ownership plan
The Komedia venue in Bath is attempting to secure its future by raising funding via a Community Ownership campaign. Various comedians - including Nick Helm, Katherine Ryan and Mel Giedroyc - have filmed videos to support the plan.
British Comedy Guide, 7th December 2017Should 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 2017