Helen Bauer

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Helen Bauer
Born (1991-03-25) 25 March 1991 (age 33)
Fleet, Hampshire, England
Education Court Moor School
Sixth Form College, Farnborough
Occupation(s)Comedian, writer, actor
Years active2014-present
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Website https://helenbauer.co.uk/

Helen Bauer (born 25 March 1991) is an English actor, comedian and writer known for her stand-up comedy in the UK and Berlin, Germany. [1] She was nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Awards in 2019. [2]

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Early life

Bauer is the middle of three children born to Ann and Michael Bauer. [1] [3] [4] She grew up in Fleet, Hampshire [5] and is of German heritage. [6] Her mother ran a drama school from their home, which Helen attended. [3] [4] Her father worked in the water industry. [4] She attended Court Moor School in Fleet, Hampshire and Sixth Form College, Farnborough. [7]

Career

Bauer moved to Germany at 23 and began her stand-up career there. [1] She first came to prominence when she was nominated for the BBC New Comedy Award in 2018. [8] [9]

In 2018, she shared a bill at the Pleasance Dome during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. [10] She debuted her first hour-long show, "Little Miss Baby Angel Face", at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2019 and was nominated for the Best Newcomer award. [2] [9] [11] Her subsequent shows have included "Madam Good Tit" in 2022 [12] and "Grand Supreme Darling Princess" in 2023. [13] [14]

Bauer has appeared on Extraordinary, [15] Am I Being Unreasonable? , [16] Live at the Apollo, [17] the Emily Atack show [18] , 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown , [19] and Hypothetical. [20] [21] She created and starred in a sitcom pilot, "Small Doses", for BBC Three. [22] She will star in Sam Campbell's upcoming Channel 4 comedy tv series "Make that Movie". [23]

Bauer co-hosted the "Daddy Look at Me" podcast with Rosie Jones. [10] She currently co-hosts the "Trusty Hogs" podcast with fellow comedian Catherine Bohart. [1] [24]

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