Helen Bauer

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Helen Bauer is an English actor, comedian and writer known for her standup 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] 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 Farnborough Sixth Form College. [6]

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. [7] [8]

In 2018, she shared a bill at the Pleasance Dome during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. [9] 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] [8] [10] Her subsequent shows have included "Madam Good Tit" [11] and "Grand Supreme Darling Princess" in 2023. [12] [13]

Bauer has appeared on Extraordinary, [14] Live at the Apollo, [15] the Emily Atack show [16] and Hypothetical. [17] [18] She created and starred in a sitcom pilot, "Small Doses", for BBC Three. [19]

Bauer co-hosted the "Daddy Look at Me" podcast with Rosie Jones. [20] She currently co-hosts the "Trusty Hogs" podcast with fellow comedian Catherine Bohart. [1] [21]

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