Helen Bauer

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Helen Bauer
Born (1991-03-25) 25 March 1991 (age 34)
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 Ann 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 is touring her new show Bless Her in 2025 for which she was nominated for the Next Up Biggest in Comedy Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2025. [15] Bless Her, as a work in progress, won Best New Show at the Leicester Comedy Festival Awards in 2025. [16]

Bauer has appeared on Extraordinary, [17] Am I Being Unreasonable? , [18] Live at the Apollo, [19] The Emily Atack Show, [20] 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown , [21] Comedy Central Live, [22] [23] and Hypothetical. [24] [25] She created and starred in a sitcom pilot, Small Doses, for BBC Three. [26] She will star in Sam Campbell's upcoming Channel 4 comedy tv series Make that Movie. [27]

Bauer co-hosted the Daddy Look at Me podcast with Rosie Jones. [10] She co-hosted the Trusty Hogs podcast with fellow comedian Catherine Bohart from September 2021 to August 2025. [1] [28] She currently hosts the Helen's Log podcast. [29]

Influences

Bauer has named Julia Davis as her comedy hero. [30]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2022 Late Night Mash Melinda Major2 episodes [31]
2022Small DosesKatePilot [32]
2022–2025 Am I Being Unreasonable? Lauren4 episodes [33]
2024 Extraordinary Taylor1 episode [34]
TBAMake That MoviePat6 episodes [35]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Helen Bauer: 'The heckling turned into audience whack-a-mole then the whole room went quiet'". The Guardian. Interviewed by Pape, Liam. 2022-09-06. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  2. 1 2 "Edinburgh Comedy Awards: The 2019 nominees — The Skinny". www.theskinny.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  3. 1 2 Snaith, Tash (2023-06-13). "Q&A: Helen Bauer, Little Miss Baby Angel Face". Funny Women. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  4. 1 2 3 "Interview with comedian Helen Bauer". Voice Magazine. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  5. ↑ British Comedy Guide (2024-02-20). "Helen Bauer — Random 8". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  6. ↑ "Helen Bauer | A Basic Girl with German Heritage and Torn Jeans | Little Miss Baby Angel Face". YouTube. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "Comedian Helen Bauer – a famous Fleet Face". CommunityAd. 2023-11-01. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
  8. ↑ British Comedy Guide (2018-08-12). "Stephen Buchanan wins BBC New Comedy Award 2018". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  9. 1 2 "Helen Bauer, comedian tour dates : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  10. 1 2 Gonzalez, Elliot (2019-07-12). "I TALK TO Helen Bauer". I Talk Telly. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  11. ↑ "Helen Bauer Releases Stand Up Special And Announces New Show For Fringe And Tour". Beyond The Joke. 2023-05-21. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  12. ↑ "Helen Bauer: If I Ruled The World — Reader's Digest". www.readersdigest.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  13. ↑ Logan, Brian (2023-09-29). "Helen Bauer: Grand Supreme Darling Princess review – cartoonishly confident comedy". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  14. ↑ Dessau, Bruce (2023-09-26). "Helen Bauer at Soho Theatre: sharp, incisive and no holds barred". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  15. ↑ Guide, British Comedy (2025-08-13). "NextUp's Biggest Award in Comedy announces 2025 nominees". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
  16. ↑ British Comedy Guide (2025-03-31). "Leicester Comedy Festival Awards 2025 results". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
  17. ↑ "Extraordinary season 2 cast: Meet the stars of Disney Plus comedy". Radio Times. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  18. ↑ "Am I Being Unreasonable? series 2 guest star line-up and first look images revealed". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
  19. ↑ British Comedy Guide. "Live At The Apollo Series 16, Episode 2 – Loyiso Gola, Scott Bennett, Helen Bauer". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  20. ↑ British Comedy Guide. "The Emily Atack Show Series 2, Episode 3 – Relationships". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  21. ↑ "8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown S27E12 24 January 2025 on Channel 4 - TV Regular". 2025-01-24. Retrieved 2025-01-25.
  22. ↑ British Comedy Guide. "Comedy Central Live: Series 2, Episode 8 - Helen Bauer". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
  23. ↑ British Comedy Guide (2024-12-23). "Comedy Central Live returning to television in 2025". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
  24. ↑ British Comedy Guide. "Hypothetical Series 3, Episode 6". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  25. ↑ "Profile | Spotlight". app.spotlight.com. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  26. ↑ British Comedy Guide. "Small Doses — BBC3 Sitcom". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  27. ↑ "Taskmaster star Sam Campbell announces new Channel 4 show". Digital Spy. 2024-08-20. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
  28. ↑ "Brighton's "biggest comedy night" will showcase up-and-coming stars". uk.style.yahoo.com. 2023-10-20. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  29. ↑ "Helen's Log". shows.acast.com. 2025-08-28. Retrieved 2025-08-28.
  30. ↑ "An Interview with Helen Bauer | Comedy Night 2024". YouTube. 16 December 2024.
  31. ↑ "Late Night Mash: Series 2, Episode 1". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  32. ↑ Richardson, Jay (24 March 2022). "Helen Bauer pilots Small Doses sitcom for BBC". British Comedy Guide.
  33. ↑ "Am I Being Unreasonable?: Series 1, Episode 1". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  34. ↑ "Comedians to look out for in Series 2 of Extraordinary". British Comedy Guide. 24 March 2024.
  35. ↑ "Channel 4 announces brand new scripted comedy series Make That Movie from Sam Campbell". Channel 4 . 20 August 2024.
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