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Nick Helm’s Super Fun Good Time Show

The Crescent, York on April 18, Pocklington Arts Centre on April 20, Leeds City Varieties on May 2, The Leadmill, Sheffield on May 29 and Hull Truck Studio on May 31.

It’s been 12 months of anniversaries for comedian Nick Helm. 2024 marks ten years since the much-loved BBC sitcom Uncle – which Helm starred in and wrote the songs for – was first broadcast. Last summer was the tenth anniversary of his debut rock-comedy album Hot ’n’ Heavy. And this year is 15 years since the Bafta-nominated comic’s first solo hour at the Edinburgh Fringe.

So, after a few years of exploring introspective themes in his solo shows, Helm is returning to the no-holds-barred, explosively funny stand-up of his early days in his new show,

Nick Helm’s Super Fun Good Time Show, which tours the UK this spring with several Yorkshire dates.

As well as acting roles in Uncle, for which he was nominated for a Royal Television Society Award for Best Comedy Performance, and a role in in Channel 4’s comedy Loaded about four friends who become multi-millionaires overnight and Sky’s The Reluctant Landlord,

Helm has fronted his own BBC comedy show Nick Helm’s Heavy Entertainment and food travelogue Eat Your Heart Out for Dave. He has also appeared on panel and stand-up shows including 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and Live at the Apollo.

Since starting stand-up comedy in 2007, Helm quickly gained attention and critical acclaim for his unique, hilarious blend of oneliners, stories, poems and songs. He quickly went on to become a huge hit on the small screen and he is a huge hit at the Edinburgh Fringe, selling out all his previous shows there and on his various UK tours, and he’s been twice nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Awards.

“My last show, What Have We Become…?

was written during the pandemic and came together out of necessity. I wanted to get on the road as soon as we were allowed to and I found the whole thing really cathartic, but as we were touring, I was thinking: I can’t wait to do something that’s a bit more upbeat and fun,” he says. “So now that the dust has settled and we’re all pretty much back to normal again I’ve gone back to basics and I’m just trying to have as much fun with my audiences as possible.”