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11 Facts About Nick Helm

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Nick Helm's routines have been described as "brash and bullish".

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Nick Helm came to prominence following the success of his 2010 Edinburgh Fringe show Keep Hold of the Gold.

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In 2014, Nick Helm made his main acting debut as lead character Andy in the BBC Three sitcom Uncle.

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Nick Helm was born in Barts Hospital in West Smithfield, London, and raised in Finsbury Park, until the age of 8 when he then moved to St Albans, Hertfordshire.

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Nick Helm attended Cunningham Hill Primary School, after which he went to Sandringham Secondary School.

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Nick Helm has worked closely with his friends on the stand-up circuit, performing mixed bill stand-up shows at the Fringe before his first fully solo show, Keep Hold of the Gold, in 2010.

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Nick Helm won the South Bank Sky Arts "The Times Breakthrough Award" on 27 January 2014.

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Nick Helm performed "Nick Helm Makes You Look Fat", one of the tracks from his album, when he appeared as the stand-up guest on Russell Howard's Good News.

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In 2014 Nick Helm started playing the lead role of Andy in the BBC Three sitcom Uncle.

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In 2015 Nick Helm co-wrote and co-starred with Esther Smith in an episode of the BBC Three online series of short stories, Funny Valentines.

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Nick Helm performed Work in Progress shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.