Helen Bauer

Helena Bauer is an emerging comedian. As seen and heard on BBC Radio 4, BBC Three and Comedy Central Online. In 2018, Helen headed to the Edinburgh Festival as part of the prestigious Pleasance Comedy Reserve. This year, she will bring her highly anticipated debut hour to the Edinburgh Festival. She is also a writer and performer for thehookmag.com.

After leaving college with an E in Economics and an allergy to the education system, Helen Bauer moved to London to share a bed with her cousin and work in Accessorize on Oxford Street. She lived in London until she was 23, making sketches, waitressing and drinking. She then moved to Berlin to do the same there, and discovered stand up.

Helen honed her comedy skills, performing in English, to confused Berlin locals. You can now find Helen’s creative writing, charming attitude on stage and special love of pop music all over London. Helen was runner up in the Max Turner Prize 2017, a Semi Finalist in So You Think You’re Funny 2016 and Regional Finalist in Funny Women 2017. She was also featured in Stylist Magazines 'Edinburgh Shows to See.'

Most recently, Helen has featured on Live at the Apollo, Late Night Mash and The Stand Up Sketch Show, to rave reviews, and her short film, Small Doses, was also released on BBC iPlayer.