Helen Ann Bauer (born 25 March 1991) is an English actor, comedian and writer known for her

stand-up comedy Stand-up comedy is a performance directed to a live audience, where the performer stands on a stage (theatre), stage and delivers humour, humorous and satire, satirical monologues sometimes incorporating physical comedy, physical acts. These ...

in the UK and

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, Germany. She was nominated for the

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in 2019.

Early life

Bauer is the middle of three children born to Ann and Michael Bauer. She grew up in

Fleet, Hampshire Fleet is a town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Hart District of Hampshire, England, centred south-west of London and east of Basingstoke. It is the largest town of the Hart District, and has many large technology busi ...

and is of German heritage. Her mother ran a drama school from their home, which Helen attended. Her father worked in the water industry. She attended

Court Moor School Court Moor School is one of two secondary schools in the town of Fleet, Hampshire, Fleet, in Hampshire (United Kingdom, UK) for pupils aged 11–16. History The site for the school was purchased in 1957 for £3,810 by Hampshire County Counci ...

in Fleet, Hampshire and

Sixth Form College, Farnborough The Sixth Form College Farnborough is a sixth form college situated in Farnborough, Hampshire, England. It caters for around 3,915 students and admission is mostly from schools in the local areas of Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire. The college i ...

Career

Bauer moved to Germany at 23 and began her

stand-up Stand-up comedy is a performance directed to a live audience, where the performer stands on a stage (theatre), stage and delivers humour, humorous and satire, satirical monologues sometimes incorporating physical comedy, physical acts. These ...

career there. She first came to prominence when she was nominated for the

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in 2018. In 2018, she shared a bill at the

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during the

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. 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. Her subsequent shows have included ''Madam Good Tit'' in 2022 and ''Grand Supreme Darling Princess'' in 2023. Bauer will debut her new show ''Bless Her'' at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2025, followed by a UK and Ireland tour. ''Bless Her'', as a work in progress, won Best New Show at the

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Awards in 2025. Bauer has appeared on ''Extraordinary'', ''

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'', ''Live at the Apollo'', ''The Emily Atack Show'', ''

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown ''8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown'' is a British comedy panel show on Channel 4. The show follows the game of '' Countdown'', but presented in a comedy panel show format seen on ''8 Out of 10 Cats'', with the show being a crossover of the two. ...

'',

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Live, and ''Hypothetical''. She created and starred in a sitcom pilot, ''Small Doses'', for

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. She will star in Sam Campbell's upcoming

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comedy tv series ''Make that Movie''. Bauer co-hosted the ''Daddy Look at Me'' podcast with

Rosie Jones Rosie Luisa Jones (born 24 June 1990) is a British comedian, writer and actress. After starting her career as a writer on panel shows, she went on to appear as a guest on '' The Last Leg'', ''8 Out of 10 Cats'', ''8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdo ...

. She currently co-hosts the ''Trusty Hogs'' podcast with fellow comedian Catherine Bohart.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bauer, Helen Living people 1991 births English people of German descent Comedians from Hampshire English women comedians 21st-century English comedians British women podcasters 21st-century English actresses 21st-century English women writers People educated at Sixth Form College, Farnborough