Helm’s Hilarious Homecoming: The ‘Uncle’ of Comedy Returns with a Bang and a Chuckle
BAFTA-nominated and British Comedy Award-winning star of BBC’s Uncle, Nick Helm is BACK! This living legend’s brand new Super Fun Good Time Show will hit the road in Spring 2024.
The resurgence of Nick Helm, the BAFTA-nominated and British Comedy Award-winning dynamo, with his “Super Fun Good Time Show,” sets the stage for what might just be one of the most audacious and transformative comeback in recent comedic history. Among a landscape often cluttered with predictable punchlines and safe bets, Helm’s forthcoming tour in Spring 2024 hints of raw, unfiltered entertainment, reminiscent of a time when comedy dared to be both bold and vulnerable.
After a sabbatical marked by personal growth, therapy, and introspection, Helm’s promise to give audiences the “best damn night of their fragile lives” is a clarion call to a society yearning for an unapologetic, all-in laughter fest.
Nick said: ‘I’ve been thinking about this show since half way through my last tour and I can’t wait to finally share all the songs, jokes and poems that have been swirling around my head driving me absolutely crazy for the last twelve months. I am so excited about my Super Fun Good Time Show and I think that not only will it be a lot of Good Fun but it will also be Super Time.’
In contrast to the run-of-the-mill stand-up specials and the tried-and-tested formulas of sitcoms, Helm’s show is poised to be an uproarious, no-holds-barred journey through the mind of a comedic genius.
Since starting stand-up comedy in 2007, Nick quickly gained attention and critical acclaim for his unique, powerful and above all hilarious blend of one-liners, stories, poems and songs. He quickly went on to become a huge hit on the small screen, starring in BBC’s highly acclaimed Uncle and fronting his own show Nick Helm’s Heavy Entertainment. As well as his starring role in Uncle, for which he was nominated for a Royal Television Society Award for Best Comedy Performance, Nick also starred as Lemon alongside Romesh Ranganathan in Sky’s The Reluctant Landlord and he played Watto in Channel 4’s comedy hit Loaded about four friends who become multi-millionaires overnight.
The nation’s favourite Uncle and self-proclaimed International Treasure-in-Waiting possesses a unique talent to elicit laughter and hold up a mirror to society, albeit with a riotous twist. Helm’s comedic prowess has always been laced with a touch of the tragicomic, an ability to weave personal pain into public pleasure. This new show is expected to be no different.
Tour dates: Tuesday, 26 March (Glasgow, The Garage) – Friday, 7 June (London, Leicester Square Theatre)
Tickets: www.nick-helm.co.uk www.plosive.co.uk www.seetickets.com
Elena Leo is the Arts & Lifestyle Editor of Ikon London Magazine.
