11. Nick Helm

After a long hiatus, The Last Line is back! In this episode James talks to comedian, actor and musician Nick Helm. Nick has been performing shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival since the early 2000s and came to prominence with his 2010 show Keep Hold of the Gold. His 2011 follow-up, Dare To Dream was nominated for the Fosters best comedy show award and won Dave's award for the funniest joke of the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe. Nick regularly appears on television in shows such as 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Russell Howard's Good News and The Boyle Variety Performance. In 2014 Nick starred in the lead role in the BBC Three sitcom Uncle which continued until 2017. In 2017 Helm starred in the Channel 4 sitcom Loaded and starred in his own comedic food documentary series Eat Your Heart Out on Dave. Nick is also a BAFTA nominee for his short film Elephant which he co-wrote and co-starred with Esther Smith in 2015. During my conversation with Nick at The Pleasance Theatre in London, we touched upon subjects such as Nick's early forays into the world of stand-up, the process of building up to play longer shows, not being deterred by the opinions of others and had a rather long and scientific conversation about belly button fluff. If you have enjoyed the show then please join me on Instagram @jamesalbarn and Twitter @jamesalbarn, follow the podcast on Instagram @thelastlinepodcast and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/thelastlinepodcast. You can donate to the show via Patreon at www.patreon.com/thelastline