{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/646204ca41a73600110c86d5/6666ffb1b831220011430b39?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Nick Helm: Blowing the Roof Off Edinburgh and Taking Comedy by Storm","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/646204ca41a73600110c86d5/1777061568392-5cdd2637-cc7d-47da-974d-6a57c5ab2ade.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Nick Helm has made getting things spectacularly wrong into one of his most consistent creative strategies — and it's won him an Edinburgh Comedy Award, a British Comedy Award, and a Chortle Award along the way.</p><p>Nick Helm is a British comedian, actor, and writer known for his bold, high-energy performances and dark humour, with a distinctive style that blends absurdity with emotional depth across stand-up, television, and film.</p><ul><li>Why the risks worth taking on stage are the ones that terrify you the most </li><li>What really goes on behind the scenes of creating television and film</li><li>How failure has been one of the most important and underacknowledged forces in his career</li><li>Why embracing the possibility of getting it spectacularly wrong is a more reliable creative strategy than playing it safe</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Connect with Nick here:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thenickhelm/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/TheNickHelm/?fref=ts#\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Originally released under the podcast's former name: Television Times.</p><p>Find us on social media — links on the About page.</p>","author_name":"Steve Otis Gunn"}