{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/646204ca41a73600110c86d5/690c797c8cebe28c0cdb3ed0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Helen White: Standing Tall at 4ft 10","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/646204ca41a73600110c86d5/1776886682624-60f53455-f37b-4468-a1ea-25e7a48c05a0.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Helen White started stand-up at 50, dropped the C-bomb early doors to dispel any assumptions, came second in a gong show in South Shields, and is now getting theatre gigs. Nobody saw any of this coming — least of all Helen.</p><p>Helen White is a Geordie comedian based in Middlesbrough, known for her sharp short-form material, a deadpan delivery that wrong-foots audiences from the first line, and a late start that has clearly not slowed her down.</p><ul><li>Born in West Germany, raised in a Northern Irish army barracks, moved to Newcastle aged six, and had a Geordie accent within a week</li><li>Why starting comedy at 50 was exactly the right time — and why the creative curse of leaving it too late turned out not to be a curse at all</li><li>The Raleigh Shopper birthday bike that looked like it belonged to a 40-year-old woman doing her groceries</li><li>Growing up in a house where nobody could cook — TV dinners, chip pan lard, and not encountering rice or pasta until university</li><li>Why 90 Day Fiancé is genuinely compelling television — and why she follows the cast on Instagram </li></ul><p><br></p><p>Connect with Helen here:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/helenwhite41/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/helen.white.comedy/\" 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"}