All My Clothes Need Burning

Helen White: Standing Tall at 4ft 10


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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.

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.

  • Born in West Germany, raised in a Northern Irish army barracks, moved to Newcastle aged six, and had a Geordie accent within a week
  • 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
  • The Raleigh Shopper birthday bike that looked like it belonged to a 40-year-old woman doing her groceries
  • Growing up in a house where nobody could cook — TV dinners, chip pan lard, and not encountering rice or pasta until university
  • Why 90 Day Fiancé is genuinely compelling television — and why she follows the cast on Instagram


Connect with Helen here:

  • Instagram
  • Facebook


Originally released under the podcast's former name: Television Times.

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