Helen Arney – Page 16 – Comedian. Writer. Presenter. Geek Songstress

Royal Society, Buxton Fringe, Udderbelly, Comedy Central & Shakespeare’s Globe on fire!

Continuing my current theme of “gigs in cool places” I have a fun-packed couple of weeks coming up…

1st July – Royal Society Twilight Science – we’re doing a couple of short Festival of the Spoken Nerd shows, but without our own mathematical Robert Pattinson and instead the Taylor Lautner of biology, Simon Watt. I assume that makes me Kristen Stewart, right?

Buxton Sold Out

6th & 7th July – Voice of an Angle and Domestic Science at Buxton Fringe – if you’re anywhere near Derbyshire this weekend you should pop along and watch either/both of these in the afternoon. Last year two of my shows sold out! And I won a prize! Which I won’t stop going on about! I doubt the … Read the rest

BIG SCIENCE! small science…

in Uncategorized on 06/04/13

Have you ever wanted to go to an awesome science event at the Royal Institution Lecture Theatre (where they do those Christmas Lectures on the telly every year) BUT for it to be fun and silly and definitely not for kids?

Now’s your chance. Hurrah!

I’m curating two evening with the help of some very excellent and entertaining friends – and some expert help from the RI’s demo expert Andy who will be bringing out some bits and pieces from the archive for us to play with. I mean, for us to do science with. like…

– Can you use Newtonian mechanics can help you juggle electric carving knives?

– How do we find a earth-like planets orbiting around distant … Read the rest

Stewart Lee’s Alternative Comedy Experience

in Uncategorized on 05/23/13

Some lovely, exciting news – I am finally far enough out of the mainstream to be an Alternative Comedian!

On 11th July I’ll be recording a set at Edinburgh’s Stand comedy club for Stewart Lee’s Alternative Comedy Experience. Tickets are here. It’ll go out on Comedy Central, I’m not sure when, but some time this year… so look out on your digital boxes for some supernerdy musical comedy from me.

Until then, you make make do with one of my songs on mega YouTube channel Numberphile, recorded with the help of Spoken Nerd’s stand-up mathematician, Matt Parker.

It went out as part of YouTube Comedy Week and also on Wagner’s birthday, which is especially suitable because it’s the most epic … Read the rest