Editing Ed Helms (section)

===Early work===
After graduating from Oberlin, Helms began his comedy and acting career as a writer and performer with New York City [[sketch comedy]] bands. While studying [[improvisation]] with the [[Upright Citizens Brigade]] troupe,<ref name="nbc">{{cite web|url=http://www.nbc.com/The_Office/bios/ed_helms.shtml|work=NBC.com|title=''The Office'' Cast Biographies – Ed Helms|access-date=October 11, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110329170504/http://www.nbc.com/The_Office/bios/ed_helms.shtml|archive-date=March 29, 2011}}</ref> he was a trainee [[Film editing|film editor]] at [[Crew Cuts (company)|Crew Cuts]], a [[post-production]] facility in [[New York City]], where he recorded some rough [[voice-over|voiceover]] tracks that eventually led to paying voiceover work. He soon found a talent agent.<ref>{{cite web| last = Sternbergh | first = Adam| date = September 14, 2008| title = The Jerk: ''Daily Show'' alum and ''The Office'' star Ed Helms on the highs (and lows) of being obnoxious| url = https://nymag.com/arts/tv/profiles/50226|newspaper=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]| access-date =October 28, 2009}}</ref>