Editing Ed Helms (section)

===Television===
[[File:EdHelmsJune09.jpg|thumb|upright|Helms in [[Dublin|Dublin, Ireland]], 2009]]
Helms was performing comedy in New York City when, as he recalled in a 2005 interview, "''[[The Daily Show]]'' had a sort of open audition with a casting company that I had dealt with. I read for the part, and got it".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecomical.com/features/ed_helms_interview.html |work=TheComical.com |title=Ed Helms on Politics, The Media and The Daily Show |date=2005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724070121/http://www.thecomical.com/features/ed_helms_interview.html |archive-date=July 24, 2008 }}</ref>

In his April 2002 to mid-2006 tenure on the satirical news program, Helms contributed "field reports" in addition to hosting various segments of the show such as "[[List of The Daily Show recurring segments#Digital Watch|Digital Watch]]", "[[List of The Daily Show recurring segments#Ad Nauseam|Ad Nauseam]]" and "[[List of The Daily Show recurring segments#Mark Your Calendar|Mark Your Calendar]]". He has also contributed to the "[[The Daily Show recurring elements#This Week in God|This Week in God]]" segment. His 2005 segment "Battle of the Bulge", about the wearing of Speedo bathing suits on the beaches of [[Cape May, New Jersey]], and his "Mass. Hysteria" segment, where he reported criticism of [[Massachusetts]] when it became the first state to legalize gay marriage, are regarded by ''[[TV Guide]]'' as his signature segments.<ref>Rudolph, Ileane (July 27, 2015). "Alumni Association: A roundup of ''The Daily Show''{{'}}s coolest Graduates". ''[[TV Guide]]''. pp 21-22.</ref>

Helms left the show in 2006, but occasionally returned for brief appearances over the next two years. On July 21, 2008, he returned for "Obama Quest"—a segment covering Senator [[Barack Obama]]'s trip to [[Iraq]]. He also occasionally narrated the "Prescott Group" educational films on sister series ''[[The Colbert Report]]''. In late July 2006, [[NBC]] announced that Helms was added to the cast of the [[mockumentary]] ''[[The Office (American TV series)|The Office]]'', alongside fellow ''The Daily Show'' correspondent [[Steve Carell]], in a recurring role as [[Andy Bernard]], a nostalgic Cornell graduate who is obsessed with [[a cappella|a&nbsp;cappella]] music. Helms was a series regular starting with the 3rd season.<ref name="popwatch">{{cite magazine| author=Snierson, Dan | date = June 28, 2006| url = http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2006/07/ed_helms_joins_.html| title = Ed Helms joins the cast of ''The Office''|magazine=Entertainment Weekly| access-date =October 28, 2009}}</ref> "He had so much in common with this character we wanted to create," recalled [[Paul Lieberstein]], a writer for the show who also plays [[Toby Flenderson]], the [[human resources]] representative at the Scranton branch of [[Dunder Mifflin]]. "I can't remember when they started merging."<ref name="NYT 2012 story">{{cite news|last=Itzkoff|first=Dave|title=Ambitious, but in a Polite Sort of Way|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/11/movies/ed-helms-is-back-in-jeff-who-lives-at-home.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=March 11, 2012|access-date=March 17, 2012}}</ref> Helms returned to ''The Daily Show'' on December 5, 2006, saying that he had been working "undercover at a paper company in [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]]", an allusion to his stint on ''The Office''.

In February 2007, NBC announced that Helms had been promoted to series regular on ''The Office'', and in February 2010 Helms was added to the show's opening credits. He quickly became a solidifying part of the cast, and one of the show's producers. In June 2009, in an interview with [[National Public Radio]], he said that, like his character Andy Bernard, he had an interest in ''a cappella'' music.

Helms has also appeared on such television shows as ''[[The Mindy Project]]'', ''[[Wilfred (U.S. TV series)|Wilfred]]'', ''[[NTSF:SD:SUV]]'', ''[[Tanner on Tanner]]'', ''[[Childrens Hospital]]'', ''[[Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development]]'', and ''[[Cheap Seats (TV series)|Cheap Seats]]'', and in various [[Comedy Central]] specials. He was the celebrity guest on the August 3, 2015 survival-skills reality show ''[[Running Wild with Bear Grylls]]'', coming to grips with his fear of heights on the Colorado Mountains.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Elizabeth|first1=Stormy|title=Running Wild with Bear Grylls Recap 8/3/15: Season 2 Episode 4 "Ed Helms"|url=http://www.celebdirtylaundry.com/2015/running-wild-with-bear-grylls-recap-8315-season-2-episode-4-ed-helms/|website=celebdirtylaundry.com|date=August 3, 2015|publisher=Celeb Dirty Laundry|access-date=August 4, 2015}}</ref> He has done commercial [[voiceover]] work in campaigns for [[Burger King]], [[Doritos]], [[Hotels.com]], [[Sharp Aquos]], and Advair asthma medication. He voices Neil the Angel, a character on [[Cartoon Network]]'s ''Weighty Decisions'' series. He plays guitar, banjo, piano, as well as a [[sitar]], in some of his entertainment performances.

<!--It seems excessive to include projects that did not happen.  !!Announced in August 2014 to star in [[Alejandro González Iñárritu]]'s new [[Starz]] television drama series ''The One Percent'',<ref>Littleton, Cynthia (August 12, 2014). [https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/starz-orders-drama-one-percent-to-star-ed-helms-hilary-swank-1201281006/ "Starz Orders Drama 'One Percent' to Star Ed Helms, Hilary Swank"]. ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref> Helms was later replaced by [[Greg Kinnear]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sharf|first1=Zack|title=Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu and Emmanuel Lubezki's 10-Episode Television Series Dropped By Starz|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/03/alejandro-gonzalez-inarritu-television-series-one-percent-1201789433/|date=March 3, 2017|work=Indiewire|access-date=March 6, 2017}}</ref> Helms was also slated to serve as an executive producer on the upcoming television series adaptation of the web series ''[[Jake and Amir (web series)|Jake and Amir]]'', but the pilot was rejected by [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]].<ref>Andreeva, Nellie (December 18, 2013). [https://deadline.com/2013/12/tbs-to-adapt-hit-online-series-jake-amir-as-tv-comedy-with-ed-helms-producing-654387/ "'Jake & Amir' Web Series Heading To TBS With Ed Helms Producing"]. ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]''.</ref> -->
He co-created the [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]] sitcom ''[[Rutherford Falls]]'' with [[Sierra Teller Ornelas]] (now showrunner) and [[Michael Schur]]. Together with Ornelas, the series has a total of five indigenous writers.