Editing Ed Helms (section)

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Helms is in a [[Bluegrass music|bluegrass]] band called The Lonesome Trio with friends Ian Riggs and Jacob Tilove. They formed the band when they were at [[Oberlin College]] and still play a few shows every year. They recorded an [[eponymous]] album in summer 2013 shortly after appearing on the Bluegrass Situation stage at the [[Bonnaroo]] festival, which Helms curated.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130222090303/http://lineup.bonnaroo.com/band/ed-helms-bluegrass-situation-superjam-with Ed Helms' Bluegrass Situation Superjam with special guests]. lineup.bonnaroo.com</ref><ref>[https://www.facebook.com/TheLonesomeTrio The Lonesome Trio]. Facebook (April 21, 2013). Retrieved on February 10, 2014.</ref> Helms is a self-confessed "bluegrass nerd" and founded the annual LA Bluegrass Situation festival.<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-xpm-2011-apr-26-la-et-steve-martin-ed-helms-20110426-story.html Bluegrass Situation festival: Banjo, comedy unite Steve Martin, Ed Helms], ''Los Angeles Times''. Articles.latimes.com (April 26, 2011). Retrieved on February 10, 2014.</ref> Helms plays banjo, guitar and piano.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.guitaraficionado.com/better-off-ed-ed-helms-of-the-hangover-and-the-office-talks-guitars-banjos-and-bluegrass.html|title=Better Off Ed: Ed Helms of 'The Hangover' and 'The Office' Talks Guitars, Banjos and Bluegrass|last=Bienstock|first=Richard|date=2013-04-22|website=Guitar Aficionado|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170527195255/http://www.guitaraficionado.com/better-off-ed-ed-helms-of-the-hangover-and-the-office-talks-guitars-banjos-and-bluegrass.html|archive-date=2017-05-27|url-status=dead|access-date=2019-03-13}}</ref>

He and Amy Reitnouer co-founded a music blog also titled ''The Bluegrass Situation''. It summarizes its mission as "Creating and covering content across every level of the international scene, ranging from timeless traditional bluegrass, blues, and old-time to contemporary singer/songwriter, Americana, folk, and everything rootsy beyond and in between."<ref name="tbs">{{Cite web |title=Roots Culture Redefined |url=https://thebluegrasssituation.com/about/ |date=2017-07-30 |website=The Bluegrass Situation |language=en-US |access-date=2020-05-04}}</ref> On April 22, 2020, ''The Bluegrass Situation'' debuted ''The Whiskey Sour Happy Hour'', a weekly music and comedy program benefiting the [[MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund]] and [[Direct Relief]].

Helms features in the video for [[Mumford and Sons]]' song "[[Hopeless Wanderer]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musicblogged.com/mumford-and-sons-release-hilarious-hopeless-wanderer-video/ |title=Mumford and Sons release hilarious Hopeless Wanderer video |publisher=Music Blogged |date=August 4, 2013 |access-date=August 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830184430/http://www.musicblogged.com/mumford-and-sons-release-hilarious-hopeless-wanderer-video/ |archive-date=August 30, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2015, he had a [[cameo appearance]] in the band's music video for the song "[[Wilder Mind|The Wolf]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-mumford-sons-take-over-bonnaroo-in-the-wolf-video-20150630|title=Watch Mumford & Sons Take Over Bonnaroo in 'The Wolf' Video|publisher=Rolling Stone |date=July 30, 2015 |access-date=August 22, 2015}}</ref>

Helms launched his own production company, Pacific Electric Picture Company, in 2013. The company had a two-year development deal with [[Universal Television]].<ref>Goldberg, Lesley (September 16, 2013) [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/ed-helms-launches-production-company-629239 "Ed Helms Launches Production Company, Inks Overall Deal With Universal TV"]. ''The Hollywood Reporter''.</ref>

In 2013, Helms co-wrote, produced, and starred in the [[Yahoo! Screen]] web series ''Tiny Commando'', about a former [[United States Navy SEALs|Navy SEAL]] who is accidentally shrunken in a military experiment to four inches in height. Subsequently, he is deployed to places that his unique size enables him to infiltrate.<ref>Rothman, Lily (September 17, 2013). [https://entertainment.time.com/2013/09/17/ed-helms-three-favorite-web-series/ "Ed Helms' Three Favorite Web Series"]. ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''.</ref>

In 2024, Helms participated with his partner, Michael Falbo at Pacific Electric Picture Company, in SeriesFest 11's [https://seriesfest.com/storytellers/ Storytellers Initiative] to discover episodic content featuring uplifting and heartwarming comedies. The script competition provides artists the opportunity to share diverse ideas through visual media and create groundbreaking television. The winning artist(s) will receive the opportunity for a development deal with Pacific Electric Picture Co.