▁On ▁July ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁he ▁returned ▁for ▁Ob ama ▁Qu est ▁– ▁a ▁segment ▁covering ▁Senator ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ' s ▁trip ▁to ▁Ira q . ▁He ▁occasionally ▁narr ates ▁the ▁Pres c ott ▁Group ▁educational ▁films ▁on ▁sister ▁series ▁The ▁Col bert ▁Report . ▁In ▁late ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁N BC ▁announced ▁that ▁Hel ms ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁cast ▁of ▁the ▁mock ument ary ▁The ▁Office , ▁alongside ▁fellow ▁The ▁Daily ▁Show ▁correspond ent ▁Steve ▁Care ll , ▁in ▁a ▁rec urr ing ▁role ▁as ▁Andy ▁Bernard , ▁a ▁nost alg ic ▁Corn ell ▁gradu ate ▁who ▁is ▁obs essed ▁with ▁a   c app ella ▁music . ▁Hel ms ▁was ▁a ▁series ▁regular ▁starting ▁with ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁season . ▁" He ▁had ▁so ▁much ▁in ▁common ▁with ▁this ▁character ▁we ▁wanted ▁to ▁create ," ▁re called ▁Paul ▁Lie ber stein , ▁a ▁writer ▁for ▁the ▁show ▁who ▁also ▁plays ▁T oby ▁Fl end erson , ▁the ▁human ▁resources ▁representative ▁at ▁the ▁Sc r anton ▁branch ▁of ▁D under ▁M if fl in . ▁" I ▁can ' t ▁remember ▁when ▁they ▁started ▁mer ging ." ▁Hel ms ▁returned ▁to ▁The ▁Daily ▁Show ▁on ▁December ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁stating ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁gone ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁" under cover ▁at ▁a ▁paper ▁company ▁in ▁Sc r anton ", ▁an ▁all usion ▁to ▁his ▁st int ▁on ▁The ▁Office . ▁In ▁February