▁to ▁pay ing ▁voice over ▁work , ▁which ▁in ▁turn ▁led ▁to ▁finding ▁a ▁talent ▁agent . ▁ ▁Television ▁Hel ms ▁was ▁performing ▁comedy ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁when , ▁as ▁he ▁re called ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁interview , ▁" The ▁Daily ▁Show ▁had ▁a ▁sort ▁of ▁open ▁aud ition ▁with ▁a ▁casting ▁company ▁that ▁I ▁had ▁de alt ▁with . ▁I ▁read ▁for ▁the ▁part , ▁and ▁got ▁it ". ▁In ▁his ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁mid - 2 0 0 6 ▁ten ure ▁on ▁the ▁sat ir ical ▁news ▁program , ▁Hel ms ▁contributed ▁" field ▁reports " ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁hosting ▁various ▁segments ▁of ▁the ▁show , ▁such ▁as ▁" Digital ▁Watch ", ▁" Ad ▁N ause am ", ▁and ▁" Mark ▁Your ▁Calendar ". ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁" This ▁Week ▁in ▁God " ▁segment . ▁His ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁segment ▁" B attle ▁of ▁the ▁Bul ge ", ▁which ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁we aring ▁of ▁Spe edo ▁bath ing ▁su its ▁on ▁the ▁be aches ▁of ▁Cape ▁May , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁and ▁his ▁" M ass . ▁H yst eria " ▁segment , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁reported ▁criticism ▁of ▁Massachusetts ▁when ▁it ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁state ▁to ▁legal ize ▁gay ▁marriage , ▁are ▁regarded ▁by ▁TV ▁Guide ▁as ▁his ▁signature ▁segments ▁on ▁the ▁program . ▁ ▁Hel ms ▁left ▁the ▁show ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁but ▁has ▁occasionally ▁returned ▁for ▁brief ▁appearances .