Nick Helm is to star in The Killing Machine, a new BBC Comedy Short about a man who starts to train in a boxing gym.

The producers explain: "Helm plays happy-go-lucky human car crash Sam Miller, who turns up at the boxing gym with a simple dream: to become a killing machine. And it looks like reluctant, down on his luck personal trainer Donny Day is just the man for the job, while fellow trainer Aled doesn't think he's up to the challenge."

Being Human star Lloyd Everitt will play Donny, with Plebs actor Jon Pointing as Aled.

The comedy has been produced by Baby Cow and Helm's company Fancy Pants and is directed by Jon Riche.

The creators says: "The Killing Machine is about boxing, friendship and not letting being shit at something get in the way of following your dreams."

Helm comments: "This film was a great excuse to work again with Baby Cow and newer talents like Lloyd Everitt, Jonathan Pointing and up-and-coming producer Joe Fraser. I was also able to cut my teeth as an Executive Producer with my own production company Fancy Pants and I look forward to working with everyone again on future projects."

The Killing Machine is one of four new shorts commissioned for the New On Two strand. The others are Tim Key's Wonderdate, Sara Pascoe Vs Monogomy and Spencer Jones comedy The Mind Of Herbert Clunkerdunk.

The four shorts will be published on BBC iPlayer on Saturday 12th May, and then will be shown on BBC Two at a later date.

BBC commissioner Shane Allen says: "The New On Two comedy strand has been extremely fruitful in spinning off full series for Motherland, The Other One and Famalam. It's a vital place to offer established talent full creative freedom and by having no set duration restrictions this year we've assembled four really eclectic and beautifully formed pieces from some of the most vibrant minds working in British comedy today."