“relatable, but superbly crafted… it’s a privilege to taste the fruits of a brain that seems to approach comedy the way an expensive barrister can toy with the law. It’s rare for an hour to whizz by so fast… and for one to wish for a show to be much longer” ★★★★
Ashley Davies, The Scotsman
“Pierre Novellie is as smart as the crisp suit he wears onstage… extremely funny and accessible, brimming over with laugh-out-loud lines” ★★★★
Bruce Dessau, The Standard
“a glorious mix of idiot and savant… ferociously intelligent… effortless roars of laughter… Novellie is a master at creating a superbly structured hour and he builds his narrative towards a magnificent crescendo… another, unexpectedly absurd twist, which leaves the room ringing with laughter all over again.” ★★★★
Claire Smith, Beyond the Joke
“packed full of belly laughs…impressively well written, perfectly building and building and rich with detail – each topic could be a full show on its own. Novellie delivers it all with real astuteness and skill, at once relaxed and arresting” ★★★★★
Sharon Lougher, Metro
“Novellie is the best there is at what he does, a comic of unrivalled quality and consistency.” ★★★★
Tim Harding, Chortle
It was announced today that Pierre Novellie will set out on his biggest tour to date across the UK and Ireland in 2026 with his new show, ‘You Sit There, I’ll Stand Here’. The news comes just as Pierre has landed his first BBC Radio 4 series – a 4 part series titled ‘Why In the Name of Pierre Novellie’, which will see him deliver an eclectic range of comedy essays. The tour will begin with a 12-night run at London’s Soho Theatre (Monday 19th – Saturday 31st January 2026, 9.15pm). Pierre will then be going out on the road with stops in Brighton, Dublin, Belfast, Liverpool, Salford, Newcastle, Glasgow, Cardiff and more until May 2026.
Pierre’s sold-out, month-long run of this show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe saw him make the list of ‘Best Reviewed Shows of the Fringe 2025’ (British Comedy Guide) for a fourth year in a row. In ‘You Sit There, I’ll Stand Here’, Pierre is once again delighting audiences with his award-winning observational comedy style which has seen him receive rave reviews over the years. It’s been a big year for Pierre – he discovered his ‘dad energy’ without being a dad, he challenged an Australian hotel to a housekeeping stand-off and he attempted to fully move house, across London, in one afternoon. The only problem was the beef – come find out why.
Pre-sale tickets for ‘You Sit There, I’ll Stand Here’ available from Thursday 2nd October, sign up to the mailing list for access via www.pierrenovellie.com
General on sale from Friday 3rd October, dates and tickets available at www.pierrenovellie.com
Pierre can be heard as one of the co-hosts of Frank Off the Radio: The Frank Skinner Podcast alongside Frank Skinner, co-host of BudPod with fellow comedian Glenn Moore and also co-host of the video game podcast Button Boys with Glenn Moore and Sarah Keyworth. His television and writing credits include Mock The Week (BBC 2), The Mash Report (BBC 2), Spitting Image (ITV / BritBox), Stand Up Central (Comedy Central), Comedy Central Live (Comedy Central) and World’s Most Dangerous Roads (Dave).
A highly praised live act, Pierre has had sell out shows across the UK and Ireland. His previous hit stand-up show, ‘Must We?’, sold out the entire Fringe festival run and an 11 night London run at Soho Theatre, he has also performed the show at the prestigious Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Pierre has supported comedy legend Frank Skinner on tour as well as on his West End runs at the Garrick Theatre and Gielgud Theatre. He is a past winner of the Amused Moose Laugh-Off and has received nominations for the Amused Moose Comedy Award, The Skinny Awards and the Chortle Awards.
Previous praise for Pierre Novellie:
“Hilarious…he will go far” ★★★★
Dominic Maxwell, The Times
“Pulls huge big laughs… you’ll still be laughing about it as you walk away up the cobbled streets” ★★★★★
Claire Smith, The Scotsman
“Impeccably told…a master of withering sarcasm…providing that oh-so-elusive ‘really funny hour of comedy'” ★★★★
Steve Bennett, Chortle
“Novellie is master of traditional standup, able to ramp up the absurdity of his everyday observations until they erupt into side-splitting flights of fancy”
Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian
“the laughs keep coming… Novellie is every inch the assured, smart-jacketed storyteller… Novellie might not be a fan of them but this clearly warrants a handful of his dreaded crying laughing emojis” ★★★★
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard
“a pleasure to behold… always been a strikingly impressive observational act” ★★★★
Jay Richardson, The Scotsman
“Outrageously funny… laugh-out loud” ★★★★.5
Sean McCarthy, The Comic’s Comic
“One of the most masterful displays of pure stand-up I’ve seen this year… he’s one of the best we’ve got” ★★★★
Tim Harding, Chortle
“the whole room erupts into a boom of laughter… his observational humour is precise” ★★★★
Victoria Nangle, Entertainment Now
“hilarious… immensely entertaining… For one hour we see the world through Novellie’s eyes and wish the vision lasted a little longer” ★★★★
Elodie Marriott, Ed Fest Mag
“a gorgeous, gorgeous hour of eye-wateringly fabulous comedy… he is assured, slick, and downright funny… Novellie’s delivery is just terrific: his voice is a comedic weapon.” ★★★★★
Will Quinn, The Quinntessential Review
“another wonderful hour… Novellie has a presence that only experienced comics possess, commanding the pace of the story with hilarious moments of blustering incredulity… never misses the mark due to his talented storytelling. Confident, well-curated punchlines… he’s nothing if not consistently good.” ★★★★
FringeReviews.co.uk
★★★★★ Broadway World ★★★★ The Arts Desk ★★★★ The List ★★★★★ Mumble Comedy
★★★★ Sunday Post ★★★★ The Comic’s Comic ★★★★★ Three Weeks ★★★★ The Skinny
★★★★★ Edinburgh Festivals ★★★★ Londonist ★★★★★ Reyt Good Magazine ★★★★★ Clownster
★★★★ London Theatre 1 ★★★★ Entertainment Focus ★★★★ Neurodiverse Review
★★★★ Ed Fringe Review ★★★★★ BroadwayBaby.com
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