“jumps from one ingenious routine to another…glorious” ★★★★
Dominic Maxwell, The Times
“dazzling one-liners…gags so good that resistance is futile…a mini-masterpiece of extensio ad absurdum” ★★★★
Brian Logan, The Guardian
“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
“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
It was announced today that Pierre Novellie has added an extra London date to his brand new tour with critically acclaimed show, ‘You Sit There, I’ll Stand Here’. The extra show will be at London’s Leicester Square Theatre on Thursday 28th May and has been added to his biggest tour to date across the UK and Ireland just as Pierre wraps up his 12-night Soho Theatre run. The news comes as Pierre’s first BBC Radio 4 series – ‘Why in the Name of Pierre Novellie’ – has received rave reviews and acclaim from fans.
Pierre’s sold-out, month-long run of this show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 saw him make the list of ‘Best Reviewed Shows of the Fringe’ (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 that has seen him garner high praise from fans and critics 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.
Tickets for ‘You Sit There, I’ll Stand Here’ tour on sale now at www.pierrenovellie.com
Pierre can be heard as 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 widely celebrated 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:
“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
“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
“a truly fantastic hour of observational comedy… Novellie remains one of the best – if not the best – observational comic in the business” ★★★★★
Kat Mokrynski, Broadway World
“Novellie is the best there is at what he does, a comic of unrivalled quality and consistency.” ★★★★
Tim Harding, Chortle
“a masterclass in observational comedy” ★★★★.5
Ben Breen, A Young(ish) Perspective
“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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