Pierre Novellie is a stand-up comedian, writer, radio host and podcaster.
Pierre is co-host of the Frank Skinner Off the Radio podcast and the hit Budpod podcast alongside Phil Wang which has over 5million downloads. His television appearances include World’s Most Dangerous Roads (Dave), The Mash Report (BBC2), and Stand Up Central (Comedy Central) and Pierre’s first book Why Can’t I Just Enjoy Things?: A Comedian’s Guide to Autism was published by Bonnier in 2024.
Elsewhere in audio, Pierre has performed on The Now Show and The News Quiz (Radio 4), and hosted the BBC Sounds podcast series Obsessed With… SAS: Rogue Heroes. As a writer, Pierre was a regular writer on the rebooted Spitting Image (ITV/Britbox) and has also written on shows including Mock the Week (BBC2), The News Quiz (Radio 4) and The Mash Report (BBC2).
One of the UK’s most acclaimed live acts, Pierre‘s latest show Must We? saw a sold-out run at the Monkey Barrel at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and was his fourth show to have been placed in the top 20 best-reviewed comedy shows across the entire festival and will tour the UK in 2024. He has released two comedy specials, Quiet Ones and Why Can’t I Just Enjoy Things? via US comedy label 800 Pound Gorilla Records which have amassed over half a million views online.
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“packed full of belly laughs – each topic could be a full show on its own”
★★★★★ Sharon Lougher, Metro
“A storming hour of punchy, exceptional stand up”
★★★★ Jay Richardson, The Scotsman
“Hilarious…he will go far”
★★★★ Dominic Maxwell, The Times
“this stand-up master’s latest ‘fine’ hour… A masterclass”
★★★★ Marissa Burgess, The List
