Pierre Novellie is a stand-up comedian, writer, radio host and podcaster.
His first book Why Can’t I Just Enjoy Things?: A Comedian’s Guide to Autism was published by Bonnier to widespread critical acclaim, was nominated for Best Book at the Chortle Awards and was named one of Spotify’s best audiobooks of 2025. He is currently working on his follow up book due for publication in 2027.
Pierre’s first four-part Radio 4 series Why in the Name of Pierre Novellie? launched to fantastic reviews in 2026 and was renewed for a second series whilst the first was still airing. He co-hosts the hit podcasts Button Boys with Sarah Keyworth and Glenn Moore and Budpod alongside Glenn Moore (previously Phil Wang). His television appearances include World’s Most Dangerous Roads (Dave), The Mash Report (BBC2), and Stand Up Central (Comedy Central).
One of the UK’s most acclaimed stand-ups, Pierre‘s latest show You Sit There, I’ll Stand Here saw a sold-out run at the Monkey Barrel at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and was his fifth show to have been placed in the top 20 best-reviewed comedy shows across the entire festival. It is touring the UK and internationally in 2026. 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 a million views online.
Elsewhere in audio, Pierre has performed on The Now Show, The News Quiz, One Person Found This Helpful and The Matt Forde Focus Group (Radio 4), and hosted the BBC Sounds podcast series Obsessed With… SAS: Rogue Heroes. As a writer, Pierre wrote 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).
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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
