Pierre Novellie
Comedian
Pierre Novellie is a highly acclaimed stand-up comedian, writer, podcaster and regular on TV and Radio.
Bio

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 5 million 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.
On the radio, Pierre has been on The Now Show (Radio 4), 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. 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.
He has experience performing after-dinner sets at corporate events as well as hosting awards ceremonies and is universally liked by corporate crowds with has friendly, relatable style. Pierre also takes part in fireside chats, sharing his personal experience of life/education/career alongside neurodiversity as well as discussing what it was like to receive such a late diagnosis.
Accolades & Praise
Pierre was lovely! He fit the event so well and was such a pleasure to work with. He was engaged in the purpose of the event and genuinely seemed to want to do everything he could to help us raise as much as possible and get as many people in attendance to engage with the various fundraising activities. He was flexible and really kind when our timings were a little off. He helped to keep me calm at a few points during the night and I really felt like we were a team – I honestly can’t thank him enough.
We received great feedback from the guests too, with the WaterAid Chair at Severn Trent also singing his praises. They thought he did a great job, really liked the small lines he added here and there throughout the evening. Said he fit the theme and feel of the event well and that we would use Pierre again for future events.
Pierre was the perfect guest speaker for Neurodiversity Celebration Week. Speaking openly about his Autism diagnosis with wit and humour, Pierre gave us incredible insight into his lived experience – engaging and entertaining the audience without minimising the challenges that he has faced at school and work. On the back of his visit there is clear evidence that pupils felt more comfortable talking about neurodiversity in a positive light – and teachers too! A hearty thanks again to Pierre for being such a brilliant speaker and guest.
He was so funny I had to leave the room as he made me cry with laughter!
I loved the comedy! Pierre was so much fun! Everyone had a fantastic time and the feedback we have had so far has all been so positive.
Pierre was a big hit with the audience! His delivery was flawless, and he was perfect for our international audience with his arsenal of witty one-liners about every country. All round a great success! We look forward to being in touch next year.
I just wanted to pass on my thanks to Pierre for last Friday! He was an absolute pro and his hosting was flawless. We had a great response from the audience and received some great feedback!
He went down really well…everyone had a great evening! Definitely plenty of laughs! I am sure we would welcome him back again!
It was great having him, we really enjoyed him hosting the awards – Very professional, entertaining, and a really friendly guy.