| Pierre Novellie | |
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 Pierre Novellie backstage at the Garrick Theatre, 2019 | |
| Born | 31 January 1991 Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Medium | Stand-up, television, radio |
| Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge |
| Website | www |
Pierre Novellie (born 31 January 1991) is a South African-born comedian and writer.
Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Novellie grew up in Port Soderick on the Isle of Man. He attended King William's College near Castletown. [1]
Novellie went on to graduate from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge with a degree in Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic. At Cambridge, he was a member and then vice president of the Cambridge Footlights. [2]
Novellie has written for and performed on The Mash Report , [3] [4] Chris Ramsey's Stand Up Central, [5] and The Now Show. [6] He was also a guest on BBC Radio 4's The Rest is History hosted by Frank Skinner. [7] Other highlights include appearing on the Joke Thieves pilot for BBC Two opposite Marcus Brigstocke, BBC Three's Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live [8] and All4/4OD Comedy Blaps series Taxi Gags [3] and Outsiders. [4]
Novellie's writing credits also include the Spitting Image revival, Mock The Week , Newzoids , Adam Buxton's Shed of Christmas, [3] and The Island . [4] He has supported Frank Skinner, Hal Cruttenden and Gary Delaney on tour. [3]
Novellie appeared alongside fellow comedian and Cambridge graduate Phil Wang on an episode of Dave's World's Most Dangerous Roads , broadcast in 2023.
Novellie was diagnosed with autism in 2022. [9] In 2024 he released a book titled Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things?: A Comedian's Guide to Autism.
Novellie currently co-hosts the podcasts Glue Factory alongside Milo Edwards, Olga Koch and Riley Quinn, and BudPod with Glenn Moore, the latter of whom took over from Phil Wang in 2025. [10] He previously hosted a regular podcast called My Favourite Podcast. [11] [12] He appeared on episode 408 of Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast.
Novellie won the Amused Moose Laugh Off in 2013 at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. [13] In 2014 he was nominated for industry website Chortle's Best Newcomer award [3] and in 2016 was nominated for Best Club Comic at the Chortle Awards. [3]
Novellie first began to consider he might be on the autistic spectrum after a mild heckle during a standup performance in 2020. [9] An audience member said that "You sound like me", clarifying that "I have Asperger's - I think you have Asperger's." [9] After taking online autism tests he was formally diagnosed in 2022. [9]
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