Edinburgh Preview Show: Pierre Novellie and Andrew Doherty

Check out a sneak peek from award-winning comedians, as they make their way to the Edinburgh Fringe with brand new material. Explore our full season of Edinburgh Previews here.

Pierre Novellie

Pierre Novellie is a stand-up comedian, writer, radio host and podcaster. He is co-host of The Frank Skinner Show on Absolute Radio, and recent TV appearances include World’s Most Dangerous Roads (Dave), The Mash Report (BBC2), and Stand Up Central (Comedy Central). On the radio, Pierre has performed on The Now Show (Radio 4), hosts the BBC Sounds podcast series Obsessed With… SAS: Rogue Heroes and co-hosts the hit Budpod podcast alongside Phil Wang. As a writer, Pierre was one of the regular writers 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 Why Can’t I Just Enjoy Things? saw a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and was his third show to have been placed in the top 20 best-reviewed comedy shows across the entire festival. Following an extended run at Soho Theatre, Pierre will be taking the show on his debut nationwide tour in the Autumn. He first special, Quiet Ones, was distributed by US comedy label 800 Pound Gorilla Records and has amassed over 250,000 views online.

Andrew Doherty

Andrew Doherty is a queer comedy writer and performer from Manchester, and co-founder of sketch comedy duo Megan from HR with Ambika Mod. Their first show, Children Of The Quorn™ was a resounding success at the Edinburgh Fringe, where it received multiple 5 star reviews before transferring to Pleasance Islington.

Andrew‘s first solo show Gay Witch Sex Cult is a queer folk horror comedy which has enjoyed sell out runs in London at VAULT Festival, King’s Head Theatre, Pleasance Islington, an extended run at Soho Theatre and a run at Brighton Fringe where he won the Comedy Award. Andrew will make his solo Edinburgh Fringe debut at Pleasance Courtyard in 2024.

In addition to performing, Andrew is a keen writer and currently has a horror-comedy series optioned with Drama Republic.