“Even in a global pandemic, no one ever really quits comedy.”

WHO: Pierre Novellie

WHAT: “Before the plague and WW3 I was a chortling, apple-cheeked blacksmith and now I am a scowling wretch in a tattered cloak. The show is observational comedy for people who think they don’t like observational comedy. A mixture of high-brow and low-brow references from five-star receiving, award-winning, hit-podcasting, Frank Skinner-supporting Pierre Novellie.”

WHERE: Monkey Barrel Comedy – Monkey Barrel 1 (Venue 515) 

WHEN: 18:10 (60 min)

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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?

It’s my 12th Edinburgh Fringe and my seventh solo hour of stand up. I have almost lived a year of summers inside the Fringe and my only year off since I was 18 was the covid year. It’s huge and mind-bending and amazing but also lonely and expensive and stressful.

What are the big things you’ve learned since 2019 and have you absorbed any of the lessons yet?

The amount of effort expended on getting a show ready for the fringe is equivalent to writing a full novel, a one hour pilot script and several pitches, minimum. Even in a global pandemic, no one ever really quits comedy. Some opportunities will never come back so they are best embraced when they appear.

Tell us about your show.

I’m a stand up comedian so I wrote it and I’m in it. My producer is the great writer/producer Katie Storey. I’ve been previewing it and fiddling it for months and months and ideally it will do a London run and maybe some one-night performances around the country, who knows.

What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?

You should see Jess Fostekew, Glenn Moore, Garrett Millerick, Sara Barron, Alex Kealy – screw it, anyone st Monkey Barrel.

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