Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things? - A Comedian's Guide to Autism

A memoir by comedian Pierre Novellie exploring his late diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder, providing a light-hearted and accessible examination of neurodiversity through the lens of observational comedy.

Info autore

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 the co-host of the hit Budpod podcast alongside Phil Wang. His 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) and hosted the BBC Sounds podcast series Obsessed With... SAS: Rogue Heroes. 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).

Pierre has performed stand-up around the world, including sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, residencies in Soho and nationwide tours.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Pierre Novellie, Pierre Novellie
• Editore: Bonnier Zaffre
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 02.09.2025
• EAN: 9781785121029
• ISBN: 978-1-78512-102-9
• Pagine: 336
• Dimensioni: 130 mm x 198 mm x 22 mm
• Peso: 240 g
• Categorie: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Teatro, balletto; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Autism Spectrum Disorders, PERFORMING ARTS / Comedy, Performing arts: comedy, Comedy and stand-up, Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs