The Factory Live in association with Avalon Promotions presents
Pierre Novellie
Lauren Pattison
+ compere TBA
Tickets On Sale Wednesday 11 December 10am
The Factory Live monthly comedy club continues this February...
Pierre Novellie
Pierre Novellie is one of the best up-and-coming comedians in the United Kingdom.
After a stint in the Cambridge Footlights in 2012, Pierre was nominated for the Amused Moose Comedy Award and Best Debutant for The Skinny Awards in 2013, the year in which he won the Amused Moose Laugh-Off. In 2014 he was nominated for industry website Chortle’s Best Newcomer award.
His 2015 Edinburgh show, Pierre Novellie is Anxious Peter, was received well by audiences and critics alike, with The Scotsman, Chortle, The List and Broadway Baby (among others) all giving it 4 stars, in 2016 Pierre Novellie is Cool Peter also received a number of 4 star reviews including from The Times and 5 stars from Three Weeks and One4Review.
Pierre was nominated for Best Club Comic at the 2016 Chortle Awards and appeared in the Channel 4’s Comedy Blap Outsiders later that year. He was also a guest on BBC Radio 4’s The Rest is History hosted by Frank Skinner. Other highlights include appearing on the Joke Thieves pilot for BBC Two opposite Marcus Brigstocke, BBC Three’s Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live and 4OD’s comedy series Taxi Gags. Pierre’s writing credits include ITV’s Newszoids, Adam Buxton’s Shed of Christmas and Mock The Week. Meanwhile, on the theatre circuit, Pierre has opened for Gary Delaney and Hal Cruttenden on their national tours.
Pierre was recently nominated for the Best Club Comic 2017 award by Chortle, his third nomination in a row and second for Best Club Comic. Pierre has a regular podcast called My Favourite Podcast available on iTunes. He will appear in BBC Two's The Mash Report later this year.
'a big presence...He will go far.'
**** Dominic Maxwell, The Times
‘Dawn of a major talent’
Guardian
‘Slick and slightly offbeat… sometimes redolent of Eddie Izzard’
Chortle
‘Wry, confident observational comedy…well crafted, hilarious.’
The Sunday Times
'A genuinely hilarious comedian'
***** Three Weeks
'a blistering hour of outsider observational comedy
**** The Skinny
will be a big name someday'
**** ShortCom
Exceptionally funny material
***** One4Review
Pierre Novellie will leave you smiling long after the show’s end and fighting the urge to buy another ticket.
**** Edinburgh Festivals Magazine
‘An absolute pleasure to watch’
Broadway Baby
Lauren Pattison
Edinburgh Best Newcomer Nominee 2017, Lauren is a comedian, actor and writer. Her vast TV appearances include two episodes of Comedy Central at the Comedy Store (Comedy Central), Roast Battle (Comedy Central), hosting an episode of Takeshi’s Castle (Comedy Central), The Dog Ate My Homework (CBBC), The Great Christmas Rant (ITV2), The Blame Game (BBC One Northern Ireland) and internationally on New Zealand’s 7 Days (TV3), Australia’s Comedy Up Late (ABC) and Canada’s The Stand Up Show with Katherine Ryan (The Comedy Network Canada). As an actor her credits include Drunk History (Comedy Central), Jerk (BBC3) and Climaxed (BBC3).
Bursting out of the North East and onto the international circuit, Lauren has performed at numerous national and international festivals. In 2018, she was the only UK rising star invited to Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, performing on the Brit(ish) lineup alongside Sara Pascoe, Joel Dommett, Ed Gamble and Nish Kumar. Along with Montreal, she has performed at Adelaide, Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, New Zealand and Kilkenny International Comedy Festivals. In Autumn 2017 she toured India for two weeks with Soho Theatre, playing in Bangalore, Goa and Mumbai.
After finishing runner up at the Funny Women Awards in 2014 aged just 20, Lauren went on to make the final of every major new act competition. She was the only female comedian to reach the final of the Chortle Student Comedy Awards in 2015 and in 2016 reached the final of the prestigious BBC New Comedy Awards. A sought after act, Lauren is a regular at all the major national comedy clubs and has provided tour support for Katherine Ryan, Jason Manford, Kerry Godliman, Stewart Francis and Dane Baptiste, as well as gracing the comedy stages of Latitude and Reading and Leeds Festivals.
“A breath of feisty fresh air” – ★★★★★ The Herald
“Razor wit and brutal honesty” – ★★★★★ The List
“Because of Pattison’s Geordie roots and indecent subject matter, comparisons will no doubt be made with Sarah Millican… those comparisons would be unfair, though: whisper it, but Pattison might just turn out to be a whole lot funnier” – ★★★★ The Telegraph
“Stunning youthful debut” – ★★★★ The Sunday Times
“Wickedly engaging company” – ★★★★ Chortle
“Robust and impressive” – ★★★★ The Scotsman
“Fast, Forthright and Filthy” – The Guardian
+ Compere to be announced
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Tickets £12.50 advance or £20 with a 12" pizza from Safari Pizza (Vegetarian & Vegan options available)
Tickets ON SALE, Wednesday 11 December at 10am