Avalon Comedy Network: Pierre Novellie, Tessa Coates, Huge Davies & Jake Baker

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Aavlon Entertainment presents the biggest stars of tomorrow … today! February's line-up includes one of the UK's most acclaimed live acts, Pierre Novellie, critically acclaimed and award-losing podcaster Tessa Coates, surreal keyboard comedian Huge Davies, and the endearingly offbeat Jake Baker.

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.

'Dawn of a major talent' Guardian

Tessa Coates

Tessa Coates is a writer, performer, comedian and podcaster.

Tessa co-hosts the critically acclaimed and award-losing podcast Nobody Panic, and last year published a companion book of the same name.

She's appeared on Hypothetical (Dave), Stand Up Sketch Show (ITV2), Ladhood (BBC), Mae Martin's Feel Good (Netflix), Rose Matafeo's Starstruck (HBO), Sneakerhead (UKTV), The Other One (BBC), Birds of a Feather (ITV), and Damned (Channel 4).

Huge Davies

Combining his confident on stage presence, dark humour, surreal material and his one-of-kind customised keyboard, Huge has quickly risen to become one the most unique acts in the UK.

After reaching the finals of the Leicester Square Comedian of the Year, Amused Moose New National Comic Award, Hackney Empire New Act of the Year and the Musical Comedy Awards in 2018, Huge debuted his first show 'The Carpark' at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2019. A complete sell-out, it received multiple five-star reviews and an Edinburgh Comedy Award Nomination for Best Newcomer.

Huge performs both in the UK and internationally, also supporting Phil Wang and Joe Lycett on their national tours. Huge has worked as a writer for Never Mind The Buzzcocks & Famalam, is a regular performer on BBC Radio 4's The Now Show and co-hosts live podcast The Film Quiz with Nick Helm.

Jake Baker

'Endearingly offbeat, with great comic timing and an engagingly whimsical mind' – Edinburgh Reporter ★★★★

'Wonderful; the audience loved him' – Comic Boom'Definitely endearing' – Chortle