{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66d0a96bf16c66f62d16e79b/6942c2f8959d6e49507dc041?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 16: Pierre Novellie","description":"<p>This month on The Allender Calendar I'm joined by the comedian Pierre Novellie to discuss his 2024 book Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things?: A Comedian's Guide to Autism. It's a brilliant, and very funny, book which taught me so much about the condition. We discuss the misunderstandings and misconceptions surrounding autism, as well as Pierre's own experience of his diagnosis (following a heckle at a stand-up gig), and how it helped him to make sense of the way he experiences and interacts with the world.</p><p><br></p><p>Find out more about Pierre here:</p><p><br></p><p>https://www.pierrenovellie.com/</p><p><br></p><p>And you can follow him on Instagram:</p><p><br></p><p>https://www.instagram.com/pierrenovellie</p><p><br></p><p>And Bluesky:</p><p><br></p><p>https://bsky.app/profile/pierrenovellie.bsky.social</p><p><br></p><p>And you can listen to Pierre's interview with John Robins on the How Do You Cope? podcast here:</p><p><br></p><p>https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/pierre-novellie-i-wasnt-able-to-get-what-i-wanted-out/id1793829037?i=1000711833374</p><p><br></p><p>If you want to support the podcast, you can buy me a coffee here:</p><p><br></p><p>https://buymeacoffee.com/robinallender</p>","author_name":"Robin Allender"}