Bridget Christie
- 52 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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The best comedy shows this Christmas
Bridget Christie promises a night of hope and despair, Daniel Kitson serves up a heartwarmer and Lucy McCormick delivers a trash take on the New Testament. Here are the funniest festive gigs
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 2nd December 2017Glasgow International Comedy Festival gets new sponsor
Whyte & Mackay Blended Whisky will headline sponsorship of the 2018 event.
Glasgow Evening Times, 14th November 201710 female comedians to see this autumn
Between them they represent the breadth, diversity and talent of the scene, hailing from the UK, Canada, America and Denmark. One jokes about her past job as a dominatrix, another about her Nazi grandfather, and another performs in a poundshop parrot suit. Something for everyone, then.
Alice Jones, Refinery 29, 25th September 2017When big hitters take a short cut to the punchline
The stars of the Greenwich comedy festival had to concertina their standup routines. But can the likes of Dylan Moran and Bridget Christie ruminate and rage against the clock?
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 17th September 2017With Brexit, what has happened to our sense of humour?
From Brexit gags to feminist shows, left-leaning audiences, when faced with awkward political issues, can often be ostentatiously po-faced.
Danielle Grufferty, The Independent, 19th August 2017How Edinburgh changed British comedy
Comedy did not feature at all when the Edinburgh Fringe began but over the past three decades it has become the "spiritual home" of Britain's funny folk.
Steven Brocklehurst, BBC, 6th August 2017100 of the best ever jokes & one-liners from the Fringe
For a taste of what to expect, we've put together a rather epic list of some of the best jokes and one-liners that have had audiences giggling in the Scottish capital over recent years.
i Newspaper, 4th August 2017Why I avoid the Edinburgh International Festival
Stick to the Edinburgh Fringe, which continues to get bigger - if not exactly better - at 70.
Lloyd Evans, The Spectator, 27th July 2017Bridget Christie: Because You Demanded It review
The funniest thing about Christie's show isn't what she says about the referendum, the Leave vote or the EU itself. Not that she doesn't make some good points: most of them cover well-trampled ground by now, but even the most politically jaded can appreciate the message when she makes a touching gardening parallel with the story of her late mother's fuschia plant. But the real joy (and the most riotous laughter) comes from Christie's impassioned performance.
Lizz Clark, The Reviews Hub, 7th May 2017Bridget Christie interview
The blurb for the show, she reminds me, is: "If you didn't want to leave the EU, or you did, but now don't, then this is absolutely the show for you. If you did want to leave the EU you will still find it funny, but for different reasons, as you witness the liberal female comedian's exasperated and despairing meltdown."
Bristol 24/7, 28th April 2017