Bridget Christie
- 52 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings Page 15
Best in comedy: 2016
We needed something to laugh at. Here's who helped...
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 27th December 2016Bruce Dessau's top comedy gigs for 2016
Having been spoilt for choice when it came to picking TV highlights the live highlights felt thinner on the ground this year. The Edinburgh Fringe featured a lot of very good shows but few really great ones. Maybe comedians were a little knocked sideways by the Brexit vote. but two did respond well - see below. Elsewhere there were a few excellent big gigs and small gigs and it was nice to see some West End runs rather than bank raid arena one-offs. These shows are listed in absolutely no particular order.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 21st December 2016Best of live comedy 2016
From classy confessional comedy to superlative solo sketch work, the year was filled with a plethora of live treats.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 21st December 2016The 50 funniest films... chosen by comedians
For Sarah Millican it's the Coen brothers, while Stewart Lee laughs out loud at Festen. From the canonical to the controversial, and in no particular order, we asked 10 standups to pick 50 movies that make them giggle...
The Observer, 18th December 2016Brian Logan's top 10 comedy of 2016
Mr Swallow camped it up as Houdini, Isy Suttie looked for Mr Right, while Brexit brought out the angry best in Bridget Christie and Stewart Lee. Our critic picks the year's best [live] comedy.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 13th December 2016Claudia Winkleman hosts Do The Right Thing TV pilot
Claudia Winkleman hosted the TV pilot of Do The Right Thing, a Channel 4 try-out based on the hit panel show podcast.
British Comedy Guide, 10th November 2016Lolitics comedy club bans irony and stops banter
A London comedy club has banned ironic comments and 'banter' with the audience to create a 'safe space' for stand-up. But just make sure you are not a Conservative, as then you risk being called a 'racist bigot' a 'f****** monster' or even a 'f****** c***bag of a t***'.
Rory Tingle, Daily Mail, 5th November 2016Bridget Christie, comedy review
Nobody does clownish indignation as well as Bridget Christie, writes Bruce Dessau.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 14th October 2016Tribute to be organised for Arnold Brown
A star-studded line-up of comedy stars are to celebrate alternative stand-up legend's Arnold Brown's 80th birthday next month.
Chortle, 14th October 2016The finest comedy of autumn 2016
Brexit, starting over, a honey-selling scam and karaoke with chickens ... these are the concerns of the big names in comedy this autumn.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 1st September 2016