Bridget Christie
- 53 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings Page 22
Is this the age of the serious stand-up?
A New York Times article suggests that 'public truth-telling has become the responsibility of comedians'. For evidence, look to Tig Notaro, Bridget Christie and Shazia Mirza.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 5th October 2015Comedy: the best stand-up gigs and tours in autumn 2015
Profiles of the shows from Kevin Bridges, Mark Thomas, Sam Simmons, Katherine Ryan, Trevor Noah, Joseph Morpurgo, Harry & Paul, Kieran Hodgson, Vic & Bob, Bridget Christie, Daphne and Sara Pascoe.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 8th September 2015Review: Richard Herring's Leicester Square Podcast
Richard Herring's latest podcast comes complete with an elephant in the room. Unless I missed it his interview with Bridget Christie doesn't contain any mention of her "fictional husband", aka Herring's comedy partner Stewart Lee.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 5th September 2015Si Hawkins' Fringe Diary 2015, Part 1
Si Hawkins discusses the shows from Phil Nichol, Bridget Christie, Sofie Hagen, Freestival, Daphna Baram, Brendan Murphy and Stephen Carlin.
Si Hawkins, British Comedy Guide, 28th August 2015It's a fact that wealth makes you obnoxious
'A man who ordered a takeaway during my show seemed genuinely baffled as to why I even brought it up. He was hungry and needed to eat. What the hell was my problem?'
Bridget Christie, The Guardian, 22nd August 2015Edinburgh comedy awards: explore all the winners
From Cambridge Footlights in 1981 to Bridget Christie in 2013, explore the history of the Foster's Edinburgh comedy awards. Find out who won, who they beat and how the art of comedy changed each year. When did stand-up come to the fore rather than sketch humour? Who was the first female winner? Who won in the year that Jack Dee, Lily Savage and Frank Skinner were in the running? The various nominees include a minor royal and the narrator of Peppa Pig... The winners of the 2015 awards will be announced on 29 August.
The Guardian, 14th August 2015Bridget Christie on being a good stand-up
Bridget Christie is not an activist or an academic, she just wants to be the best comedian she can be.
Claire Smith, The Scotsman, 13th August 2015Bridget Christie on Putin, politics and her Fringe show
Bridget Christie has a lot on her mind. The fact that girls aged 11 are having bikini waxes. That she no longer calls the Labour party "we". She's worried about cuts to welfare, education and the arts - and about town centres changing to look like super-rich European cities, with luxury goods retailers instead of record and book shops. Then, suddenly, she's giggly - at a cute set of animal prints painted on the children's bench in the cafe where we chat.
Alex Hardy, The Times, 10th August 2015Bridget Christie: a voice of one's own
In less than three years Bridget Christie has gone from an anonymous circuit veteran to one of the most critically-acclaimed standups in the country. But, as she tells Sam Friedman, she's only just starting to find her voice.
Sam Friedman, Fest Mag, 9th August 2015Book review: A Book for Her by Bridget Christie
It is a fine book, somewhere between feminist treatise, autobiography and nerdy stand-up how-to guide. Most importantly for me, it was very funny, despite also being deadly serious.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st August 2015