"It's not all about you. Apart from the reviews"

Eat properly. Enjoy the scenery. Bring a small child. After 10 years of playing Edinburgh festival, the standup comedian has some tried-and-tested advice for performers and visitors.

Edinburgh Fringe: the best shows so far

Includes Bridget Christie, Tim Vine, Alex Horne and Josie Long.

Andrew Watts explains feminism to chaps using cricket

Thanks to Bridget Christie's award-winning show, we know that feminism can be a subject for comedy - now Andrew Watts takes the baton with a male perspective.

Bridget Christie interview

The comedian explains why she's sticking with feminism on her return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2014.

Stewart Lee & Bridget Christie: Fringe previews 30 July

Laugh Out London comedy club closes its best Edinburgh festival preview season yet with another great show featuring two of the most acclaimed comedians in the country.

Stewart Lee leaves his Comedy Vehicle outside Edinburgh's Stand Comedy Club for a second series of his personally curated stand-up showcase. Familiar faces from the first series set to return for the new run include Simon Munnery and Josie Long, along with a chance to enjoy the fresher faces of Lou Sanders and Nish Kumar. Tonight's series opener features Edinburgh comedy award-winner Bridget Christie, long-time Lee conspirator Kevin Eldon, and the sumptuously surreal Tony Law.

Radio Times review

"It's just like Live at the Apollo isn't it?" No, it's not, and that's the point. Far from the shiny floors of Hammersmith, deep in the basement of Edinburgh's Stand Comedy Club, this is more chaotic and much closer to attending an actual night of live stand-up with the likes of Tony Law, Bridget Christie and Kevin Eldon.

Except it's not, it's a TV show, and that's also the point. Despite some smart backstage interviews with Stewart Lee, the bill of not-quite-household names never let you forget it's all a wee bit fake: obsessing over catchphrases, lighting rigs and the other trappings of stand-up on TV. It's all very self-referential and very, very funny. As the dawdling Paul Foot puts it: "This sort of thing I'm doing now, it entertains people, but it's catastrophic for television. I am committing career suicide."

Edinburgh Fringe preview: Bridget Christie

As Edinburgh previews go, this one is pretty unmissable.

Essential Edinburgh: Show us the funny

My late uncle, who was a priest, said to me years ago that he knew within seconds of walking onto the altar whether he had the congregation or not.

Edinburgh festival 2014: the unmissable stand-ups

How will Luisa Omielan follow up last year's triumph? Who will be this year's Bridget Christie? Here are the acts to watch out fof.