Bridget Christie
- 53 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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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 2017Brexit's made it harder to be a comedian. Ha ha...
I have to admit to feeling a grim satisfaction in hearing that, in some towns on the circuit, comedians are having to confront views other than their own, and can't just spit "Brexit!" and get the entire crowd on side the way they could yelling "Thatcher!" in the Eighties. Apart from anything else, this is good for comedy. It means you have to sharpen your tools.
Simon Evans, The Telegraph, 8th April 2017Chortle Awards 2017 winners
The winners of the Chortle Awards 2017 have been announced. Winners include Bridget Christie, Romesh Ranganathan, Joel Dommett, Justin Moorhouse and Lolly Adefope.
British Comedy Guide, 20th March 2017Bridget Christie: comedy spotlight
With new show Because You Demanded It hitting Glasgow Comedy Festival this month, we present Bridget Christie's in-depth chat with Fringe Dog on books, ants and death
The Skinny, 14th March 2017Interview: Bridget Christie
Whichever way you voted in June's European Union referendum, the Brexit result was seismic - no more so than for Bridget Christie.
Veronica Lee, The Latest, 20th February 2017Bridget Christie writing Brexit-inspired sitcom
Bridget Christie has revealed she is writing a sitcom inspired by her reaction to Brexit, and is also working on a Radio 4 series called Bridget Christie's Utopia.
British Comedy Guide, 14th February 2017Bridget Christie: 'I hate what this country looks like'
Bridget Christie faced a tougher crowd the night before we meet. She was, she admits, in a bad mood prior to going on stage. "I shouldn't have checked the news before I went on," she explains. "I need to be playful."
Heather Saul, i Newspaper, 13th February 2017