Bridget Christie
- 53 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings Page 20
The Australian absurdist shuns all the cosy warmth of Christmas to set his film in a stark, clinical laboratory, where he and his staff (Bridget Christie and Kieran Hodgson) are working on Christmas cracker jokes. Generously, Simmons gives a lot of the best moments to Matt King - channeling his Superhans intensity and oddness into the role of Tall Pall, a mysterious humour troubleshooter. Blink and you might miss Mike Wilmot's cameo contributions to this peculiar scenario.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 9th December 2015Review - Bridget Christie: A Book For Her
A Book For Her is less universally coherent than its predecessors, a series of routines rather than a show with one overarching structure, and so is slightly less satisfying. But Christie's zeal in attacking big, complicated issues with surrealism is laudable, and there are plenty of bizarrely funny moments.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 23rd November 2015Bridget Christie: why is being PC so unfunny?
'Clarkson, free from the shackles of accountability to either his fans or his friends in government, has become a martyr for the right'
Bridget Christie, The Guardian, 21st November 2015Bridget Christie's top ten stand-up comedians
The multi-award winning political stand-up and author reveals her favourite comics.
Ben Williams, Time Out, 5th November 2015Interview: Bridget Christie
Londonist interviews Bridget Christie ahead of her London run of A Book For Her at the Leicester Square Theatre.
Ben Venables, Londonist, 28th October 2015Is 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 2015