Bridget Christie
- 53 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings Page 26
Stewart Lee interview
Known for his acerbic wit, 46-year-old writer, comedian, director, producer and musician Stewart Lee lives in London with his wife, fellow comedian Bridget Christie, and their two children.
Belfast Telegraph, 21st August 2014Edinburgh 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 standup 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 winners of this year's awards will be announced on 23 August.
Paul Fleckney, The Guardian, 20th August 2014Radio Times review
As the title promises, these sessions from Edinburgh's Stand Comedy Club are the opposite of ordinary television comedy: rough around the edges, whimsical, occasionally controversial. This instalment is especially refreshing because it boasts an all-female line-up. Familiar faces Bridget Christie and Josie Long are joined by Maeve Higgins who has novel ideas about exercise, Helen Keen on modern relationships and self-professed "geek songstress" Helen Arney performing a surreal ode to the sun. Christie fans should tune in purely for her energetic tirade about Stirling Moss.
Claire Webbb, Radio Times, 19th August 2014Si Hawkins' Fringe Diary #1
Si Hawkins reports back on four shows from award-winners: Bridget Christie, David O'Doherty, Tim Key and Doctor Brown.
British Comedy Guide, 17th August 2014Four female comedy stars to watch at the Fringe
You may have failed miserably at scoring tickets for last year's Edinburgh Comedy Award winner - FYI, Bridget Christie's A Bic for Her rightfully scooped the Best Show prize - but there are plenty of other female comic talents making waves at the Fringe in 2014, actively disproving the myth that women aren't funny.
Polly Allen, The Huffington Post, 15th August 2014How female comics took over the Fringe
At this year's Edinburgh Fringe there are almost as many jokes about feminism as there are about cats on the internet. Which is to say, lots of them. Bridget Christie, fresh from winning the Fosters Edinburgh Comedy Award (formerly the Perrier) last year, is back with an hour that tackles female circumcision and the ridiculous sexualisation present even in yoghurt adverts. Sara Pascoe's tour of women in history includes a delightfully sharp debunking of Page 3. Luisa Omielan is packing out a ballroom each night with Am I Right Ladies?!, a raucous celebration in which she sticks her fingers up at issues such as body fascism.
Alex Hardy, The Times, 14th August 2014"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.
Bridget Christie, The Guardian, 12th August 2014Edinburgh Fringe: the best shows so far
Includes Bridget Christie, Tim Vine, Alex Horne and Josie Long.
Alex Hardy, The Times, 9th August 2014Andrew 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.
London Is Funny, 30th July 2014Bridget Christie interview
The comedian explains why she's sticking with feminism on her return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2014.
Bridget Christie, The List, 22nd July 2014