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Canned Laughter review
This charity event in aid of London's food banks was a satisfying feast of comedy.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 17th August 2021Bridget Christie: Ritual Britain made me proud to be British
Morris dancers, druids, the Burryman - they're all in Ben Edge's spellbinding collaboration with the Museum of British Folklore, showcasing customs that stretch back into the mists of time.
Bridget Christie, The Guardian, 29th June 2021Radio review - Bridget Christie: Mortal
Bridget Christie has made a virtue of the limitations of lockdown. Rather than record her Radio 4 series as a monologue in front of a virtual audience, like many stand-ups-in-exile, she's fully embraced the possibilities of the medium.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 13th April 2021Stand-ups on their first gigs since lockdown
Bridget Christie was a bag of nerves, Suzi Ruffell played Covid for laughs and Stephen K Amos was so rusty he needed a clipboard ... top comics on the thrill of returning.
Chris Wiegand, The Guardian, 6th October 2020Stand-up Under the Stars review
Bridget Christie pokes fun at Madonna, Suzi Ruffell talks smear tests and John Robins is heckled about Butlins. Our critic Brian Logan's first stand-up gig in months is a riot of joy and tension.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 3rd September 2020West End theatres to stay closed until May 31
Comedy shows affected include Ross Noble at the London Palladium; a run of Richard Gadd's one-man show Baby Reindeer at the Ambassadors, which was also planning a run of late-night comedy shows featuring the likes of Lloyd Griffith, Suzi Ruffell and Bridget Christie; and a performance of Adam Kay's NHS stories This Is Going To Hurt at the Garrick Theatre.
Chortle, 6th April 2020Line up for Bristol Comedy Garden revealed
This year's Bristol Comedy Garden returns to Queen Square (June 3rd-7th) for a ninth edition of the South West's biggest comedy festival.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 12th March 2020Streaming with laughter: 50 best stand-up comedy shows
From Bill Hicks to Hannah Gadsby, Dave Chappelle to Josie Long - here are 50 specials you can watch right now.
Paul Fleckney, Harriet Gibsone, Ellen E Jones, Brian Logan and Graeme Virtue, The Guardian, 22nd February 2020Comedians on their famous lookalikes
Bridget Christie, Frank Skinner, Ben Miller, Rylan Clark-Neal and Jade Thirlwall channel the famous people they get mistaken for.
The Guardian, 13th January 2020Daniel Kitson to host benefit gig
Daniel Kitson is to host a special fundraising gig in aid of Social Activism and Stop Food Poverty.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 2nd January 2020