Artist Profile
Bridget Christie
Bridget Christie is a regular on the sketch and stand-up circuit, performing as herself, A Ant, the circuit's top ant comedian, and Jason the War Donkey. She is a regular panellist on Radio 4's News Quiz and the Broadcasting House Programme. She has starred in a number of TV and radio comedies and will soon feature in Cardinal Burns' E4 series and in Harry Hill's "Little Crackers" short film for Sky, as an abusive and violent air hostess.
She has written and performed six critically acclaimed consecutive solo Edinburgh shows, (The Cheese Roll, The Court of King Charles II, The Court of King Charles II - The Second, My Daily Mail Hell, A Ant, and Housewife Surrealist), which have been comedy picks in The Metro, Independent, The Guardian, The Times, The Stage, The List, Scotsman, The Skinny, and The Sunday Times.
Her 2010 show, A Ant, was in the Top 10 best reviewed shows for that year and was featured in BBC2's The Culture Show.
Her 2011 show, Housewife Surrealist, gained four 5 star reviews from Chortle, Skinny, The British Comedy Guide and Scotsgay.
She is currently working on a script loosely based on The Mitford sisters, called The Flappers, and hopes to stage it sometime next year. Look out for live dates of her 2011 Edinburgh show,Housewife Surrealist on the Live Gigs page, and also circuit gigs.
Bridget was a finalist in Funny Women 2004, nominated for the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2005, won the inaugural Funny Women Best Show Fringe Award 2007 and was nominated for the Chortle Best Breakthrough Act 2009.
Bridget has been a guest on Radio 4's The News Quiz on a number of occasions, with her most recent being the 5th November 2011, which you can listen to here.
PRESS
Press for Housewife Surrealist (Edinburgh 2011)
"Fascinating" The Times
"True, beautiful insanity" Sunday Times
"Christie's work is insightful, intelligent and absurd in equal measure... chest-achingly funny" ***** Chortle
"This is an astonishing show... a moving hour of comedy" ***** The Skinny
"Priceless... possibly the best Nick Clegg joke I have ever witnessed" ***** ScotsGay
"Christie is a captivating, energetic presence... Wonderful Stuff" ***** The British Comedy Guide
"a refreshingly impious performance" **** Broadway Baby
"A highly entertaining show from a highly entertaining comedian... one of the loveliest shows of the festival" **** Funny Women Magazine
"one of my favourite images from the Fringe this year" **** Fringe Guru
"The Ascension alone was certainly worth a watch" Three Weeks
"Christie is a beguiling stage presence" The Scotsman
"right amount of wacky" Edinburgh Festival Magazine
"Bridget Christie is surreal, silly and superb with heavenley show" **** STV
"Hilarious" The List
"delightfully silly" Fest
OTHER PRESS
"Cheerful Surrealist" Guardian
"Utterly entertaining" Times
"A revolutionary redefining of character comedy" ***** Herald
"Bizarre, friendly and above all very, very, very funny" ***** Edinburgh Guide
"Her finest moments hit highs of genuine brilliance" **** Chortle
"Wonderfully bonkers" **** Metro
"As a comedy tactic, A Ant is triumphant" **** The List
"Intelligent, charming, and far from average stand-up" **** Fest
"Truly inspired... with material and personality like this, there'll be many more awards in this woman's future" **** Big on Glasgow
"Like watching a young Frances De La Tour" Barry Cryer
"Real class" Time Out
