Artist Profile
Bridget Christie
Bridget Christie has been a regular on the sketch and stand-up circuit for the last 5 years. She was a finalist in the Funny Women Final 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 performs stand up as herself and also as an ant.
Her 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 Edinburgh shows have received a clutch of 4 and 5 star reviews and been comedy picks in The Metro, The Guardian, The Times, The Stage and The Scotsman.
This year, Bridget is bringing a new show to the Edinburgh Festival- Bridget Christie/ A Ant at the Stand Two 6th-29th (not 16th) August at 16.15.
Bridget is about to do a small UK tour of her last Edinburgh show, My Daily Mail Hell.
Reviews for My Daily Mail Hell - 2009
“The empty pointlessness of fame has never been so charmingly displayed” Sunday Times
“Utterly entertaining” Times
“An endearing mix of simmering cynicism and wide-eyed innocence” Daily Express
“Hilarious” Three Weeks
The School for Scandal – 2009
“Bridget Christie’s Lady Teazle is expertly judged” Stage
“Bridget Christie in particular showed a sensitivity that could change the mood in a twinkling and inject some real emotion into this caper” Edinburgh Festivals Mag
“Bridget Christie is genuinely touching as Sir Peter Teazle’s errant wife” Telegraph
Reviews for The Court of King Charles II – The Second – Edinburgh 2008
“The most original idea on the Fringe…wonderfully bonkers” **** The Metro
“An incredible coup de theatre” The Scotsman
“Brilliantly, uniquely funny…what truly alternative fringe comedy should be” **** Chortle
“Bridget is one of those finds you make on the Fringe and is really what this extraordinary three weeks is all about…her timing, delivery and ability to hit that quirky angle of humour is quite extraordinary.” ****
Reviews for The Court of King Charles II – Edinburgh 2007
“A revolutionary redefining of character comedy”. ***** The Herald
“Brilliantly funny, brilliantly irreverent”. **** Three Weeks
Properly encapsulates the spirit of the fringe”.**** Chortle
“Real class”. Time Out
