Bridget Christie
| Bridget Christie | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Christie in 2007, dressed as King Charles II during a performance | |
| Born |
Bridget Louise Christie 1971 (age 44–45) Gloucester, England, UK |
| Occupation | Stand-up, actor, writer |
| Spouse(s) | Stewart Lee (2006–present)[1][2][3] |
| Children | 2 |
| Website |
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Bridget Louise Christie (born 1971)[1][4] is an English stand-up comedian, actor and writer.
Early life
Christie grew up in Gloucester, England, the youngest of nine siblings born to Irish parents. She attended St Peter's Roman Catholic High School in Gloucester.[5]
In 1994 she won a three-year scholarship to study Drama at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts in Wandsworth, London. She appeared in various theatre productions and adverts and in 2004 she began her stand-up career.
Career
Christie has appeared in numerous TV and BBC Radio 4 comedy programmes, including It's Kevin (BBC2), Have I Got News for You (BBC1), the Alternative Comedy Experience (Comedy Central), Room 101 (BBC1), The Culture Show (BBC2), Cardinal Burns (Channel 4), and Celebrity Squares. Radio 4 programmes include The Infinite Monkey Cage, The News Quiz, The Unbelievable Truth, and Loose Ends. She appeared in the UK run of Celebrity Autobiography, both at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and in the West End.
As a writer, she has contributed to The Guardian, The Sunday Times, The Times, The Independent, The Observer, various magazines and had her own weekly column in Guardian Weekend Magazine between October 2015 and March 2016 (which gained her a Glamour Magazine award nomination). Her debut book, A Book for Her, was published by Century in July 2015 to universal critical acclaim and was nominated for a 2016 Chortle Award for Best Book. It also made the Telegraph's Top 100 Books for Christmas and Top Ten Comedy Books in The List.[6]
Her stand-up career began in 2004. Her debut BBC Radio 4 series about feminism, Bridget Christie Minds the Gap, was broadcast in March 2013. A second series was broadcast in January 2015.
Shows
- Bridget Christie: Mortal (later re-titled 'Because You Demanded It') Edinburgh Fringe 2016, Leicester Square Theatre and national tour
- Bridget Christie: A Book for Her Edinburgh Fringe 2015, Leicester Square Theatre and national tour
- Bridget Christie: An Ungrateful Woman Edinburgh Fringe 2014, Soho Theatre and national tour
- Bridget Christie: A Bic for Her Edinburgh Fringe 2013, Soho Theatre and national tour
- Bridget Christie: War Donkey Edinburgh Fringe 2012, Soho Theatre and national tour
- Bridget Christie: Housewife Surrealist Edinburgh Fringe, 2011 and Soho Theatre
- White Rabbit, Red Rabbit, Edinburgh Fringe 2011
- Bridget Christie: A Ant, Edinburgh Fringe 2010 and Soho Theatre
- Celebrity Autobiography, Edinburgh Fringe 2010 and Leicester Square Theatre
- The School for Scandal, Edinburgh Fringe 2009
- Bridget Christie: My Daily Mail Hell Edinburgh Fringe 2009 and Soho Theatre
- The Court of King Charles II – The Second, Edinburgh Fringe 2008
- The Court of King Charles II, Edinburgh Fringe 2007
- The Cheese Roll, Edinburgh Fringe 2006
- Christie and Doyle's Axis of Evil, Edinburgh Fringe 2005
Awards
- Funny Women Best Show Fringe Award for The Court of King Charles II (2007) winner
- Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show with A BIC FOR HER (2013) - winner
- South Bank Sky Arts Award for Best Comedy for A Bic For Her (2014) - winner
- Chortle Award for Best Show for A Bic For Her (2014) - winner
- Hospital 100 Club Award for Performance and Theatre (2014) - winner
- Chortle Awards for Best Radio Series for Mind The Gap (BBC R4) (2014) - winner
- Rose D’Or International Broadcasting Award for Best Radio Comedy for Mind The Gap (2014) - winner
- Chortle Award for Best Radio Programme, for Mind The Gap (BBC R4) (2015) - winner
- British Comedy Awards 2015 - Best Female TV Comic - Nominee
- Red Magazine Women of the Year Awards 2015 - Winner - Best Creative
- Marie Claire - Women at the Top Awards 2015 - Winner
- Chortle Award for Best Book, for A Book for Her (2016) - nominee
References
- 1 2 "Comedy profile: Bridget Christie", The Guardian, 26 March 2010; accessed 15 April 2013
- ↑ Hanning, James (9 March 2014). "Stewart Lee: Beware – this man may be only joking". The Independent on Sunday.
- ↑ Logan, Brian (19 August 2014). "Take my husband: Stewart Lee, Bridget Christie and the rise of comedy couples". The Guardian.
- ↑ "International Women's Day 2013: Bridget Christie is trying her hardest to make feminism funny". Telegraph.co.uk. 8 March 2013.
- ↑ Jarlath Regan (16 January 2016). "Bridget Christie". An Irishman Abroad (Podcast) (122 ed.). SoundCloud. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ↑ Brand, Katy (8 March 2013). "Bridget Christie is trying her hardest to make feminism funny". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2013.