Finlay Christie (comedian)

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Christie at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Finlay Christie is a British comedian who won the 2019 edition of the So You Think You're Funny stand up competition as a 19-year-old.

He was among the first wave of comedians that arrived at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe from TikTok. [1]

Christie started performing comedy at age 6. [2] As a member of Generation Z, his humour often plays on generational resentment, [3] [4] and his first show "OK Zoomer" was a YouTube special. [5] He also plays off his privileged background. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Logan, Brian (20 August 2024). "Olga Koch and Finlay Christie use their privilege as a rich seam of humour". The Guardian . ISSN   0261-3077. Archived from the original on 22 August 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  2. ↑ Christie, Finlay (12 August 2024). "Is the internet making comedy more cultish?". Chortle. Archived from the original on 22 August 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  3. ↑ Evans, Lloyd (17 August 2024). "This Edinburgh Fringe comedian is headed for stardom". The Spectator . Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  4. ↑ Carr-Jones, Florence (10 August 2024). Corr, Dominic (ed.). "Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Finlay Christie: I Deserve This". Corr Blimey. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  5. ↑ Soca, Lina (11 May 2024). "Finlay Christie brings sophomore show to Edinburgh Fringe". Edinburgh Evening News .
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