Finlay Christie (comedian)

Finlay Christie
Christie at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Born	(1999-06-07) 7 June 1999 (age 26)
Occupation	Comedian
Years active	2010s–present

Finlay Christie is a British comedian.

Education

Christie attended Forest School, Walthamstow, a private school in Greater London. ^[1]

Career

Christie started performing comedy at age six. ^[2] When he was fourteen he appeared on Blue Peter. ^[3] He was among the first wave of comedians that arrived at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe from TikTok. ^[4] In 2019, Christie, aged nineteen, won the So You Think You're Funny competition, one of the youngest ever winners. ^[5]

As a member of Generation Z, his humour often plays on generational resentment, ^{[6] [7]} and his first show "OK Zoomer" was a YouTube special. ^[8] He also plays off his privileged background. ^[4] Christie has appeared on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and Have I Got News For You . ^{[9] [10]}

References

1. "An evening of House Drama with the boys". Forest School. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
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. "Finlay Christie - Comedian Profile". Comedy Carnival. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
4. 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.
5. "Finlay Christie - stand up comedian - Just the Tonic Comedy Club". www.justthetonic.com. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
6. Evans, Lloyd (17 August 2024). "This Edinburgh Fringe comedian is headed for stardom". The Spectator . Retrieved 2024-08-22.
7. 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.
8. Soca, Lina (11 May 2024). "Finlay Christie brings sophomore show to Edinburgh Fringe". Edinburgh Evening News .
9. "Watch: 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 23, Episode 1" . 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. Series 23. Episode 1. 29 July 2022. Channel 4 . Retrieved 27 October 2025. Jimmy Carr returns to host a new series with Rachel Riley and Susie Dent. Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont take on Richard Ayoade and Joe Wilkinson. Finlay Christie is in Dictionary Corner.
10. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002n2bm/have-i-got-news-for-you-series-70-episode-9