BRIDGET Christie is no advocate for feminism just because of its fashionability, which she has been accused of in the past.

On the contrary, she embodies feminism in such an entertaining way to put anyone off the so-called stigma of the word.

“I am to Simone de Beauvoir as Horrible Histories is to Simon Schama”, she says, and it sums her up rather perfectly.

A winner of several awards, as well as having her own show on Radio 4, Christie blended sarcasm, politics, literature and ridiculous items of stationery to provide an excellent evening at The Duchess.

Christie’s delivery of her condensed 2013 show, A Bic For Her, was slick and her jokes tight. Covering the Bronte sisters and their womanly wrists, re-enacting Sir Stirling Moss’s denouncement of female racers and lift fall, and binning magazines, Christie created hilarious scenario after scenario, with some excellent physical comedy to match.

However, Christie’s stand-up provides some much-needed education for her audience as well.

Her second show, An Ungrateful Woman, features some surprisingly chilling statistics on violence toward women. It might be considered taboo, but her handling of it is sensitive and still pokes fun of the ridiculousness of calling Britain “sexist, but not that bad”.

Bridget Christie tackles some important subjects, without preaching to her audience, and still fits in enough time to attack ludicrous yoghurt adverts. She is a powerhouse of feminist comedy, and not to be missed.

Review by Louise Jones