I always get very emotional when I come home to Glasgow. I miss it. When I say "home", I wasn't born in Glasgow or grew up here or anything, I'm from Gloucester, which begins with the same two letters, so sometimes I get them mixed up. In fact, I've only ever been to Glasgow once and I was very heavily pregnant so I don't remember much about it, other than going into lots of pubs to use the ladies lavatory. I remember going to The Willow Tea Rooms and eating a cake, and seeing a lovely old Victorian museum thingy called The Tenement House. I love all that shit.I also went to a great gig at the Stand Comedy Club which was compared by Michael Redmond. Michael Redmond played Father Stone in the classic C4 series Father Ted, and his portrayal of a boring priest is one of the funniest things I've ever seen on telly. I still think about it now, all these years later. And I saw him live. On stage. In Glasgow. What’s the saying? Home is where the heart is. I didn’t see Michael Redmond in Gloucester did I? And you’ve got Jerry Sadowitz, who should be the official face of The Glasgow Tourist Board. Who have we got in Gloucester? EMF and Fred West. So, what do you say Glasgow? Will you have me?
Find out more about Bridget Christie online at www.bridgetchristie.co.uk
Bridget will be performing her solo show My Daily Mail Hell at Blackfriars Basement on Sunday 14th March. Find out more here. You can also win tickets to the show by going to our Competitions page.
Michael Redmond and Jerry Sadowitz are also performing at the festival; to find out more about their shows and to view the full programme of events happening this year go to www.glasgowcomedyfestival.com
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