Finlay Christie (comedian)

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Finlay Christie
Christie at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Born (1999-06-07) 7 June 1999
OccupationComedian
Years active2010s–present

Finlay Christie (born 7 June 1999) is a British comedian. Christie is best known for posting comedy skits on YouTube and TikTok. He has since appeared on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Have I Got News For You and Live at the Apollo, and in 2024 hosted his own show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.[1][2][3][4]

Early life

Christie attended Forest School, Walthamstow, a private school in Greater London.[5] He received a first class degree in BA Language and Culture from University College London.[6]

Christie's love for comedy started as a child, and he has noted Phil Kay and John Hegley as influences.[7] Christie started performing comedy at age six.[8] When he was fourteen he appeared on Blue Peter.[9]

Career

In 2011, Christie, aged twelve, played Victor Secret-Past on the BBC2 show, The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff.[10]

In 2019, Christie won the So You Think You're Funny competition, one of the youngest ever winners.[11] He started uploading comedy skits to YouTube and TikTok during lockdown in 2020.[7]

As a member of Generation Z, his humour often plays on generational resentment,[12][4] and his first tour, "OK Zoomer", was also released digitally as a YouTube special.[13] He also plays off his privileged background.[14]

He was among the first wave of comedians that arrived at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe from TikTok.[14] His 2024 Fringe show, I Deserve This, received four out of five stars from The Guardian.[14] Christie described his Fringe show as: "about being a young person, privilege, drugs, religiously forbidden relationships and an emotional encounter with a tiger. There are one-liners, stories, routines, impressions. It’s very honest and personal but the gag rate is high."[15]

Christie also works in marketing, writing scripts for companies to use in TikTok videos.[7]

Personal life

He is fluent in French and spent six months performing stand up comedy in French in Lyon.[16]

References

  1. "BBC Two - Live at the Apollo, Series 20, Episode 4". BBC.
  2. "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. Archived from the original on 17 January 2026. 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.
  3. "Have I Got News for You - Series 70: Episode 9". Archived from the original on 2025-12-05. Retrieved 2025-12-08 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  4. Carr-Jones, Florence (10 August 2024). Corr, Dominic (ed.). "Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Finlay Christie: I Deserve This". Corr Blimey. Archived from the original on 2024-08-22. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  5. "An evening of House Drama with the boys". Forest School. 15 March 2016. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  6. "Finlay Christie | Award-winning young comedian". Retrieved 2026-02-16.
  7. Inniss, Tom (13 July 2022). "Interview with Finlay Christie, writer and comedian". Archived from the original on 19 February 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  8. 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.
  9. "Finlay Christie - Comedian Profile". Comedy Carnival. Archived from the original on 2024-08-12. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
  10. Walker, On The Mic, Martin (2025-06-09). "Finlay Christie - On The Mic". On The Mic - Edinburgh Fringe Comedy. Retrieved 2026-03-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. "Finlay Christie - stand up comedian - Just the Tonic Comedy Club". www.justthetonic.com. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
  12. Evans, Lloyd (17 August 2024). "This Edinburgh Fringe comedian is headed for stardom". The Spectator. Archived from the original on 2024-08-22. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  13. Soca, Lina (11 May 2024). "Finlay Christie brings sophomore show to Edinburgh Fringe". Edinburgh Evening News. Archived from the original on 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  14. 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.
  15. Holly (2024-07-24). "Funny At The Fringe – INTERVIEW – Finlay Christie: I Deserve This". Welcome to The Phoenix Remix. Archived from the original on 2024-07-24. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  16. "Finlay Christie". Sue Terry Voices. Retrieved 2026-02-16.