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In this Stand-up Special Finlay Christie makes his Radio 4 debut in front of a live audience at The Brunswick in Brighton.

He provides insight into how he and his generation have grown into the adults they鈥檙e now expected to be. Using new and existing material from his critically acclaimed Edinburgh shows he鈥檒l cover topics like; the expectations of different generations; 鈥減ensioners complaining they can鈥檛 heat their house. That sounds like a boast 鈥� You鈥檝e got a house?!鈥� ...鈥�

- the differences between the generations; 鈥淧eople say young people are more sensitive, but every generation is sensitive, we鈥檙e just sensitive about different stuff. We鈥檙e sensitive about pronouns, old people are sensitive about Princess Diana.鈥�

- how his generation feel about the world; "Gen Z are very nihilistic. World鈥檚 gonna end in our lifetimes and we don鈥檛 care. One girl in Sweden cared and that made the news.鈥�

鈥淭ikTok has made me see people who watch films as intellectuals. Ooh, you have a penchant for cin茅ma?? Ohohoho.鈥�
And how it now feels to be a man; 鈥� the difference between Man and Boy - "Landlord bad鈥�. rent boy..nice鈥�.鈥� " 鈥淚t鈥檚 a boy鈥� - 鈥渃ongratulations鈥�. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a man鈥� - 鈥渁llegations.鈥�

At 19, Finlay became one of the youngest ever winners of the prestigious So You Think You鈥檙e Funny competition, following in the footsteps of Peter Kay, Lee Mack and Sarah Millican. 3 years later, his debut Edinburgh show 鈥淥K Zoomer鈥� was nominated for NextUp鈥檚 鈥淏est Show鈥� award and was released as a special in October 2023. His material, based around his experience as a Gen Z, led Chortle to describe him as 鈥渢he voice of his generation.鈥�

Producer: Julian Mayers