Audience Quote by Dominic Holland

I try and avoid the big comics in Edinburgh. You can see them on tour. Edinburgh is all about seeing the smaller comedians.

— Joe Lycett

Edinburgh is the most pressurised environment to do comedy. You get an hour. There's no compere. You'd better be on the money straight away;…

— Dominic Holland

I had always wanted to do comedy, but didn't know where to start - all I knew was that Edinburgh was where it happened.

— Lolly Adefope

I've tried to stay away from mild satire. I want an audience to feel something more powerful for their ten bucks. If they're going…

— Harold Ramis

You don't service a big, fun premise comedy and then shoot yourself in the foot with too much irony. You need the audience to…

— Shawn Levy

I found doing that kind of comedy without an audience is just... for me, it's almost impossible. You need the audience to do their…

— Dick Van Dyke

Don't let a single comic moment pass you by; then help the audience get the laughs. Give them permission to laugh by holding for…

— James Carver

Have fun, entertain yourself with your work, make yourself laugh and cry with your own stories, make yourself shiver in suspense along with your…

— Dean Koontz

What I need is for comics to not cheapen out and just do what they think a bunch of bloodthirsty 15 year old fans want.

— Mark Waid

I've always felt England was a great place for a comic to work. It's an island and the audience can't run very far.

— Bob Hope

Years have passed since I have set foot in a comedy club. If the comic is doing badly it's painful, and if the comic…

— Dick Cavett

The thing is to be brave and move the audience with you, instead of cater to the lowest common denominator, you know, slipping on…

— Mel Brooks