Beast Quote by Russell Howard

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

— Joe Lycett

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

London audiences are tricky, too. They don't laugh as much as the Northern audiences because, and I hate to say this, they are a…

— Steve Coogan

“Glasgow is maybe the most bullshit-free place on earth. I think I call it "the antidote to the rest of the world." It's so…

— Anthony Bourdain

For comics, Edinburgh makes no financial or medical sense. Get an audience; that's the first task. Once the punters are in, simply make them…

— Dominic Holland

There's all this stuff that is happening in Edinburgh now, it's a sad attempt to create an Edinburgh society, similar to a London society,…

— Irvine Welsh

Scottish crowds are always a good laugh: they never take life too seriously, and there's always great banter.

— Tom Walker

I do think the idea of just going to Edinburgh and being really honest would be interesting. But I have no interest in it…

— Tim Key

I've spent some time in Edinburgh before. I used to go up there to busk and actually went to the Fringe a few times…

— Grace Chatto

I used to say Edinburgh was a beautiful actress with no talent. I thought it was just like a shortbread tin. I think that's…

— Michelle Gomez

It's lovely going to Oxford, it's very difficult to film there as you're doing a period drama in a city which is very crowded.

— Roger Allam