Bad Quote by Tim Key

You gig and gig and wonder what your first Edinburgh show will be like, if people will like it, and when they do, it…

— Rachel Parris

Every year in Edinburgh, I end up waiting behind the curtain about to go on stage, and I have a moment of thinking, 'No…

— James Acaster

But I like the process of putting a show together and the impact that Edinburgh has on me as a performer.

— Nish Kumar

Somewhat naively, I entered the BBC's 'New Talent Competition,' believing it was for people who had never tried comedy before. I remember sitting in…

— Jon Richardson

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

My company is known for being funny as well as moving. You get a bit of everything in these shows. I think people know…

— Matthew Bourne

It's not charming to go on a show and say, I dunno. It doesn't fool anybody. There's nothing glamorous about it at all.

— Jeff Goldblum

We're having so much writing some of the sillier stuff that never would have been on Mr. Show. And that's not a knock on…

— B. J. Porter

I went to anything that was on at the Lyceum in Edinburgh. I was quite geeky. There was a production of 'Look Back in…

— Chloe Pirrie

As the years went on, the audience has become very jaded. They've heard every joke, they've seen every story line, they know where you're…

— Betty White

Every time you have to come up with a new body of work for a new show, you're aware that people are just ready…

— Cindy Sherman

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