Better Quote by Tim Minchin

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 joined the after-school club, School of Comedy, which progressed wildly, and in quite a Hollywood way. It sounds like 'School of Rock', right…

— Will Poulter

In my career, all my most important breaks have come from Edinburgh. Winning awards, being reviewed, bagging my BBCR4 series and the chance to…

— Dominic Holland

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

I am lucky, that is all. Lucky because there are a lot of people - producers, directors, people who buy tickets - who put…

— Antonio Banderas

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

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

— Nish Kumar

Edinburgh is a phenomenal location for movies and should be used more.

— Denis Lawson

I started selling out comedy clubs before I got to town with no advertising. I was selling out theaters just on the rumor that…

— Ron White

I couldn't sell any tickets at any comedy club, I wasn't getting any kind of break. So going from playing clubs for 35 people…

— Matt Rife

I've always gone to gigs; I remember before I passed my driving test I'd convince various family members or friends' parents to take us…

— Edith Bowman

As soon as I did my first five minutes of stand-up I knew that I would rather be a failure at comedy than a…

— Jimmy Carr