High comedians provide their assist to tearful actress after only one particular person goes to her Edinburgh Fringe present

Some of the UK’s best-known comedians have supplied their assist to an actress after only one particular person turned as much as watch her efficiency on the Edinburgh Fringe.

Posting on X, previously Twitter, Georgie Grier had shared a photograph of her crying, and wrote: “There was one person in my audience today when I performed my one woman play, ‘Sunsets’ at #edfringe. It’s fine, isn’t it? It’s fine…?”

Her emotive message led to phrases of consolation from celebrities, who stated they’d skilled the identical early on of their careers.

Dara O Briain replied: “Soon, you’ll dine out on this anecdote.

“More than as soon as I had to purchase my viewers a drink, as a thanks for being the one ones there.”

And placing an upbeat word, the previous Mock The Week presenter stated that spending time on stage will assist the present enhance much more – “ready for the big crowds later”.

Jason Manford additionally supplied phrases of encouragement – and stated: “It’s absolutely normal … for one person to rock up to your show, especially at the beginning of Edinburgh, and also for you to be a bit upset or annoyed or p***** off about it. That’s totally fine as well.”

Manford revealed that, when he carried out on the Fringe in 2004 and 2005, “it was such a slog and I was out in the rain and I was flyering and people weren’t coming”.

The comic added: “I got total impostor syndrome. How much is this costing me? What am I doing here?”

He went on to reassure Ms Grier that “tomorrow will be better and next week will be better…so just enjoy yourself, if you can”.

Ms Grier has thanked those that reached out to supply their assist – and stated her play, which is about romcoms and households, is on day by day till 27 August.

The 76th Edinburgh Fringe formally begins right this moment – and the celebration of artwork, tradition and comedy will see a whole bunch of hundreds of individuals descend on the Scottish capital this month.

Last 12 months, about two tickets had been bought.