Georgie Grier
- Actor
Press clippings
Georgie Grier isn't alone - performing at the Edinburgh Fringe can bring anybody to tears
As uplifting as the experience can be, I've known people whose bad experiences at the festival have made them quit performing altogether, writes Fringe poet Luke Wright.
Luke Wright, The Independent, 12th August 2023Fringe comedian 'pretends to cry' as he mocks fellow performers with 'nobody turning up'
John O'Brien, who goes by Obie when he's on stage, pretended to cry as he mocked those claiming nobody turned up to their show. Filming the skit during one of his shows, he pans the camera round to reveal only a few empty seats.
Lee Dalgetty, Edinburgh Live, 10th August 2023Edinburgh Fringe fame for a one woman show is proof of the randomness of celebrity
This small vignette tells us a great deal about the artistic sector as a whole. The arts are inherently massively inegalitarian. A select few do extremely well and most do badly, very badly indeed.
Paul Ormerod, City AM, 9th August 2023Mark Watson mocks Edinburgh Fringe photo debate
'Not everyone got the joke so I should make it clear,' established comic later clafiried.
Jacob Stolworthy, The Independent, 8th August 2023No audience! Fringe stars on the day they suffered every performer's nightmare
Georgie Grier's headline-grabbing plight isn't so rare. Edinburgh veterans from Gyles Brandreth to Robin Grainger share their tales of woe.
Dominic Cavendish and Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 7th August 2023Edinburgh Fringe act accused of being 'chancer' amid claims about similar move in 2022
Just days after Georgie Grier denied her post was a publicity stunt, a similar post emerged from last year, with some claiming she is a "chancer".
Kevin Duguid, The Sun, 6th August 2023Man in charge of handing out flyers for actress's performance takes the blame for only one person showing up
A leafletteer has taken the blame after an actor and writer was left in tears after just one person turned up to her show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival because he had taken a day off.
Paul Smith, Daily Mail, 4th August 2023Georgie Grier plays to sell-out Edinburgh crowd 24 hours after tearful tweet
Actor and writer posted yesterday after performing her show Sunsets to one audience member.
Libby Brooks, The Guardian, 4th August 2023Jason Manford supports Georgie Grier after just one person attends her show
Jason Manford has posted a touching video message to an actress who was left in tears after just one person turned up to her show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Sean O'Grady, Daily Mail, 3rd August 2023