Comedian Al Murray shares love for Edinburgh after the 'best week of his life'
Comedian Al Murray revealed his love for Scotland and shared he had the 'best week of his life' in Edinburgh.
The Daily Record's annual Pride of Scotland ceremony took place on Monday night. The star-studded event was hosted by Elaine C Smith and Sanjeev Kohli, and includes an exclusive list of award-winners including Sir Chris Hoy.
Murray was only one of the celebrity names on the guest list, and he confessed his appearance was down to his love for Glasgow and the Edinburgh Fringe, reports The Record.
He is no stranger to the Fringe and shared his daughter was born during the festival in 1999. He also won a prestigious comedy award.
Murray explained: "The most amazing thing that's happened to me in Scotland was my eldest daughter was born here.
"She was born at the Edinburgh Festival."
Having been born on Scottish soil, the comic then joked that his daughter 'did wonder where her free university education was going to come from'.
However, as she had never lived here, Murray's daughter unfortunately missed out on that particular perk of being a Scot.
The comedian added: "She's not got the accent but she was born [in Edinburgh] on a Monday in August in '99, it was the same week I won the Perrier Award, which is the Comedy Award now, that same week.
"And so there's this weird thing where, it was the most amazing week of my life in terms of what was happening at the Fringe, but then you have a kid and realise, 'oh, we've got to put this all into perspective', and also, 'I've got to work now and not just have fun'.
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"But also, she's 25 now, nearly 26, and it just reminds me of how old I am, and how long ago that all happened."
Speaking to the Daily Record at the awards, he said: "This is really brilliant, I got the call a couple of weeks ago, and you know, any excuse to come to Glasgow obviously.
"I love coming here, I've come here a lot, and I like playing here, I like the city."
Al Murray also shared that he'll be going on tour in 2026, and will be performing in Scotland in the early days of the new year.
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