Al Murray shares why Scotland gave him 'best week of his life' as he attends Pride of Scotland Awards
Comedian Al Murray took to red carpet at the Daily Record's Pride of Scotland Awards.
Comedian Al Murray has revealed his love for Scotland tonight, June 23, on the red carpet of the Daily Record's Pride of Scotland Awards. The comic also shared that the 'best week of his life' took place in Edinburgh when his first daughter was born during the Fringe festival in 1999.
The Daily Record's annual Pride of Scotland ceremony takes place tonight, and will shed light on some of our nation's unsung community heroes. The star-studded event is being hosted by Elaine C Smith and Sanjeev Kohli, and includes an exclusive list of award-winners including Sir Chris Hoy.
Al Murray is just one of the celebrity names on this year's guest list, and he confessed that his appearance at tonight's ceremony was down to his love for the city of Glasgow. The star is no stranger to Scotland, and he is also a frequenter of the Edinburgh Fringe.
He told the Daily Record: "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."
But the famed comedian's love for the Scots goes deeper than his fondness for playing gigs.
The star also shared that the 'best week of his life' took place at the Edinburgh Fringe back in 1999, when his eldest daughter was born and he won a prestigious comedy award at the festival.
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'.
"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."
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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