Jason Manford shows support to Edinburgh Fringe performer after one person turns up to her show

Jason Manford has consoled an Edinburgh Fringe actor after they made a heartbreaking post about the audience at her show.

Georgie Grier made a post on social media on Thursday night (August 3) revealing that only one person had attended her one-woman show at the Edinburgh Fringe.

In a post, which included a photo of her wiping away tears, she posted: “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…?”

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In response to her message, the Salford-born comedian was quick to get in touch and was praised by his fans for offering her solid advice and sharing his own similar experiences.

He wrote: “Hi Georgie, it's Jason Manford here. I don't know you, you don't know me but your little message popped up on my Twitter so I thought I'd drop you a message.

"You know what, it's absolutely normal A, for one person to rock up to your show at Edinburgh and also for you to be annoyed or p***ed off about it, that's totally fine as well.

"I did Edinburgh in 2004/5 and I remember the first couple of shows, the first week I think, was just such a slog. I was out in the rain, people weren't coming. I had total imposter syndrome. 'How much is this costing me? What am I doing here? Look at all these amazing people, how embarrassing nobody's turned up'.

"But you know what, you're on the path and it's just the start. Tomorrow will be better, next week will be better and next year will be even better than that so just enjoy yourself if you can."

Following his post, he also shared details of her Sunset show with his 460,000 followers to help boost publicity. Georgie