Miranda Hart opens up on crushing blow which made her return to temping job

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Comedy queen Miranda Hart has opened up about her strenuous years-long journey to stardom, admitting that trying to make it big was no laughing matter and took a staggering 15 years of pitching to the BBC.

Each August she would head to the Edinburgh Festival, hopeful for that elusive break, labelling comedy as "one of the bravest things in the world." She reveals: "One day at the Edinburgh festival, I remember saying, 'If I get one audience of over 20 people and one okay review, I'll carry on.' My first week I had three people and then on the final day I got an audience of 21 and a three star review in the Scotsman.That kept me going." On BBC Radio 3's Private Passions, Miranda, now 52, reminisces about her annual pilgrimage to Edinburgh, juggling temp jobs with her passion for comedy: "Every year I would leave my temping job and say 'I'm bound to get my big break now,' and by mid-September I would be back asking if the job was still open." Despite facing endless setbacks, Miranda - who surprisingly tied the knot with surveyor Richard Fairs, 60, last year - saw her persistence pay off with the hit sitcom Miranda, which premiered on BBC2 in 2009.

The beloved comedy actress, crowned with multiple awards, reflects: "It took a long time. I'm pleased it did because I really got to hone my craft," reports the Mirror.

The hilarious Miranda opened up about her unexpected journey from studying political science to becoming a comedy queen. She confessed, "I began writing sketches then.