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Ashley Storrie
Born
Ashley Jane Storrie

(1986-04-19) 19 April 1986 (age 38)
Glasgow, Scotland
Occupation(s)Standup comedian, actress, writer, radio personality
Years active1990–present
RelativesJaney Godley (mother)

Ashley Jane Storrie (born 19 April 1986) is a Scottish stand-up comedian, presenter on radio and television, actress, and writer.[1][2][3][4]

Early life

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Born on 19 April 1986[citation needed] in Glasgow, Scotland, to Sean Storrie, a pub landlord, and Janey Godley, an actress, writer and comedian. Storrie grew up in Calton, Glasgow. Her parents ran The Weavers Inn, a public house,[5] and Storrie's earliest memory of performing is singing The Deadwood Stage there.[6][7] When they moved from the pub, the family relocated to the affluent West End of Glasgow, where Storrie attended Laurel Bank School in the Hillhead neighbourhood.[8] She was privately educated at Hutchesons' Grammar School, in Glasgow.[9] Storrie's childhood is described in Godley's autobiography, Handstands in the Dark.[10]

Aged four, Storrie appeared in a Ken Loach-directed advertisement for Fairy.[11] In 1997, she appeared in a short film Wednesday's Child as the title character, and in 1999 appeared in her own Edinburgh Festival Fringe show, What Were You Doing When You Were 13?.[12]

Career

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Since 2018, Storrie has presented a late night music and chat show on BBC Radio Scotland on Fridays, between 10pm and 1am.[13][14][15]

She has appeared on radio shows including The News Quiz on BBC Radio 4, Breaking the News on BBC Radio Scotland and The Funny Life Of show on BBC Radio Scotland[16][17]

In 2016, Storrie received online recognition for her sketch videos, such as If Harry Potter Was Scottish. Storrie explained that when LADbible bought the video, it received 25 million views. When it was posted again the following year, it received 3 million views a day.[18][19] If The Handmaid's Tale Was Scottish also went viral on Twitter; it was retweeted by Margaret Atwood, the author of The Handmaid’s Tale.[20][21]

Storrie’s stand-up material tackles mental health, especially women’s issues (such as smear tests), aiming to reduce isolation through openness. In her 2019 Edinburgh Fringe show Hysterical Storrie used humour to address these topics, encouraging solidarity and connection among her audience.[22]

From 2019-20, Storrie copresented a BBC Scotland television show Up For It with comedians Christopher Macarthur-Boyd and Rosco McClelland, with a series of challenges and skits.[23][24]

Storrie was a 2020 Scottish Comedy Awards winner for best radio comic.[25]

2023-2024, Storrie recounted her lifestory in a twelve-episode comedy show on BBC Radio 4, What's the Story, Ashley Storrie?. The programme has been recommissioned by the BBC for a second series.[26][27][28][29]

In 2023, Storrie co-presented a four-part BBC Scotland television series, Janey and Ashley Get A Real Job. Storrie and her mother, Janey Godley, challenged each other working in various industries, including jobs at a dairy farm, a construction site, in a factory, and at an airport check-in.[30][31]

Dinosaur

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In 2021, Storrie co-created the BBC Three comedy television series Dinosaur with Matilda Curtis. The show aired six full episodes in April 2024.[32][33]

At the 2024 BAFTA Scotland Awards, Storrie was nominated for Best Actress - Television as Nina in Dinosaur. She was also nominated for Best Writer - Film/Television alongside Matilda Curtis. The show also received two other nominations: Best Scripted Television, and Best Director for Niamh McKeown, for four in total.[34] Storrie was also shorlisted for the audience favourite Scot award, voted for online by the public.[35] Storrie and Curtis shared the writer award. She had the most public online votes for the 'Favourite Scot on Screen.[36][37] A few days later it was announced that Dinosaur would be a second series.[38]

Personal life

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Storrie is autistic, but was not diagnosed until later in life. She has spoken about how this affected her growing up.[39][40]

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References

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  1. ^ Beacom, Brian (30 July 2017). "'I'm rebelling against my upbringing': Ashley Storrie on being the daughter of a comedy legend". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  2. ^ Donaldson, Brian (8 June 2016). "Interview: Ashley Storrie – 'I have been known to go a bit Tonto'". The List. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  3. ^ Ward, Sarah (17 November 2024). "Daughter of late comic Janey Godley wins two Bafta Scotland awards". Evening Standard. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  4. ^ Ferguson, Brian (17 November 2024). "Janey Godley's daughter Ashley Storrie in tearful tribute as Scottish Bafta wins deny Baby Reindeer". The Scotsman. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  5. ^ Small, Alexander (4 November 2024). "Remembering Janey Godley's Glasgow pub she owned in the 1980s". The Daily Record. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  6. ^ Davies, Ashley (10 April 2024). "Ashley Storrie: 'Mum became a comedian, so we became a travelling circus act'". The Times. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  7. ^ Gorevan, John (13 November 2016). "The Weavers Inn". Old Glasgow Pubs. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  8. ^ Beacom, Brian (31 July 2017). "Ashley Storrie on being the daughter of a comedy legend - and taking her on at her own game". Glasgow Times. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  9. ^ "The Hutchie Herald" (PDF). Hutchesons' Grammar School. October 2014.
  10. ^ Godley, Janey (2005). Handstands in the dark : a true story of growing up and survival. London: Ebury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4481-1754-3.
  11. ^ Godley, Janey (2005). Handstands In The Dark (Kindle ed.). Page=341-342 of 425: Penguin Books Limited. ASIN B0060MB6K0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  12. ^ Gibbons, Fiachra (16 August 1999). "Young ones storm festival". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  13. ^ Godley, Janey (2024). Janey The Woman That Won't Shut Up (Kindle ed.). Page 89 of 187: Hodder & Stoughton Limited. ISBN 9781399728041.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  14. ^ Storrie, Ashley (8 November 2024). "The Ashley Storrie Show". BBC Radio Scotland.
  15. ^ Brooks, Libby (3 December 2024). "'Am I allowed to be funny?' Ashley Storrie on acting, autism – and grieving her mum, Janey Godley". The Guardian.
  16. ^ Sutherland, Julia (19 January 2018). "The Funny Life Of". Different Brains. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  17. ^ Zaltzman, Andy (8 November 2024). "The News Quiz". BBC Radio 4.
  18. ^ Jowett, Lorna (7 December 2018). "If stuff were Scottish or where humourless feminists with clinical depression get their laughs". cstonline.net. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  19. ^ Russell, Jennifer (November 2016). "Meet Tanya Potter, Harry's long lost Glaswegian cousin". Glasgow Live. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  20. ^ Staff Writer. "HuffPost Contributor Ashley Storrie". Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  21. ^ Jackson, Debbie (1 November 2016). "'Get it roon ye': If Harry Potter was Scottish - Glaswegian wizard Tanya Potter goes viral". Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  22. ^ Crae, Ross (9 November 2024). "Stand-up Ashley Storrie on viral success, mental health and rebelling against comedy". The Sunday Post.
  23. ^ Jenkins, Carla (9 November 2024). "Glasgow comedians Ashley Storrie and friends on pre-lockdown adventures in new show, 'Up for It'". Glasgow Times.
  24. ^ "Up For It". BBC Scotland. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  25. ^ "2020 Scottish Comedy Award winners revealed". Chortle. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  26. ^ Godley, Janey (2024). Janey The Woman That Won't Shut Up (Kindle ed.). page 164-165 of 187: Hodder & Stoughton Limited. ISBN 9781399728041.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  27. ^ "What's the Story, Ashley Storrie?". BBC. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  28. ^ Melvin, Richard (5 November 2024). "What's the Story, Ashley Storrie?". Dapster Productions.
  29. ^ Brooks, Libby (3 December 2024). "'Am I allowed to be funny?' Ashley Storrie on acting, autism – and grieving her mum, Janey Godley". The Guardian.
  30. ^ "Janey And Ashley Get A Real Job". BBC Television. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  31. ^ "Janey And Ashley Get A Real Job". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  32. ^ Hinds, Alice (30 May 2021). "Comedian Ashley Storrie on why playing an autistic young woman in her first dramatic role has helped her open up about her own diagnosis". The Sunday Post. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  33. ^ Gallacher, Stephen (7 April 2024). "Comedian Ashley Storrie on new sitcom Dinosaur, neurodiversity and relationship with mum Janey Godley". The Sunday Post. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  34. ^ "Four Scottish Bafta nods for Ashley Storrie's Dinosaur". Chortle. 2 October 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  35. ^ McLean, Pauline (17 November 2024). "Gadd and Storrie lead hopefuls at Scottish Baftas". BBC News. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  36. ^ Pollock, Laura (17 November 2024). "Ashley Storrie pays tribute to Janey Godley in Bafta Scotland speech". The National. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  37. ^ Pollock, Laura (11 October 2024). "Public vote for Audience Favourite Scot on Screen". The National. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  38. ^ "BBC announces the return of BAFTA winning comedy series Dinosaur". BBC Media Centre. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  39. ^ Des Roches Rosa, Shannon (5 April 2024). "Talking with Dinosaur star and co-creator Ashley Storrie". Thinking Autism Guide. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  40. ^ Moss, Hayley (22 April 2024). "British Comedy & Neurodiversity, with Ashley Storrie". Different Brains. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
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