Ashley Storrie
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Ashley Storrie | |
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| Born | Ashley Jane Storrie 19 April 1986 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Occupation(s) | Standup comedian, actress, writer, radio personality |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Mother | Janey Godley |
Ashley Jane Storrie (born 19 April 1986) is a Scottish comedian, radio presenter, actress and writer.[1][2]
Early life
[edit]Ashley Jane Storrie was 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 a public house that her mother renamed The Weavers Inn, a tribute to the 18th century Calton Weavers. Storrie's earliest memory of performing is singing The Deadwood Stage at The Weavers Inn.[3][4] When they moved from the pub, the family relocated to the West End of Glasgow, where Storrie attended Laurel Bank School in the Hillhead neighbourhood.[5]
Storrie has performed from an early age. At age 4, she appeared in a Ken Loach-directed advertisement for Fairy. In 1997, she played the main role in the independent film Wednesday's Child, and in 1999 starred in her own Edinburgh Festival Fringe show, What Were You Doing When You Were 13?, making her one of the youngest performers in the festival's history.[6]
Career
[edit]Storrie presents the weekly Ashley Storrie Show, on BBC Radio Scotland, from 10pm-1am every Friday night.[7]
She has guested on various 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[8][9]
In the 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.[10][11] 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.[12][13]
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.[14]
In 2019, Storrie began presenting the BBC Scotland television show Up For It alongside fellow comedians Christopher Macarthur-Boyd and Rosco McClelland, which featured a series of challenges and skits. The show returned the following year for a second series.[15][16]
Storrie was the winner of the Best Radio Comic award at the 2020 Scottish Comedy Awards.[17]
From 2023 to 2024, Storrie starred in a 12-episode comedy show on BBC Radio 4, entitled What's the Story, Ashley Storrie?, in which she recounted the story of her life.[18][19]
In 2021, Storrie starred in the pilot of a new BBC Three comedy television series Dinosaur, which she also co-created alongside Matilda Curtis. The show was then greenlit for a full series of six episodes, airing in April 2024.[20][21]
Storrie was nominated for Best Actress - Television at the 2024 BAFTA Scotland Awards for her role 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.[22]
Personal life
[edit]Storrie is autistic, and was not diagnosed until later in life. She has spoken about how this affected her growing up.[23][24]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Donaldson, Brian (8 June 2016). "Interview: Ashley Storrie – 'I have been known to go a bit Tonto'". The List. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ Davies, Ashley (10 April 2024). "Ashley Storrie: 'Mum became a comedian, so we became a travelling circus act'". The Times. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ Gorevan, John (13 November 2016). "The Weavers Inn". Old Glasgow Pubs. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Gibbons, Fiachra (16 August 1999). "Young ones storm festival". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ Storrie, Ashley (8 November 2024). "The Ashley Storrie Show". BBC Radio Scotland.
- ^ Sutherland, Julia (19 January 2018). "The Funny Life Of". Different Brains. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ Zaltzman, Andy (8 November 2024). "The News Quiz". BBC Radio 4.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Russell, Jennifer (November 2016). "Meet Tanya Potter, Harry's long lost Glaswegian cousin". Glasgow Live. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ Writer, Staff. "HuffPost Contributor Ashley Storrie". Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ Jackson, Debbie (1 November 2016). "'Get it roon ye': If Harry Potter was Scottish - Glaswegian wizard Tanya Potter goes viral". Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ Crae, Ross (9 November 2024). "Stand-up Ashley Storrie on viral success, mental health and rebelling against comedy". The Sunday Post.
- ^ Jenkins, Carla (9 November 2024). "Glasgow comedians Ashley Storrie and friends on pre-lockdown adventures in new show, 'Up for It'". Glasgow Times.
- ^ "Up For It". BBC Scotland. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "2020 Scottish Comedy Award winners revealed". Chortle. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "What's the Story, Ashley Storrie?". BBC. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ Melvin, Richard (5 November 2024). "What's the Story, Ashley Storrie?". Dapster Productions.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Four Scottish Bafta nods for Ashley Storrie's Dinosaur". Chortle. 2 October 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ Des Roches Rosa, Shannon (5 April 2024). "Talking with Dinosaur star and co-creator Ashley Storrie". Thinking Autism Guide. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ Moss, Hayley (22 April 2024). "British Comedy & Neurodiversity, with Ashley Storrie". Different Brains. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- 1986 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Scottish actresses
- 21st-century Scottish comedians
- 21st-century Scottish screenwriters
- Actors with autism
- British actors with disabilities
- British writers with disabilities
- Scottish people with disabilities
- Scottish stand-up comedians
- Scottish television actresses
- Scottish women comedians
- Scottish women television writers
- Writers with autism
- People from Hillhead
- BBC Radio Scotland presenters
- Actresses from Glasgow
- Comedians from Glasgow
- Scottish women radio presenters