Glasgow International Comedy Festival Special: Ashley Storrie, Jim Smith, Elaine Malcolmson and Chris Thorburn
From Breaking the News by BBC Radio Scotland
March 13, 2026 · 28 min
About this episode
The episode features a discussion on various news topics during the Glasgow International Comedy Festival.
Des and the teams are at the Glasgow International Comedy Festival to break up the week's big news, including: The rise in the price of oil, Scotland’s hopes in the Six Nations Rugby, a pill that could help you slow down ageing, a coffee shop where people rave, controversial comments from Timothée Chalamet, and more. Lead Writer: Alice Gregg Additional material: Claire Cox, Chris Stanners, Jennifer Walker, Nathan Cowley, Rachel Powell, Alan Hazlie, Cooper Mawhinney Sweryt, Chrissie Homer-Greenslade, Gregor Paton, Fearghas Kelly, Jon Paisley and Paul Brown Producer: Lauren Mackay Senior Producer: David Flynn Researcher: Chris Quilietti Script Editor: Keiron Nicholson An Eco-Audio certified Production
People in this episode
Host: Des
Guests: Ashley Storrie, Jim Smith, Elaine Malcolmson, Chris Thorburn
Topics covered
- comedy
- news
- current events
- sports
- health
- entertainment
Keywords
- Glasgow International Comedy Festival
- oil prices
- Six Nations Rugby
- anti-aging pill
- Timothée Chalamet
- comedy news
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: BBC Radio Scotland, Glasgow International Comedy Festival, Timothée Chalamet
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