S6 Ep5: Ashley Storrie on Comedy, Fan Culture & Autism
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Ashley Storrie discusses her experiences in comedy, fan culture, and autism.
Come and see us LIVE! We'll be at Alton Arts Festival on July the 6th, at Goldfinch Books, doing our thing in full colour, 4K, Ultra HD, real life. There will be laughter. There will be genuine writing tips and insight from Costa Novel Prize Winner Claire Fuller . There will be a ditty or two. There will be give-aways, impromptu poetry and even Tom’s very-very-serious-wordy-writery-quiz-thing! Get yer tickets here Little warning, by the way. There are a couple of sweary-type words in this episode. So get ready to clap your hands around your children's ears! (unless you're driving… then maybe just listen on your headphones, eh?) Our guest writer this week is the brilliant, funny and whip-smart writer & actor Ashley Storrie. We talk about performing stand up at the age of 11, writing fan fiction, her Mum - Janey Godley, autism, writing sitcoms & guest writing on projects, serendipity in art, and giving your characters a tough time. And I don't know if you can tell... but we really blummin enjoyed it. And when you've heard Ashley, you'll also want to see her sitcom. Because it's excellent. Watch 'Dinosaur' here And just when you thought all the glorious chatterage was over…
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