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Ashley Davies

@msashleydavies.bsky.social
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Arts journalist (comedy specialist), Times Scotland (Alba) and Metro mainly. Scotsman comedy reviews during Edinburgh Fringe. Wanging on about birds all year round. North Berwick, near Edinburgh. She/her

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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 3h
I love a farm cat. They have no idea how the other half live.
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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 9h
I picked some fun stuff to do in Scotland over the next week and beyond - books, surfing, foraging, musicals… Miriam Margolyes. www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/...
thetimes.com
What to see in Scotland: PT Barnum to Miriam Margolyes
Plus: Tiree windsurfing, the star-studded Bookmark Book Festival, foraging at Colonsay Food & Drink Festival and the outrageous director John Waters
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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 10h
Reindeer shedding its velvet. Looks itchy.
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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
My neighbours, swearing blind they haven’t been feeding my cat.
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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
North Berwick high tide
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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Thanks for the chat, @alandaviescomic.bsky.social. Couple of Scottish dates coming up - in Edinburgh and Aberdeen. www.thetimes.com/article/e96e...
thetimes.com
Alan Davies: I spend more time in the pharmacy than in the gym
The Jonathan Creek actor on his new stand-up show, taking a bath in socks and Edinburgh’s best vegetarian food
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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
He’s a scamp, that Sam Campbell.
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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Does Two Doors Down work as a stage show in a massive venue? I went along to find out. www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...
scotsman.com
Latimer Crescent comes to the Hydro
Vast audience greets cast with warmth and affection and is on their feet by the end, writes Ashley Davies
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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Please join me in singing “task paralysis” to the tune of Bobby Brown’s My Prerogative.
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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Two Doors Down Live matinee taking place beside Comic Con in Glasgow. The confluence of cultures is really something.
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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Normalise 20-minute social events.
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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Russell Kane playing Romeo?! He told me how and why. In today’s Metro.
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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Beautiful morning in North Berwick
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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Russell Kane playing Romeo?! He told me how and why. In today’s Metro.
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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Shout out to the Victor chippy in East Kilbride from John Hannah. www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/...
thetimes.com
John Hannah: My most embarrassing moment? My first night on stage
The Four Weddings and a Funeral actor on childhood holidays, his new film and how to get the best out of the West Highland Way
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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I've been trying to work out what feels odd about the newly discovered tilcayo cat, and I think I've worked it out: it looks like amateur taxidermy. www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/ar...
bbc.co.uk
First new wild cat species discovered in more than 100 years
Experts say 'Leopardus tilcayo' is around the size of a domestic cat, but its spotted and striped coat initially made it difficult to tell it apart from other wild cats in the area. Find out more here...
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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
If you ever want to know what it’s like throwing a grenade in a building, post a photo of a buzzard on a Facebook birding group and tell them you saw an eagle.
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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Thanks to Janet Street-Porter for this. Catch her on tour now! www.thetimes.com/article/01f3...
thetimes.com
It’s about growing old disgracefully: Janet Street-Porter on her show
The broadcaster and author says she is ‘telling the story of my bizarre childhood and wild youth, my bad behaviour and refusal to bow to rules’
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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I wish those collagen peddlers would leave me alone. If I wanted to swallow boiled-up hooves I'd go back to licking stamps in the 80s.
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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This is very cool. For 7 days in October two adults and four kids can travel anywhere in Scotland by train for £60. Unlimited! www.scotrail.co.uk/tickets/fami...
scotrail.co.uk
ScotRail Family Pass
The ScotRail Family Pass is back for autumn!For just £60, up to two adults and four children can enjoy seven days of unlimited train travel across Scotland.You can start your seven days of consecutive...
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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I got to interview my hero. www.thetimes.com/life-style/w...
thetimes.com
Chris Packham: ‘Growing up, Scotland was a wildlife mecca’
The conservationist on the Scottish animal he’s dying to see and how to empower people to do something about climate change
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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I got to interview my hero. www.thetimes.com/life-style/w...
thetimes.com
Chris Packham: ‘Growing up, Scotland was a wildlife mecca’
The conservationist on the Scottish animal he’s dying to see and how to empower people to do something about climate change
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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Alright, Yoda
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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I love this book. Dive in!
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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This is my Roman Empire. The CHEMISTRY. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttfX...
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Paula Yates and Michael Hutchence on Big Breakfast
YouTube video by Reuters Connect
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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I wonder if the staff have another name for this when patience is wearing thin.
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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Beverley Knight is coming to Scotland soon - starring in the musical Sylvia (as in Pankhurst). We had a chat and she was adorable. www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/...
thetimes.com
Beverley Knight: Barrowlands was one of my favourite gigs ever
The singer and actor on stage mishaps and how an encounter with Prince made her feel ‘invincible’
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Mollie Goodfellow @hansmollman.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Oh no how will the worst person you know make content
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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
That little guy started his first migration journey a couple of weeks ago. On his way to west Africa, all on his own.
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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Thanks to KT Tunstall for the entertaining chat. The Singer, the gig-theatre show for which she wrote the music, is touring now. www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/...
thetimes.com
KT Tunstall: how my brother inspired my latest work
The singer on growing up in St Andrews, her new show and the thrill of hearing her music in the supermarket
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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Not cool. *You* try putting a bikini on a shark.
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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Chris Cantrill - winner of the 2026 Edinburgh Comedy Awards
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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Marty Gleeson wins best newcomer at the 2026 Edinburgh Comedy Awards.
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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I’ve seen some cracking sketch and character comedy this month
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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Written by a dawg
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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Some comedy shows I recommend with gusto. In print in today’s Scotland on Sunday. www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...
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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Did you now Shrinking's Wendie Malick's in Edinburgh this month? You can see her in Right Before I Go at the @pleasance.co.uk Dome, alongside Golden Girls/Gilmore Girls writer Stan Zimmerman and Gilmore Girls' Emily Kuroda. www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/...
thetimes.com
Wendie Malick: I once fell off a catwalk runway — excellently
In Scotland for the first time for the Fringe, the Baywatch actress talks turning down haggis from Craig Ferguson and crashing a motorcyle on the way to the Congo
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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I saw Amanda Knox’s comedy show last night. Here’s my review for @scotsman.com. www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...
scotsman.com
Fringe comedy review: Amanda Knox
The show that 40,000 people petitioned to ban turns out to be a gripping, informative hour. But it’s not comedy, writes Ashley Davies
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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Thank you to Booker Prize-winner Douglas Stuart for these wonderful answers. If you haven't yet read John of John (longlisted for this year's Booker), get on it. And see Douglas at a book festival near you - including @edbookfest.bsky.social - soon. www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/...
thetimes.com
Douglas Stuart: My best memories are filled with sunburnt Glaswegians
The novelist on Scottish music and how learning from islanders helped him to write John of John
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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Thank you to Booker Prize-winner Douglas Stuart for these wonderful answers. If you haven't yet read John of John (longlisted for this year's Booker), get on it. And see Douglas at a book festival near you - including @edbookfest.bsky.social - soon. www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/...
thetimes.com
Douglas Stuart: My best memories are filled with sunburnt Glaswegians
The novelist on Scottish music and how learning from islanders helped him to write John of John
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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Did you know Mike Wozniak's bringing his hilariously parochial show, The Bench, to the Fringe. Here's our interview, along with lots of other comedy recommendations for this month in Edinburgh. www.thetimes.com/culture/come...
thetimes.com
Mike Wozniak: ‘My show is arguably the most parochial on offer’
The Taskmaster favourite tells Ashley Davies about spinning community minutiae into comedy gold. Plus: we pick the hottest festival comedy tickets
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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
The Udderbelly's an appropriate venue name for a Sumo wrestling show. www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
edfringe.com
Wheelchair Access, Wheelchair Accessible Toilets
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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Edinburgh’s King’s Theatre has reopened after an extensive refurbishment that makes it much more accessible - and able to host touring shows with more technical demands. My chat with chief executive Fiona Gibson’s in print in today’s Times Scotland - Alba. www.thetimes.com/article/84b3...
thetimes.com
Inside Edinburgh’s reborn King’s Theatre after £40m transformation
The Edinburgh theatre, known as the ‘Old Lady of Leven Street’, will open its doors on August 1
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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
It was an honour to write The Scotsman’s obituary of Turner Prize nominee Christine Borland - an extraordinary artist and wonderful person. Longer version at www.scotsman.com/news/people/...
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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Not only is the Sam Nicoresti (winner of last year's Edinburgh Comedy Award) doing three shows at the Fringe this year (two encores and a work in progress), but she's representing the UK in the World Air Guitar Championships in Finland. I loved chatting to her. www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/...
thetimes.com
What the funniest comedian at last year’s Fringe did next
We meet Sam Nicoresti, who’s packing in three different shows at this year’s festival — and representing the UK at the World Air Guitar championships in Finland
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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Day 35,000 of the school holidays and I don't know for certain if that smell's coming from inside the house or from a life-changing accident on the nearby farm.
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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
North Berwick
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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
The Loch of the Lowes chick took his first flight yesterday. 🥹 www.facebook.com/share/v/1DUY...
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Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Amanda Knox is doing a comedy show at @gildedballoon.bsky.social as part of this year’s Edinburgh Fringe. We had a chat. In today’s Metro.
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