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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is hurtling towards its 60th anniversary, and it still has the ability to capture audiences as the car soars above their heads.

Coming to the Edinburgh Playhouse this week, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang has an impressive cast with a special appearance of Elaine C. Smith as the Childcatcher. Elaine is well known as Mary Doll from Rab C Nesbitt, played Susan Boyle in I Dreamed A Dream stage musical and more recently the TV hit Two Doors Down.

IT IS UNEXPECTED and a little unnerving.

Stars line up for BBC Comedy Festival - Armando Iannucci, Jennifer Saunders, Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith celebrate the artform in Glasgow events

Jonathan Pie, Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton will also be joining two days of talks, panels, screenings, a short film night and live stand-up.

THE Glasgow International Comedy Festival (GICF) has revealed 2024 was a record-breaking year for the event with the highest number of shows in its…

Glasgow Comedy Festival breaks records - More than 50,000 tickets sold

Hosting over 560 shows across 19 days, GICF issued over 50,000 tickets to comedy fans in more than 50 venues across the city, from the East End to West End and more.

Susie McCabe wins the Sir Billy Connolly Award - For encapsulating the spirit of Glasgow

Creativity and provocation have been some of the most important values in the Scottish arts. Our artists need their creative freedom. And the rest of us would rather like it, too.