Stirling pupil reaches final of joke contest

A Stirling primary school pupil has turned a good gag into a golden ticket for Holyrood after being named a finalist in a national joke-telling competition.

- KAIYA MARJORIBANKS

Ru McCallum, a Primary One pupil at Allan’s Primary School, has been crowned the winner of Stirling's regional heat in the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists’ (RCSLT) VoiceBox competition - a national joke-telling contest celebrating the power of communication.

With a joke that had judges in stitches, Ru now heads to the Grand Final at the Scottish Parliament on June 5, where 32 of Scotland’s funniest primary school pupils - one from each local authority - will compete for the title of VoiceBox Champion 2025.

Ru’s joke which earned a place in the final, was: “Why did the banana go to the doctor? Because he wasn’t peeling very well!”