Ashley Botting

Ashley Botting is a Canadian actress, comedian and writer.[1] She is most noted for her work as part of the writing team for This Hour Has 22 Minutes, who collectively won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024.[2]

She began her career with the Toronto company of The Second City, appearing in shows such as Bird Flu Over the Cuckoo's Nest,[3] Tazed and Confused,[4] Stephen Harper! The Musical,[5] Sixteen Scandals,[6] and How to Kill a Comedian.[7] In 2020 she directed the livestreamed CERB Your Enthusiasm, the last show ever to be produced from Second City's Mercer Street theatre before the company moved to York Street in 2022.[8]

She has also been a regular contributor with The Bad Dog Theatre Company, appearing in shows such as Troubadour,[9] Holiday! An Improvised Musical,[10] and her own Ashley with a Y.[11] With the cast of Holiday! An Improvised Musical, she was a Dora Mavor Moore Award nominee for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble, Musical Theatre, in 2024.[12]

She has also had voice acting roles in the animated series BeyWheelz, Z-Squad, Arthur, Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race, Odd Squad and Trailer Park Boys: The Animated Series, and has had guest appearances in Schitt's Creek, The Beaverton and What We Do in the Shadows. She has written for Odd Squad, Because News and The Snoopy Show.

References

  1. ^ Glenn Sumi, "Fringe review: Ashley With a 'Y'". Now, July 10, 2018.
  2. ^ Connie Thiessen, "Canadian Screen Awards winners: Television Craft". Broadcast Dialogue, May 29, 2024.
  3. ^ Robert Cushman, "One needs an identity, the other, satire: Harbourfront Centre, Second City". National Post, July 29, 2006.
  4. ^ Richard Ouzounian, "Comedy on a serious roll: Audience a huge part of scenario; Second City's fresh faces hope they can keep up momentum with new show, Tazed and Confused". Toronto Star, February 3, 2008.
  5. ^ Brad Wheeler, "Satirical Stephen Harper is an entertaining romp". The Globe and Mail, July 23, 2010.
  6. ^ J. Kelly Nestruck, "Sixteen Scandals, plenty more laughs". The Globe and Mail, March 14, 2014.
  7. ^ Richard Ouzounian, "Second City offers up pure comic gold". The Globe and Mail, March 12, 2015.
  8. ^ J. Kelly Nestruck, "Live comedy these days: Funny strange or funny ha-ha?". The Globe and Mail, September 17, 2020.
  9. ^ "Music". Toronto Star, October 23, 2008.
  10. ^ "15 (funny, heartwarming andlavish) reasons to go to the theatre this holiday season". Toronto Star, December 9, 2023.
  11. ^ "A lotta love for Jessye Norman: Your Week A curated guide to the week's best bets". Toronto Star, February 11, 2019.
  12. ^ Claire McFarlane, "Shows from Soulpepper, Crow’s Theatre dominate Dora Mavor Moore Award nominations: Mirvish Productions shows were not submitted for consideration for the awards for the first time ever after the producer withdrew from the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts earlier in the season". The Globe and Mail, May 28, 2024.