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, , Odd Squad and , 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.