Association of Scottish Comedic Arts

About Us

Scottish comedy deserves

We believe that comedy in Scotland deserves recognition as an art form in its own right and ASCA was founded to lobby to ensure that :

comedy has a place at the table of funding decisions in Scotland.

is acknowledged by the media as an art form

An art form

stand up comedians are skilled professional performers
writers, editors, director and performers of their own work
deserving of recognition as spoken word poetry, storytelling and drama
access the opportunity to funding other art forms enjoy

An Industry

comedy contributes to Scotland's economy
our comedians have a global impact
Scottish comedy is a major contribution to the worlds largest arts festival, The Fringe.