Aisling Bea

Aisling B a is born on on 16 March, 1984 in Kildare Ireland. The comedian has appeared on QI along with Stephen Fry. Aisling Cliodhnadh O'Sullivan (born 16 March 1984) is better known by her stage name Aisling Bea, is a popular Irish comedian and actress from Ireland. Bea first began her career as a stand-up comedian in 2011, after playing a few small roles that she acted in Irish and British television dramas from 2009. She was already regularly being featured on sketch comedy programs as well as sitcoms. Following her win at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards she began to be booked regularly for various panel shows where she is now a regular. From 2016 to 2017 she served as a captain on 8 Out of 10 Cats as well as a frequent participant on the spinoff 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. Her parents were Brian O'Sullivan as well as Helen O'Sullivan. Sinead is her sister-in-law. In 2012, she was awarded the So You think You're Funny Award for the second time. Bea was presented with the award to commemorate her father's passing. Aisling Cliodhnadh, born April 16, 1984, in Kildare Town in County Kildare. Bea's father Brian was an equine vet who committed suicide at the age of three when Bea reached the age of three, was an victim of self-harm. The news of his passing at thirteen years of age. Bea chose to stage her name Bea to honor her late father. Bea also wrote an article published in The Guardian on her family's death experience. Bea and her younger sister Sinead was raised with Helen Moloney (n e Moloney), a former jockey and teacher at a secondary-school. She and her family loved horses, races as well as the race industry. Bea was a child an instructor for the Irish National Stud. From an early age, Bea knew that she didn't want racing as a career. She was more interested in the performance arts.