Aisling Bea

Aisling was born on March 16 1984, in Kildare Ireland. She is one of Ireland's most successful and well-known comedians. She appeared with Stephen Fry on QI. Aisling O'Sullivan, also known as the stage name Aisling Bea (born March 16, 1984), is an Irish actress, writer and stand-up comedian. Following appearances in bits on a number of Irish and British TV shows from 2009, Bea was able to begin her career as a stand-up comic in the year 2011. The year 2012 saw her begin to regularly appear on sitcoms and sketch shows. After she received an prize from the Edinburgh Comedy Awards in 2011, she began appearing on numerous panel shows, where she's becoming a mainstay. She's a member of 8 Out of 10 Cats since the year 2016 and is an extremely popular contestant on the show's sister show 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. She was born to Brian as well as Helen O'Sullivan and has a sister named Sinead. In 2012, she was the second woman ever to win the So You Think You Are Funny Award. Her surname honors the memory of her late father. Aisling Claiodhnadh Sullivan was born on March 16, 1984, at Kildare, County Kildare. Bea's father Brian was a veterinarian who worked with horses who committed suicide at three-years-old. She was not aware of the cause of death until 13 years later. The stage name Bea was in tribute to her father. She was the author of an opinion piece for The Guardian, published in 2017 about her experiences of suicide. Bea was raised with her older sister Sinead by Helen Moloney. Helen is a secondary teacher, jockey trainer as well as a former professional racer. The family was passionate about horses and races. Bea was a child a Tour Guide in the Irish National Stud. From a very young age, Bea knew that she did not want to pursue the racing industry. Instead she loved the performance arts.