Aisling Bea

Aisling was born on 16 March 1984, at Kildare Ireland. She is one of Ireland's top-rated and well-known comedians. Bea was on the show with Stephen Fry on QI. Aisling O'Sullivan, better known by the stage name Aisling Bea (born on 16 March 1984), is an Irish actress, writer and stand-up comic. Bea first began her career with stand-up comedy in the year 2011 after playing small roles she appeared in Irish and British television dramas from 2009. In 2012 she was on sketch comedy shows or sitcoms. After her victory during the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, she was booked for a variety of panel shows. In 2016 and 2017, she served as a team leader for 8 Out of 10 Cats. Additionally, she was a contestant of 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. Her parents were Brian O'Sullivan as well as Helen O'Sullivan. Sinead is her younger sister. She was in 2012 the second female to win the So You Believe You're Funny award. Bea is her maiden name in honour of her deceased father. Aisling Cliodhnadh was born on the 16th of March, 1984, in Kildare Town in County Kildare. Bea's father Brian was an equine vet who killed himself when she was only three years old. Bea didn't learn how the death of her father occurred until she was thirteen. The stage name Bea was in tribute to her father. She published an opinion piece in The Guardian, published in 2017, about her experience of suicide. Bea was raised with her younger sister Sinead and her mother Helen Moloney. Helen is a secondary instructor, trainer of jockeys, as well as a former professional racer. Their family was enthralled by racing as well as horses. Bea was a trainer for the Irish National Stud in her beginning days. However, she knew, that racing wasn't what she wanted to be as a profession and preferred performing.