Aisling Bea

Aisling bea, who was born in Kildare Ireland on 16 March 1984 is Ireland's richest and most well-known comedian. She was featured on QI, with Stephen Fry. Aisling CliodhnadhSullivan (born 16 March 1984) who is also known by the name Aisling bea Aisling Cliodhnadh Sullivan, is an Irish comedian as well as a writer and actress. Bea, who began appearing as bit roles on Irish or British television programs in 2009, started her career as an stand-up comic in 2011. Following 2012, she was appearing in sketch comedy shows as well as sitcoms and similar shows. In 2012, she began appearing on panel shows after winning an award from the Edinburgh Comedy Awards. Between 2016 and 2017, she served as the team captain on 8 Out of 10 Cats as well as a frequent participant on the follow-up show 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. Parents are Brian O'Sullivan and Helen O'Sullivan. She has an older sister named Sinead. In 2012, she was the second woman to ever be awarded the So You Believe That You're Funny award. Bea the name she was given as her maiden name, is a tribute to her late dad. Aisling Cliodhnadh O'Sullivan, born Kildare town County Kildare on 16 March 1984. Bea's father Brian, an equine vet, who took his own life when Bea turned three was an suicide victim. The news of his suicide only after the age of thirteen. Her stage name Bea is a tribute to her father. She published an opinion piece in The Guardian, published in 2017 on her journey with suicide. Bea, along with her older sister Sinead, were raised in the home of Helen Moloney (n e Moloney) who was a jockey and teacher at a secondary-school. They were obsessed with racing and horses. As a young girl, Bea employed as a tour guide for the Irish National Stud however she realized at an early stage that she was not attracted to the race industry as a job, and was a performer.