Aisling Bea

Aisling B a is born on 16 March, 1984, in Kildare Ireland. The comedian has appeared on QI alongside Stephen Fry. Aisling O'Sullivan, more popularly than the stage name Aisling Bea (born March 16, 1984) is an Irish actor, writer and stand-up comedian. After playing bits in a variety of Irish and British television series from 2009 Bea was able to begin her professional career as a stand-up comic in the year 2011. After 2012 she had been performing in sketch comedy shows or sitcoms as well as other similar programs. When she was awarded an prize from the Edinburgh Comedy Awards in 2011 and then was a frequent guest on a variety of panels, and is becoming a mainstay. In 2016 through 2017, she was a team captain on 8 Out of 10 Cats and a regular contestant in the show's follow-up show 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. The actress is the child of Brian and Helen O'Sullivan. Sinead, her older sister was born. She was only the second ever female winner of So You Think You're Funny. Bea is her surname to honor her late father. Aisling Cliodhnadh was born March 16, 1984 in Kildare Town, County Kildare. The father of her Brian was an equine veterinarian who committed suicide at the age of three. Bea was just three years old, though she was not told the cause of his death until she was 13 years old. Bea was her stage name. Bea was in tribute to her father. Bea published an opinion piece in The Guardian, published in 2017, about her experience of suicide. Bea's mom Helen, who is also an instructor for jockeys and a former professional jockey, was the one responsible for the care of her daughter and Sinead. Her family were horse and race meeting obsessed. Bea was initially a tourist guide at the Irish National Stud. But she quickly realized that her true passion was doing and not racing.