Aisling Bea

Aisling was born on 16 March, 1984, from Kildare Ireland. She is among the most wealthy and well-known comedians. The comedian has appeared on QI together with Stephen Fry. Aisling Cliodhnadh (born 16th March 1984) is an Irish actress, writer, and comedian. After appearing in bit parts on a number of Irish and British television shows since 2009 Bea was able to begin her career with stand-up comedy in the year 2011. Bea began performing regularly on sketch comedy and sitcoms from 2012. When she won an award in the Edinburgh Comedy Awards she began getting booked on a regular basis for various panel shows where she has become a fixture. Between 2016 and 2017, she was a team captain on 8 Out of 10 Cats and is a frequent contestant on the spinoff 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. She was born to Brian as well as Helen O'Sullivan and has a sister named Sinead. She was the second woman ever to win the You Think You're Funny Award in 2012. Bea was presented with the award to commemorate her father's passing. Aisling Cliodhnadh O'Sullivan was born in Kildare town County Kildare on 16 March 1984. Her father Brian was an equine veterinarian who took his own life when Bea was just three years old however she was never told about his death until she was thirteen. Bea adopted the stage name Bea to pay tribute to her father. She even published an article in The Guardian in 2017 about the family's experiences of suicide. Bea (n e Moloney) as well as older sister Sinead was raised by Helen the teacher and jockey trainer, who was an elite jockey. The family was obsessed with racing and horses. Bea was a coach for her family's involvement at the Irish National Stud in her early years. However, she knew she knew that race racing was not what she wanted to be as a profession and preferred performing.