Aisling Bea

Aisling Bea is one of the most renowned and rich Comedian she was born on 16 March 1984, in Kildare Ireland. Bea was on QI alongside Stephen Fry. Aisling O'Sullivan, better known by the stage name Aisling Bea (born March 16, 1984) is an Irish actress, writer and stand-up comic. Bea started appearing as a part-time actress in Irish or British television programs in 2009, began her career as an stand-up comic in 2011. In 2012, she started appearing on a variety of sitcoms and sketch shows. She began appearing regularly in panel shows following the win of an award for the Edinburgh Comedy Awards. She was captain of the 8 Out of 10 Cats team from 2016 to 2017 and was an ongoing contestant on its spinoff, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. Her parents were Brian and Helen O'Sullivan and has a sister named Sinead. She was the winner of the So You Believe You're Funny Award twice. Her surname honors the memory of her late father. Aisling Cliodhnadh is the daughter of a Kildare born woman. She was born March 16th 1984. Bea's father Brian was an equine vet who took his own life at the age of three. Bea didn't learn how the death of her father occurred until she was thirteen. As a way to honor the man she loved, Bea took the stage name Bea and in 2017 she wrote an article on suicides and deaths that affected her family for The Guardian. Bea (and her younger sister Sinead) was raised in the same home as Helen Moloney who was a educator and jockey trainer who was a professional jockey. They were both passionate about racing, horses as well as the race industry. Bea was a guide for The Irish National Stud in her young years. She knew, however that it wasn't what she wanted to be in a career and she preferred to perform.