Aisling Bea

Aisling Bea is regarded as one of the richest and most well-known Comedian who was born on the 16th of March 1984, in Kildare Ireland. The comedian appeared alongside Stephen Fry on QI. Aisling Cliodhnadh O'Sullivan (born 16 March 1984) more popularly known as Aisling Bea, is an Irish comedian and actress from Ireland. After appearing in bit parts in several Irish and British television shows since 2009 Bea was able to begin her career as a stand-up comedian in 2011. In 2012, she began performing in sketch comedy shows or sitcoms as well as other similar shows. Following her win during the Edinburgh Comedy Awards she began to be booked regularly for different panel shows, where she was a frequent guest. She was a captain of the 8 Out of 10 Cats team from 2016-2017 and is regularly a contestant on the spinoff 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. The actress is the child of Brian O'Sullivan and Helen O'Sullivan. Sinead, her sister, was also born. She is only the second ever female to be a winner of the show So You Think You're Funny. Bea Her maiden name, which is her birth name, pays tribute to her late dad. Aisling O'Sullivan, also referred to as Cliodhnadh Aisling was born in Kildare town, which is located in County Kildare. The father of her Brian was a veterinarian for horses who died when Bea was three years old though she was not told what happened to him until she turned thirteen. She chose the stage name Bea to honor her late father. Bea also published a 2017 article in The Guardian on her family's suicide experience. Bea was raised with her older sister Sinead with Helen Moloney. Helen is a secondary teacher, jockey trainer as well as a former professional racer. Her family were obsessed with racing and horses. Bea had a job as a tour guide for the Irish National Stud. From the age of a child, Bea knew that she was not interested in racing as a career. She was more interested in the performance arts.