Aisling Bea

Aisling B a is born on on 16 March 1984, in Kildare Ireland. She appeared on QI together with Stephen Fry. Aisling Cliodhnadh (born 16th March, 1984) is a comedian and actress from Ireland. Bea started her professional career in stand-up comedy in 2011 after playing small roles she appeared for Irish and British television dramas from 2009. She began appearing often on sketch comedy and sitcoms from 2012. Following her award at Edinburgh Comedy Awards in 2011, Edinburgh Comedy Awards in 2011, she began appearing on numerous panel shows, where she's now a staple. In 2016 and 2017 she served as a team leader for 8 Out of 10 Cats. She is also an actress on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. She was the child of Brian O'Sullivan, and Helen O'Sullivan. Sinead is her younger sister. In 2012 she won the So You Believe You're Funny Award for the second time. Bea is her maiden name in honor of her deceased father. Aisling Cliodhnadh'Sullivan' was born in Kildare town County Kildare on 16 March 1984. Her father Brian was a vet for horses that committed suicide aged three. She didn't discover the reason of her death until 13 years later. She adopted the stage name Bea to pay tribute to her father and wrote an article for The Guardian in 2017 about the suicide of her family members. Bea's mom Helen was also a trainer for jockeys as well as a former professional jockey was responsible for raising her as well as Sinead. The family was obsessed with races and horses. In her youth Bea employed as a tour guide in the Irish National Stud however she realized at an early stage that she was not keen on the sport of racing as a career and instead loved performing.