Aisling Bea
About Aisling Bea
Aisling Bea (born Aisling Cliodhnadh O'Sullivan, 16 March 1984) is an Irish comedian, actress and screenwriter. She created, wrote and starred in the comedy series This Way Up on Channel 4. As a stand-up comedian, she won the So You Think You're Funny award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2012, being only the second woman to win the award in its then-25-year history, and she appears regularly on light entertainment panel shows such as QI and 8 Out of 10 Cats. She was born in Kildare, Ireland, and adopted the stage surname "Bea" as a tribute to her father.
Bea studied French and philosophy at Trinity College Dublin, where she was an active member of the drama society, and then studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. After drama school she spent two years trying to get work in theatre before being cast mainly in comedic television series, including Cardinal Burns and Sharon Horgan's Dead Boss in 2012. While filming Dead Boss she decided to try stand-up comedy. In 2013 she was nominated for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards for her show C'est La Bea, and she won the 2014 British Comedy Award for Best Female TV Comic.
Bea has continued to act in television sitcoms including Trollied, The Delivery Man and Living with Yourself (2019), and in crime dramas such as The Fall and Hard Sun. She starred in the ITV drama series Quiz (2020), and wrote and starred in This Way Up (2019-2021), for which she won the 2020 British Academy Television Craft Award for Breakthrough Talent. In January 2024 she was one of ten comedians in Amazon Prime Video's LOL: Last One Laughing Ireland. Bea lives in London, has ADHD, and announced in 2024 that she was expecting her first child with her partner Jack Freeman.
Videos (102)
Videos 49 to 72 of 102.
2:26Aisling Meets Fake Alex Brooker and Josh Widdicombe | Aisling Bea On The Last Leg
78.3K views
2:50Aisling & Richard Ayoade's Tour of Budapest | Aisling Bea On Travel Man: 48hrs in...Budapest
76.2K views
2:26Aisling Bea "Splits" Up With Joe Lycett | Travel Man | AISLING BEA
75.8K views
0:52The Worst Kind Of Stereotype | | Aisling Bea
73.7K views
0:37Playing Racial Chess w/ Richard Ayoade | | Aisling Bea
70.8K views
0:45Kim Kardashian Reveals All | | Aisling Bea
68.8K views
0:40This Way Up Season 2 (Official Trailer) | Channel 4 | Aisling Bea
65K views
0:57Drinking Your Valentine's Dribble Bucket | | Aisling Bea
64.6K views
1:38Aisling Bea Absolutely Hates Pigeons | Room 101 | Aisling Bea
64.5K views
8:12aisling bea causing chaos on the last leg
63.4K views
4:08Playing Football Leads To Better Friends | Aisling Bea On The Last Leg
60.4K views
0:52Aisling Bea's Angry Rant On The State Of The World | | Aisling Bea
60.3K views
2:42Aisling Bea's Sexual Awakening Was Aslan The Lion | The Last Leg | Aisling Bea
59.7K views
0:30In A Hot Tub With Aisling Bea | | AISLING BEA
58.7K views
0:58Galway Girl - Ed Sheeran But It's Played By A Nose | | Aisling Bea
58K views
5:12The Best Of Aisling Bea On The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year
57.5K views
1:51Playing Chess with Richard Ayoade In A Hot Spa | Aisling Bea On Travel Man: 48hrs in...Budapest
56K views
1:16Have You Ever Milked A Cat? | Reddit AMA | AISLING BEA
51.6K views
2:33Deciding Adam Hills' Beard | Aisling Bea On The Last Leg
51.5K views
3:21Dogs Made Me Cry | AISLING BEA
50.5K views
0:56Aisling Bea's WILD Kareoke Show | | Aisling Bea
50K views
0:59when you need space from your boyfriend | | AISLING BEA
49.3K views
0:52Getting Steamy With Lions | | Aisling Bea
48.1K views
3:35Aisling Bea: The Sitcom Queen | Aisling Bea On The Jonathan Ross Show
44.5K viewsGuest appearances (42)
Videos on other comedians' channels featuring Aisling Bea.
Guest appearances 1 to 24 of 42.
7:27Aisling Bea & Russell Howard go Beekeeping | Play Dates | The Russell Howard Hour
Russell Howard
966.2K views
6:37Aisling Bea on Losing Her Luggage, Traveling to Kansas City & Her Hulu Show This Way Up
Jimmy Kimmel
866.2K views
1:56:15Funny 8 Out of 10 Cats Moments | With Jimmy Carr, Katherine Ryan, Aisling Bea, Rob Beckett + More!
Jimmy Carr
366.8K views
16:51Best of Jimmy Carr and Aisling Bea | Volume.1 | 8 Out of 10 Cats | Jimmy Carr
Jimmy Carr
283K views
29:08Aisling Bea on working with Romesh Ranganathan and Jamie Dornan
Robert Brydon Jones
202.4K views
44:1645 Minutes of HILARIOUS Moments - With Aisling Bea, Sean Lock, Joe Wilkinson & More! | Jimmy Carr
Jimmy Carr
196.9K views
2:20:58Bertcast # 276 - Aisling Bea & ME
Bert Kreischer
187.8K views
2:02Aisling Bea's McDonalds advert
Jimmy Carr
181.3K views
2:14:53The BEST Cats Moments - With Aisling Bea, Sean Lock, Micky Flanagan, Rhod Gilbert & More
Jimmy Carr
166.3K views
2:17Aisling Bea: "Fingering Should Be Taught At School" | Life Lessons | The Russell Howard Hour
Russell Howard
159.6K views
2:02Aisling Bea's McDonalds ad
Jimmy Carr
146.1K views
1:37:32Captain Chaos! Best of Sean Lock, Katherine Ryan, Aisling Bea & More! | 8 Out of 10 Cats
Jimmy Carr
138.9K views
1:05James Acaster loves Domino hoo hoo ads | Aisling Bea on Off Menu Live with Ed Gamble & James Acaster
Ed Gamble
81.4K views
1:04James Acaster doesn't know what A1 is | Aisling Bea on Off Menu Live with Ed Gamble & James Acaster
Ed Gamble
64.5K views
1:10:14Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast - with Aisling Bea
Richard Herring
58.3K views
1:08:32Aisling Bea - RHLSTP
Richard Herring
52.4K views
3:25Life Lessons with Aisling Bea | The Russell Howard Hour
Russell Howard
51.5K views
42:02Aisling Bea | We Like You Here | Mike Birbiglia’s Working It Out Podcast
Mike Birbiglia
48.4K views
0:49The 15 Second Interview with AISLING BEA
Joe Lycett
41.6K views
8:38Aisling Bea Accidentally Wishes For Death | I Literally Just Told You | Jimmy Carr
Jimmy Carr
33.8K views
52:47The Guilty Feminist 30. Ethical Clothing with Aisling Bea
Deborah Frances-White
29.1K views
11:41Aisling Bea, Moby melodies and dissecting Domino-hoo-hoo | Off Menu Podcast Live
Ed Gamble
28.8K views
0:49The 15 Seconds Interview with AISLING BEA | | Joe Lycett
Joe Lycett
28.6K views
36:07Jimmy Hosts Johnny Vegas & Aisling Bea | Jimmy Carr | 8 Out of 10 Cats S11 E04 | Full Episode
Jimmy Carr
16.8K viewsChannels on this page: Russell Howard, Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Carr, Robert Brydon Jones, Bert Kreischer, Ed Gamble, Richard Herring, Mike Birbiglia, Joe Lycett, Deborah Frances-White
Frequently asked questions
Who is Aisling Bea?
Aisling Bea, born Aisling Cliodhnadh O'Sullivan on 16 March 1984 in County Kildare, is an Irish comedian, actress and screenwriter.
What series did Aisling Bea create and write?
She created, wrote and starred in the Channel 4 comedy series This Way Up (2019-2021), winning the 2020 British Academy Television Craft Award for Breakthrough Talent.
What award did Aisling Bea win at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe?
She won the So You Think You're Funny award in 2012, being only the second woman to win it in its then-25-year history.
Where does the surname "Bea" come from?
She adopted the stage surname "Bea" as a tribute to her father, taking it from a short form of his first name.
Where did Aisling Bea study?
She studied French and philosophy at Trinity College Dublin and then attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
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