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 73 to 96 of 102.
1:00Please Smile Richard Ayoade | | Aisling Bea
43.5K views
2:59A Kim Jong Un Cocktail? | Aisling Bea On The Last Leg
41.2K views
0:49Dance Your F**king Legs Off | | Aisling Bea
40.9K views
2:11Aisling Bea Explores The Frog Museum | AISLING BEA
39.9K views
2:15Aisling Bea And Stacey Dooley Start A Band | The Last Leg | Aisling Bea
39.9K views
0:39How To Eat Like A Child | | Aisling Bea
39.5K views
13:26The Best Of Aisling Bea On The Jonathan Ross Show | The Jonathan Ross Show | Aisling Bea
35.4K views
2:41What's That Wig? | Aisling Bea | The Big Fat Quiz Of Everything 2016
34.8K views
0:38When You Get Brought To Your Granny's House Against Your Will | | AISLING BEA
34.5K views
0:35Can You Clingfilm An Animal To A Lamppost | | AISLING BEA
33K views
0:30Aisling Bea presents Easy Does It with Jameson
32.8K views
3:20Aisling Bea Gets Her Leavers Hoodie For Brexit | The Last Leg | Aisling Bea
30.9K views
0:51Jimmy Carr Is A Sensitive Soul | | AISLING BEA
30.8K views
5:34The Best Of Aisling Bea's | AISLING BEA
29.3K views
0:52Getting Wrapped Up In Nonsense | | Aisling Bea
29K views
0:53Aisling Bea Starts A Band | | Aisling Bea
28.1K views
2:52Do The Macarena, Save A Life | The Last Leg | Aisling Bea
24.5K views
2:25Aisling Bea's Reddit AMA With r/CasualUK | AISLING BEA
24K views
2:56Aisling Bea And Joe Lycett Do A Walking Tour Of Split | AISLING BEA
23.5K views
0:23Aisling Bea Playing With A Dog | | Aisling Bea
23.3K views
1:43How NOT To Eat A Chimney Cake | Aisling Bea On Travel Man: 48hrs in...Budapest
22.8K views
0:54That One Scene From Free Willy, But With Aisling Bea | | AISLING BEA
22.7K views
0:53Always Make Room For Dessert | | AISLING BEA
21.4K views
0:39How To Make A Politician Funny | | AISLING BEA
20.6K 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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