Aisling Bea

Aisling Bea is among the most popular and richest Comedian that was born the 16th of March 1984, in Kildare Ireland. Bea was on QI alongside Stephen Fry. Aisling Cliodhnadh (born 16 March, 1984) is a stand-up comedian and actress from Ireland. After appearing in bit parts on a number of Irish and British television shows since 2009 Bea began her stand-up comic in the year 2011. The comedian began to appear regularly on sketch comedy and sitcoms from 2012. After winning an award at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards she began to appear regularly on various panel shows where she is now a regular. In 2016 and 2017, she was the team leader for 8 Out of 10 Cats. Also, she is participant on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. Parents were Brian and Helen O'Sullivan. She has a younger sister, Sinead. She is only the second ever female winner of So You Think You're Funny. She uses the surnamed Bea to pay tribute to her late father. Aisling O'Sullivan, also referred to as Cliodhnadh Aisling, was born at Kildare town, which is located in County Kildare. Bea's father Brian is an equine veterinarian who committed suicide when she was only three years old. Bea didn't learn how her father passed away until she was thirteen. Bea chose to stage her name Bea in honor of her father who passed away. Bea also wrote a 2017 article in The Guardian on her family's suicide experience. Bea as well as her sister Sinead were nurtured by their mother Helen (nee Moloney) a secondary school teacher, jockey trainer, and professional jockey for a time. The family was awed by racing, horses and the racing industry. In her youth Bea employed as an assistant tour guide for the Irish National Stud however she knew from a young age that she was not interested in the racing industry as a job, and loved performing.