Aisling Bea
Aisling Cliodhnadh O'Sullivan, better known as Aisling Bea (/ˈæʃlɪŋ ˈbiː/; ASH-ling Bee), is an Irish comedian, actress, and screenwriter. Having had small roles in several Irish and British television series since 2009, Bea began her career as a stand-up comedian in 2011. By 2012, she was regularly appearing on sketch comedy shows and sitcoms. After winning an award at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, she began to be booked regularly for various panel shows, where she has become a fixture. From 2016 to 2017, she was a team captain on 8 Out of 10 Cats and is a frequent contestant on the spinoff 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. Bea appeared in the Sky One comedy series Trollied (2011–2018) and co-starred with Amy Huberman on her Irish television series Finding Joy (2018). She stars in the Netflix comedy-drama series Living with Yourself (2019–present) and is the star and head writer of the Channel 4 comedy series This Way Up (2019–present). She also appeared in the ITV drama series Quiz (2020)
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CREDITS
PHOTOS
TV Series
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
7.5
Have I Got News for You
7.1
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
3.6
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
7
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
7.2
The Jonathan Ross Show
5.1
Virtually Famous
7
Would I Lie to You?
7.713
The Delivery Man
6
The Town
5.75
Funny Valentines
6
Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.3
The Comedy Lineup
5.3
One Night in…
6
State of the Union
7.089
The Fall
7.664
I Literally Just Told You
7.1
Come Fly with Me
7
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
7.083
The Graham Norton Show
7.2
Gap Year
6.3
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
6.559
Taskmaster
8.255
Gogglebox
6.9
Hard Sun
6.5
The Kelly Clarkson Show
6.422
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
5.7
We Are Klang
6.5
In with the Flynns
6
The Assets
7
The Savage Eye
8.7
The Savage Eye
8.7
Cardinal Burns
7
Fair City
4.1
Holby City
5.7
Lewis
7.575
Roy
7.7
Dead Boss
6.556
Trivia
7
Playhouse Presents
6
Plebs
7.2
Amphibia
8.557
Chivalry
7.9
Live at the Apollo
7.083
Sweat the Small Stuff
5
Jack Dee's Election Helpdesk
0
This Week
7
Russell Howard's Good News
7
Trollied
6.345
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
6.981
A League of Their Own
7
Our Friend Victoria
0
The Late Late Show with James Corden
5.312
Very British Problems
5.7
Richard Osman's House of Games
6
Peter Crouch Save Our Summer
5
The Russell Howard Hour
8
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
7
Smothered
5
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
7.2
Room 101
6.3
Damned
6.313
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
7.2
Living with Yourself
6.7
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
5.3
Insert Name Here
6.7
Six Nations Sin Bin
0
Trainspotting with Francis Bourgeois
8
LOL: Last One Laughing Ireland
6
This Way Up
7.029
Alice & Jack
5.938
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
7.2
Avoidance
5.417
I Feel Bad
5.6
8 Out of 10 Cats
7.125
8 Out of 10 Cats
7.125
The Last Leg
5.6
Quiz
6.9
The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan
5.5
QI
7.9
The Ranganation
6.833
Finding Joy
4.8
The Savage Eye
8.7
Guessable
5.7
The Traitors: Uncloaked
4.5
The Weakest Link
6
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
5.061
The One Show
4.538
Blankety Blank
7
Have You Been Paying Attention?
8.3
Who Do You Think You Are?
6.7
Fit
0
Movies
Swede Caroline
4
Greatest Days
6.1
Very Few Fish
0
Get Away
5.212
And Mrs.
5.4
Belonging to Laura
0
Bullet to the Heart
6
Be Uncertain
0
Love Wedding Repeat
5.643
Home Sweet Home Alone
4.884
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
6.4
Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
7.4
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
6
The Trap
1
Tattooed
0
Doctor Who: Eve Of The Daleks
0
Inn Mates
0