Aisling Bea
- 40 years old
- Irish
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Aisling Bea and Friends review
The Irish comedian and guests Nish Kumar and Fatiha El-Ghorri lift their crowd's soggy spirits with some choice gags.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 5th July 2021Aisling Bea interview
"A lot of top female comedians have absent or dead fathers - look into that, scientists".
Alexandra Pollard, The Independent, 3rd July 2021Aisling Bea on cancel culture
"If you've made a joke that's aged terribly, accept it. There's consequences".
Hattie Crisell, The Telegraph, 26th June 2021St Albans gets its own Comedy Garden festival
Dara O Briain, Sara Pascoe, Alan Davies, Tom Allen and Aisling Bea are among the big names who will be playing the St Albans Comedy Garden.
Chortle, 23rd April 2021Steve Bennett compiles his most memorable shows of 2020
The year when no gig was normal...
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 31st December 2020Billy Connolly: It's Been A Pleasure review
A superficial but well-made tribute to the comedy god.
Sarah Hughes, i Newspaper, 28th December 2020The 10 funniest comedy shows of 2020
There wasn't a lot to laugh about as venues closed and gigs were cancelled. But stand-ups still delivered silly, edgy and heartfelt gags. Our critic picks his favourite new material.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 21st December 2020This Way Up Series 2 confirmed
Channel 4 has confirmed it has ordered another six episodes of This Way Up. Aisling Bea's comedy will return for Series 2 in 2021.
British Comedy Guide, 20th November 2020Famalam nominated in 2020 Rose d'Or Awards
Famalam, Sex Education, Two Weeks To Live, Feel Good, This Way Up, There's Something About Movies and Agendum are nominated in the prestigious international Rose d'Or Awards 2020.
British Comedy Guide, 12th November 2020Should comedians joke about Covid?
Some stand-ups see it as their job to provide collective catharsis for the coronavirus, while others see pandemic gags as off-limits - even ones about Trump.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 30th October 2020