Aisling Bea
- 41 years old
- Irish
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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HBO passes on Aisling Bea and Sharon Horgan comedy
Plans for a US comedy based on an idea by Sharon Horgan and Aisling Bea have hit the buffers.
Chortle, 28th January 2020After Howard's success on z]BBC Three, the fresh-faced standup signed a deal with [y]Sky[/y] in 2016. His topical chatshow has been a hit, securing fascinating celebs like Louis Theroux, Jon Ronson and Naomi Klein for extended chats. As season three kicks off, the main guest is TBC, although an Aisling Bea cameo is promised.
Graeme Virtue, The Guardian, 7th November 2019Progress 1000: London's most influential people: comedy
The most influential people in London for comedy.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 3rd October 2019Aisling Bea's delicate and insightful comedy about a young woman recovering from a mental health crisis ends, with the urge to reach into the screen and hug Bea's alter ego Aine stronger than ever. It has been an engaging watch and is all set up for season two: a show as brave and deft as this surely has to return.
Jack Seale, The Guardian, 12th September 2019This Way Up is the way forward
Aisling Bea's funny-but-troubled turn in her self-written comedy is remarkable, says Lucy Sweet. Just don't mention the F word.
Lucy Sweet, The Big Issue, 6th September 2019This Way Up: Aisling Bea's show is the perfect tonic
The stand-up tackles everything from mental health to love and sibling relationships in this deft comedy on recovery.
Hannah Jane Parkinson, The Guardian, 2nd September 2019This Way Up review
This Way Up is a funny, moving exploration of loneliness.
Anna Leszkiewicz, The New Statesman, 23rd August 2019Moribund father Richard (played with deadpan brilliance by Tobias Menzies) actually cracks a smile at the start of this instalment of Aisling Bea's tender comedy. Why? Because no one can resist the teasing humour of her character, Aine, who this week gets lured into a blind date by sister Shona.
Mike Bradley, The Guardian, 22nd August 2019This Way Up desrves a spot on your crowded viewing list
This Way Up, which premieres on Hulu on August 21, is a stellar example of one of the challenges in what we've come to know as "peak TV": It doesn't have a star who's famous in the United States, it doesn't have a particularly high concept, and at first glance, there are other shows superficially similar to it. But it's very good, and it's warm and clever, and it will -- or would -- precisely hit the spot for a lot of people, if only they can find it.
Linda Holmes, NPR, 21st August 2019This Way Up review
It's Mind Your Language for 2019... with a few 1970s gags thrown in.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 16th August 2019