British Comedy Guide
Aisling Bea
Aisling Bea

Aisling Bea

  • 40 years old
  • Irish
  • Actor, writer and stand-up comedian

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This Way Up review

Aisling Bea's thought-provoking, dark comedy finally reaches New Zealand.

James Croot, Stuff.co.nz, 20th December 2021

Mae Martin, Sarah Kendall and Aisling Bea's shows up for writing award

The Writers' Guild Of Great Britain Awards shortlist features Feel Good creators Mae Martin and Joe Hampson, Sarah Kendall (Frayed) and Aisling Bea (This Way Up).

British Comedy Guide, 7th December 2021

Aisling Bea stars in Dr. Who New Year's special

Aisling Bea (Sarah) owns and runs ELF storage, and Nick (Adjani Salmon) is a customer who visits his unit every year on New Year's Eve. This year, however, their night turns out to be a little different than planned as they find themselves joining forces with the Doctor, Dan and Yaz in a fight against the Daleks.

BBC, 5th December 2021

Aisling Bea interview

From writing & starring in the acclaimed comedy drama This Way Up to playing the matriarch in the new Home Alone reboot, Irish actress Aisling Bea doesn't do anything half-assed.

Aisling Bea, 1883 Magazine, 22nd November 2021

Aisling Bea interview

Irish actor Aisling Bea on writing This Way Up in lockdown while filming the new Home Alone movie reboot, women's inner lives and her abiding love of potato waffles.

Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 30th October 2021

Aisling Bea's perfect response to her English accent

The comedian, actor and writer took to Twitter after people questioned why the Irish star was speaking with an English accent in the just-released trailer for Home Sweet Home Alone.

The Poke, 13th October 2021

This Way Up: chaotic coming-of-age black comedy

There's nothing two dimensional about this beautifully layered, hilarious and romantic post-breakdown comedy.

Natasha Sholl, The Guardian, 6th September 2021

Jo Hartley to star in mockumentary film Swede Caroline

Jo Hartley is to star in Swede Caroline, a new British comedy film about competitive giant vegetable growers.

British Comedy Guide, 20th August 2021

This Way Up - more soppy soap than sitcom

This is an antic melodrama that wanders from the woebegone to the whimsical.

Liam Fay, The Times, 24th July 2021

Aisling Bea interview

Aisling Bea's comedy-drama This Way Up is seriously funny. But there's still space between the laughs for nods to big issues like Grenfell and Windrush.

Adrian Lobb, The Big Issue, 24th July 2021

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