Aisling Bea
- 41 years old
- Irish
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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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 2021Jo 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 2021This 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 2021Aisling 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 2021Interview: Aisling Bea and her make-up artist cousin
The Irish comedian and actress and her cousin James Mac Inerney on appearing in Glow Up and working in TV.
The Times, 21st July 2021Aisling Bea interview
"I like playing someone who makes the other characters laugh and sells the jokes when the character makes jokes."
Rachel Leishman, The Mary Sue, 19th July 2021This Way Up review
Aisling Bea leavens a comedy about mental illness with the filthiest of jokes.
Victoria Segal, The Sunday Times, 18th July 2021The week in TV: This Way Up
Aisling Bea's pitch-perfect, bittersweet comedy is back.
Barbara Ellen, The Observer, 18th July 2021Reviews: Ronnie Corbett's Lost Tapes; This Way Up
Reviews of The Two Ronnies: Ronnie Corbett's Lost Tapes (5 stars) and Aisling Bea's sitcom This Way Up (4 stars).
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 15th July 2021Reviews: Ronnie Corbett's Lost Tapes; This Way Up
Reviews of This Way Up (3 stars) and The Two Ronnies: Ronnie Corbett's Lost Tapes (4 stars).
Carol Midgley, The Times, 15th July 2021