Aisling Bea
- 40 years old
- Irish
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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This Way Up is back with even more meaningful laughs
Following Áine as she reacclimatised to London life, the series showed her reckoning with her reliance on others as well as what the future might hold post-rehab.
Alicia Lansom, Refinery 29, 14th July 2021Aisling Bea is ready to feel better now, please
The This Way Up writer and star on the difficult second series, Love Island as a writing tool and rediscovering stand-up.
Tom Nicholson, Esquire, 14th July 2021This Way Up is the perfect post-pandemic binge
This Way Up is the latest in a line of cerebral and whipsmart British dark comedies that reflect the imperfect salve of humor on the imperfect wound of grief.
Dana Gerber, The Boston Globe, 9th July 2021Interview: Aisling Bea
For Aisling Bea there are three Edinburghs. One is where she performed a series of award-winning live shows, at the annual Fringe Festival; the other is where she lived during that heady, successful period of cutting her teeth on stage.
Stevie Gallacher, The Sunday Post, 6th July 2021Aisling 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 2020