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Aisling Bea
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Aisling Cliodhnadh O'Sullivan, better known as Aisling Bea (/ˈæʃlɪŋ ˈbiː/; ASH-ling Bee), is an Irish comedian, actress, and screenwriter. Having had small roles in several Irish and British television series since 2009, Bea began her career as a stand-up comedian in 2011. By 2012, she was regularly appearing on sketch comedy shows and sitcoms. After winning an award at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, she began to be booked regularly for various panel shows, where she has become a fixture. From 2016 to 2017, she was a team captain on 8 Out of 10 Cats and is a frequent contestant on the spinoff 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. Bea appeared in the Sky One comedy series Trollied (2011–2018) and co-starred with Amy Huberman on her Irish television series Finding Joy (2018). She stars in the Netflix comedy-drama series Living with Yourself (2019–present) and is the star and head writer of the Channel 4 comedy series This Way Up (2019–present). She also appeared in the ITV drama series Quiz (2020)
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Aisling Cliodhnadh O'Sullivan, better known as Aisling Bea (/ˈæʃlɪŋ ˈbiː/; ASH-ling Bee), is an Irish comedian, actress, and screenwriter. Having had small roles in several Irish and British television series since 2009, Bea began her career as a stand-up comedian in 2011. By 2012, she was regularly appearing on sketch comedy shows and sitcoms. After winning an award at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, she began to be booked regularly for various panel shows, where she has become a fixture. From 2016 to 2017, she was a team captain on 8 Out of 10 Cats and is a frequent contestant on the spinoff 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. Bea appeared in the Sky One comedy series Trollied (2011–2018) and co-starred with Amy Huberman on her Irish television series Finding Joy (2018). She stars in the Netflix comedy-drama series Living with Yourself (2019–present) and is the star and head writer of the Channel 4 comedy series This Way Up (2019–present). She also appeared in the ITV drama series Quiz (2020)
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Doctor Who
The Graham Norton Show
The One Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Weakest Link
Would I Lie to You?
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Holby City
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Who Do You Think You Are?
Blankety Blank
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
The Jonathan Ross Show
Room 101
Amphibia
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
The Traitors: Uncloaked
Sweat the Small Stuff
Gogglebox
A League of Their Own
This Week
The Comedy Lineup
Richard Osman's House of Games
We Are Klang
Peter Crouch Save Our Summer
In with the Flynns
I Feel Bad
Russell Howard's Good News
Our Friend Victoria
Taskmaster
The Fall
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Inn Mates
Love Wedding Repeat
Avoidance
Hard Sun
Home Sweet Home Alone
The Town
Dead Boss
Living with Yourself
LOL: Last One Laughing Ireland
Very Few Fish
Greatest Days
This Way Up
Production Credits
This Way Up
The Comedy Lineup
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