When I was growing up, I idolised my father. I thought his ghost followed me around the house. I had been told how he adored me, how I was funny, just like him. Because of our lovely Catholic upbringing, I secretly assumed that he would eventually come back, like our good friend Jesus. Aisling Bea Read Quote
Any child who has lost a parent probably knows every single photograph in existence of that parent. Aisling Bea Read Quote
My father’s death has given me a lot. It has given me a lifelong love of women, of their grittiness and hardness – traits that we are not supposed to value as feminine. It has also given me a love of men, of their vulnerability and tenderness – traits that we do not foster as masculine or allow ourselves to associate with masculinity. Aisling Bea Read Quote
I love Alain de Botton and listen to his little ‘School of Life’ YouTube vids as I do the dishes. Aisling Bea Read Quote
In the U.K. and Ireland, crowd-work is a big thing. It shows you how funny someone would be if you met them off-stage. Americans don’t care if you’re funny off-stage. They want to see the writing; they want to see the work you did. Aisling Bea Read Quote
An hour show panics me a lot less than five minutes at the O2. How do you put yourself across and make sure people have a good time in five minutes? Aisling Bea Read Quote
Some people get into comedy because they love comedy. Then there are people who have a message and have realised that if they can be funny, maybe people will listen to it. And then there are people like me, who are just addicted to making people laugh. Aisling Bea Read Quote
