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Aisling Bea was named as one of the Guardian’s “Rising Stars of 2014″ in today’s Observer.
The comedian shares the honour with theatre director, Sam Yates, and dancer, Francesca Hayward.
The writer of the article, Stephanie Merritt, says of Bea’s first solo show, C’est La Bea, that it ”was one of the most accomplished debuts I’ve seen at Edinburgh in recent years.”
In the interview that accompanies the piece, Bea shares her thoughts about women in comedy, offering up a refreshing perspective: ”It’s honestly not something I gave a second thought to,” she says. The article goes on to explain that she grew up in Kildare, outside Dublin, in a family of strong women. Her mother was one of only two professional female jockeys in Ireland in the 80s – “a very inspiring woman,” Bea says. “Her job was to sit on a horse and make sure it went the fastest, not to complain about how much harder it is as a woman. My job is to make people laugh. You change things by focusing your energy on doing your job well.”
To read the interview in full click here. To buy tickets to see the comedian’s award-winning C’est La Bea show live at Soho Theatre (dates 27th Jan – 1st Feb) click there.
