Ria Lina | |
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Born | 1987 (age 36–37) [lower-alpha 1] High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England |
Medium | Stand-up, television, radio |
Nationality | British |
Years active | 2001–present |
Genres | Observational comedy, black comedy, satire, wit |
Subject(s) | Politics, autism, cultures, race relations, science, family, current events |
Children | 3 |
Notable works and roles | |
Website | rialina.com |
Ria Lina (born 1987) [lower-alpha 1] is a British comedian, actress and writer. She has appeared on Yesterday, Today & The Day Before, [1] Mock the Week , [2] Steph's Packed Lunch , [3] The Now Show , The News Quiz , [4] and Have I Got News for You . In 2003, she won an Ethnic Multicultural Media Academy award for Best Comedian. [5]
Lina's mother is from the Philippines and her father from Germany. [6] She attended an American school in the Netherlands from the age of 14. [6] Subsequently, she earned a BSc in pathology from the University of St Andrews, an MSc in forensic science from London South Bank University and a PhD in virology from University College London. [7]
Lina has three children. [8] [ failed verification ] Divorced, Lina and her ex-husband continue to share their London household as of 2024 [update] . [9] She is autistic, [10] something she only became aware of in adulthood. [11]
In 2003, Lina was a runner-up at the first Funny Women Awards. [12]
Lina has taken five shows to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. School of Riason [13] was nominated for the Amused Moose Laughter Awards, and contained one of Dave's Top 10 Jokes of the Fringe, and was later broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2016. Lina's Dear Daughter [14] won the Best Comedy award at the Greater Manchester Fringe. Her other shows include Taboo Raider, [15] Thpethial [16] and It's Not Easy Being Yellow. [17]
Appearances include Yesterday Today and the Day Before, [1] Mock the Week , [18] Steph's Packed Lunch , [19] The Dog Ate My Homework , [20] Sky News, Talk Radio , Talk Radio Europe, [21] The Now Show , [22] The News Quiz , [23] Richard Osman's House of Games , [24] Times Radio and Breaking the News. [25]
Further TV work includes Jongleurs Live, [26] The World Stands Up , Sweet 'n' Sour Comedy, [27] Meet The Blogs, Malai Monologues, [28] the film short Christie, [29] and the documentary, A Bit of Oriental. [30]
Lina voiced the character Perun in Xenoblade Chronicles 2 . [31] She also narrated and voiced the character Zoe in the full-cast audiobook of cli-fi (climate fiction) adventure MOOJAG and the Auticode Secret [32] by N.E. McMorran / Spondylux Press, London 2020.
Lina appeared in and won Episode 4 of the 21st series of Celebrity Mastermind , broadcast in January 2023. [33] She was one of Alexander Armstrong's co-hosts on Pointless in 2023. [34]
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