Ria Lina

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Ria Lina
Born1980 (age 43–44)
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
Medium Stand-up, television, radio
Nationality British
Years active2001–present
Genres Observational comedy, black comedy, satire, wit
Subject(s) Politics, autism, cultures, race relations, science, family, current events
Children3
Notable works and roles Pointless
Mock the Week
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Website rialina.com

Ria Lina (born 1980) [1] [2] is a British comedienne, actress and writer. She has appeared on Yesterday, Today & The Day Before, [3] Mock the Week , [4] Steph's Packed Lunch , [5] The Now Show , The News Quiz , Sky News , [6] and Have I Got News for You . In 2003, she won an Ethnic Multicultural Media Academy award for Best Comedian. [7]

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Early and personal life

Lina's mother is from the Philippines and her father from Germany. [2] She attended an American school in the Netherlands from the age of 14. [2] Subsequently, she earned a B.Sc. in pathology from the University of St Andrews, a M.Sc. in forensic science from London South Bank University and a Ph.D. in virology from University College London. [8]

Lina has three children, [9] and was diagnosed with autism as an adult. [9] [10]

Stand-up

In 2003, Lina was a runner up at the first Funny Women Awards. [11]

Lina has taken five shows to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. School of Riason [12] 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 [13] won the Best Comedy award at the Greater Manchester Fringe. Her other shows include Taboo Raider, [14] Thpethial [15] and It's Not Easy Being Yellow. [16]

Television and radio

Appearances include Yesterday Today and the Day Before, [3] Mock the Week , [17] Steph's Packed Lunch , [18] The Dog Ate My Homework , [19] Sky News, Talk Radio , Talk Radio Europe, [20] The Now Show , [21] The News Quiz , [22] Richard Osman's House of Games , [23] Times Radio and Breaking the News. [24]

Further TV work includes Jongleurs Live, [25] The World Stands Up , Sweet 'n' Sour Comedy, [26] Meet The Blogs, Malai Monologues, [27] the film short Christie, [28] and the documentary, A Bit of Oriental. [29]

She voiced the character Perun in Xenoblade Chronicles 2 . [30]
She also narrated and voiced the character Zoe in the full-cast audiobook of cli-fi adventure MOOJAG and the Auticode Secret [31] by N.E. McMorran / Spondylux Press, London 2020.

Lina appeared in and won Episode 4 of the 21st series of BBC Celebrity Mastermind , broadcast in January 2023. [32]

Lina acted as one of Alexander Armstrong's co-hosts on Pointless in 2023. [33]

Awards

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