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British comedienne, actress and writer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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 |
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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