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Ria Lina

Ria Lina(born 1987)[a]is a British comedian, actress and writer. She has appeared onYesterday, Today & The Day Before,[1]Mock the Week,[2]Steph's Packed Lunch,[3]The Now Show,The News Quiz,[4]andHave I Got News for You.In 2003, she won anEthnic Multicultural Media Academyaward for Best Comedian.[5]

Ria Lina
Born1987 (age 36–37)[a]
High Wycombe,Buckinghamshire,England
MediumStand-up,television,radio
NationalityBritish
Years active2001–present
GenresObservational comedy,black comedy,satire,wit
Subject(s)Politics,autism,cultures,race relations,science,family,current events
Children3
Notable works and roles
Websiterialina.com

Early and personal life

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Lina's mother is from thePhilippinesand her father fromGermany.[6]She attended an American school in theNetherlandsfrom the age of 14.[6]Subsequently, she earned a BSc in pathology from theUniversity of St Andrews,an MSc in forensic science fromLondon South Bank Universityand a PhD in virology fromUniversity 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.[9]She isautistic,[10]something she only became aware of in adulthood.[11]

Stand-up

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In 2003, Lina was a runner-up at the firstFunny WomenAwards.[12]

Lina has taken five shows to theEdinburgh 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 onBBC Radio 4in 2016. Lina'sDear Daughter[14]won the Best Comedy award at the Greater Manchester Fringe. Her other shows includeTaboo Raider,[15]Thpethial[16]andIt's Not Easy Being Yellow.[17]

Television and radio

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Appearances includeYesterday 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 RadioandBreaking the News.[25]

Further TV work includesJongleurs Live,[26]The World Stands Up,Sweet 'n' Sour Comedy,[27]Meet The Blogs,Malai Monologues,[28]the film shortChristie,[29]and the documentary,A Bit of Oriental.[30]

Lina voiced the character Perun inXenoblade Chronicles 2.[31]She also narrated and voiced the character Zoe in the full-cast audiobook of cli-fi (climate fiction) adventureMOOJAG and the Auticode Secret[32]by N.E. McMorran / Spondylux Press, London 2020.

Lina appeared in and won Episode 4 of the 21st series ofCelebrity Mastermind,broadcast in January 2023.[33]She was one ofAlexander Armstrong's co-hosts onPointlessin 2023.[34]

Awards

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  • Winner of the Best Comedy Award Greater Manchester Fringe 2016 for her showDear Daughter[35]
  • Finalist Amused Moose Comedy Award 2014[36]
  • Winner of the Best Comedy/ComedianEthnic Multicultural Media AcademyAward 2003[5]
  • Winner of the King of Kings Comedy Store Award 2003[37]
  • BBC New Comedy Awards2003 semi-finalist[38]
  • Daily TelegraphOpen Mic Award 2002 finalist[39]
  • Wilkinson Sword Cutting Edge of Comedy 2002 finalist[40]

Notes

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  1. ^abLina's official website states her date of birth, with the year being 1987.[41]That date is utilised by theFunny Womenwebsite, in an article on Lina.[42]A different year of birth is indicated in one other source: TheGazette & Essex County Standardreported Lina as being aged 30 in a 2010 article, without specifying her date of birth.[6]

References

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  1. ^ab"Yesterday, Today & The Day Before".British Comedy Guide.Retrieved1 June2021.
  2. ^"BBC Two -Mock the Week".BBC.Retrieved1 June2021.
  3. ^"Steph's Packed Lunch- S2020 - Episode 123 ".Radio Times.Retrieved27 April2021.
  4. ^"On the Sky News Daily podcast, Dermot Murnaghan speaks to comic and virologist, Ria Lina about whether Covid has changed how the country is run".Sky News.Retrieved27 April2021.
  5. ^ab"Winners of the EMMA Awards announced"(Press release). BBC. Archived fromthe originalon 24 March 2005.Retrieved3 January2021.
  6. ^abcMackenzie, Louise (16 December 2010)."Who do you think I am? asks funny girl Ria Lina".Gazette & Essex County Standard.Newsquest Media Group Ltd.Retrieved25 September2024.The 30-year-old comedian started doing stand-up while at St Andrews University and in 2000, aged 20, she took the show... to the National Youth Theatre and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival...
  7. ^"Ivo Graham and Ria Lina to appear onUniversity Challenge".Chortle.8 December 2022.Retrieved27 October2023.
  8. ^"Asian Network's Big Comedy Night".BBC Asian Network.9 December 2019.Retrieved4 February2020.
  9. ^Denton, Jane (28 June 2024)."How I Manage My Money: Comedian living with ex-husband who puts £50 in pension".Money.i News UK.Associated Newspapers Limited. Archived fromthe originalon 28 June 2024.
  10. ^Lina, Ria (30 June 2015)."Political correctness is the best thing that's happened to comedy".Chortle.Retrieved4 February2020.
  11. ^Quinn, Angie (30 October 2023)."Pointless'Ria Lina's life from autism diagnosis to impressive other jobs ".My London.Retrieved25 September2024.
  12. ^"Funny Women Awards".British Comedy Guide.17 October 2020 [First published 18 April 2016; updated 2020].Retrieved6 August2022.
  13. ^"Ria Lina:School of Riason".BBC.Retrieved27 April2021.
  14. ^"Comedy review: Ria Lina:Dear Daughter".The Scotsman.22 August 2016.Retrieved27 April2021.
  15. ^"Watch Ria Lina:Taboo Raider".Amazon Prime.Retrieved27 April2021.
  16. ^"Ria Lina:Thpethial".Chortle.Retrieved27 April2021.
  17. ^Bennett, Steve."Brighton Fringe: Ria Lina:It's Not Easy Being Yellow".Chortle.Retrieved27 April2021.
  18. ^Episode listings:
  19. ^"Steph's Packed Lunch".Channel 4.Retrieved27 April2021.
  20. ^"CBBCThe Dog Ate My Homework".BBC.Retrieved27 April2021.
  21. ^Baum, Julie (7 December 2020)."Ria Lina - the only female Filipina comedian in British stand up who headlines at major clubs in the UK and internationally...with TRE's Dave Hodgson".Talk Radio Europe.Retrieved27 April2021.
  22. ^"BBCThe Now Show".BBC.10 April 2021.Retrieved27 April2021.
  23. ^"The News Quiz".BBC.Retrieved27 April2021.
  24. ^"BBC Two -Richard Osman's House of Games,Series 5, Week 21: Wednesday ".BBC.
  25. ^"Breaking the News".BBC Scotland.Retrieved27 April2021.
  26. ^"Jongleurs Live!".Comedy.
  27. ^"Sweet 'N' Sour Comedy- BBC3 Sketch Show ".British Comedy Guide.Retrieved27 April2021.
  28. ^"RIA LINA".Spotlight.
  29. ^Rahman, Azi (7 April 2008)."Christie".IMDb.Retrieved27 April2021.
  30. ^"A Bit of Oriental".Channel 4.Retrieved27 April2021.
  31. ^"Ria Lina (visual voices guide)".Behind The Voice Actors.Retrieved22 September2022.
  32. ^"MOOJAG children's cli-fi series (audiobook)".Moojag.Retrieved1 June2023.
  33. ^"BBC One -Celebrity Mastermind,2022/23, Episode 4 ".BBC.Retrieved20 January2023.
  34. ^"More stars revealed asPointlessguest hosts ".BBC Media Centre.BBC. 23 February 2023.
  35. ^"Greater Manchester Fringe 2016 Award Winners Announced".Viva Manchester.2 August 2016.
  36. ^"Amused Moose Comedy Award 2014".Amused Moose.
  37. ^"Ria Lina – Comedians l Book Comedians".The Comedy Club.
  38. ^"New Comedy Awards regional final Brighton".BBC.
  39. ^"The Daily TelegraphOpen Mic Award Final ".Chortle.
  40. ^"Cutting Edge of Comedy".Metro.12 August 2002.
  41. ^"About Ria".Ria Lina Official Site.Retrieved26 September2024.
  42. ^Stone, Kate (24 April 2015)."Ria Lina schools BBC Radio 4".Funny Women.Retrieved24 August2024.
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