Ria Lina (born 1980) is a British comedian, actress and writer. She has appeared on ''Yesterday, Today & The Day Before'', '' Mock the Week'', ''

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'' and '' Have I Got News for You''. In 2003, she won an

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award for Best Comedian.

Life

Lina's mother is from the

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and her father from

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. She attended an American school in the

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from the age of 14. Lina has three children, and was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder as an adult.

Stand-up

In 2003, Lina was a runner up at the first

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Awards. Lina has taken five shows to the

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. ''School of Riason'' 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

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in 2016. Lina's ''Dear Daughter'' won the Best Comedy award at the Greater Manchester Fringe. Her other shows include ''Taboo Raider'', ''Thpethial'' and ''It's Not Easy Being Yellow''.

Television and radio

Appearances include ''Yesterday Today and the Day Before'', '' Mock the Week'', ''

'', '' The Dog Ate My Homework'', ''Sky News'', ''

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'', ''Talk Radio Europe'', ''

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''. Further TV work includes ''Jongleurs Live'', '' The World Stands Up'', ''Sweet 'n' Sour Comedy'', ''Meet The Blogs'', ''Malai Monologues'', the film short ''Christie'', and the documentary, ''A Bit of Oriental''. She also voiced the character Perun in '' Xenoblade Chronicles 2''.

Awards

* Winner of the Best Comedy Award Greater Manchester Fringe 2016 for her show 'Dear Daughter' * Finalist Amused Moose Comedy Award 2014 * Winner of the Best Comedy/Comedian

Award 2003 * Winner of the King of Kings Comedy Store Award 2003 *

BBC New Comedy Awards The BBC New Comedy Award first took place in 1995, and it is considered to be one of the top UK comedy newcomer awards. It was axed in 2006, being replaced by a nationwide talent hunt that places its emphasis on sketch writing and filmed perform ...

2003 semi-finalist * ''Daily Telegraph'' Open Mic Award 2002 finalist * Wilkinson Sword Cutting Edge of Comedy 2002 finalist

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lina, Ria Living people Alumni of the University of London Alumni of the University of St Andrews English award winners English stand-up comedians English television actresses English television writers English women comedians British women television writers People on the autism spectrum British people of German descent British people of Filipino descent 1980 births