Ria Lina
About Ria Lina
Ria Lina is a British comedian, screenwriter and film director. She has appeared on television and radio programmes including Yesterday, Today & The Day Before, Mock the Week, Steph's Packed Lunch, The Now Show, The News Quiz, and Have I Got News for You. In 2003, she won an Ethnic Multicultural Media Academy award for Best Comedian. Lina's mother is from the Philippines and her father from Germany, and she attended an American school in the Netherlands from the age of 14.
Before comedy, Lina pursued an academic career, earning 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. In 2003, she was a runner-up at the first Funny Women Awards. She has taken six shows to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, including School of Riason (2014), which was nominated for the Amused Moose Laughter Awards and contained one of Dave's Top 10 Jokes of the Fringe. Her show Dear Daughter (2016) won the Best Comedy award at the Greater Manchester Fringe, and her other shows include Taboo Raider (2017), Thpethial (2013) and It's Not Easy Being Yellow (2012).
Lina's broader work includes voicing the character Perun in Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and narrating the full-cast audiobook of the cli-fi adventure MOOJAG and the Auticode Secret. She appeared in and won an episode of the 21st series of Celebrity Mastermind, broadcast in January 2023, and was one of Alexander Armstrong's co-hosts on Pointless in 2023. Since 2022 she has appeared as a guest co-host of The Bugle podcast. Lina is autistic, something she only became aware of in adulthood.
Videos (188)
Videos 145 to 168 of 188.
2:31Why aren’t women at the table…?
656 views
0:43Bet she's more realistic than most of Parliament
650 views
0:59History Professor you say? Um, the Empire called with a few requests...
579 views
1:32I can't believe she will have a Hollywood career before I do
566 views
0:54Poker
561 views
0:47Lesson to self: take better notes!
556 views
1:18Our water bills trickle up ...and up and up
519 views
1:05How neurodiverse brains work
517 views
0:54Track 3: My Christmas List (From: Christmas 4 Adults: A Mother's Lament)
514 views
0:57Nicole? Papa? No Charles VIII apparently
510 views
0:39Do they add hair?
452 views
0:39Paper Jam is moving to Patreon
429 views
0:30My kids are brown and hungry
422 views
0:30My future daughters in law are going to love me
419 views
0:40Impossible Job
414 views
0:57I love the Dutch, don't get me wrong, but masks have really improved communication!
406 views
22:08Ask Autism: Brutally Honest Autism Advice (No Sugarcoating) with Ria Lina
385 views
0:44There's only one thing on my todo list when we reopen. What are you going to do first?
370 views
4:23How to Make a Simple 2 Minute YouTube Video
358 views
0:59Tier One
330 views
0:19RIA LINA COMEDIAN - OnlyFriends
319 views
0:30Simeon
318 views
0:30Portugal ain’t green no more
299 views
0:1621 July 2021
291 viewsGuest appearances (8)
Videos on other comedians' channels featuring Ria Lina.
Guest appearances 1 to 8 of 8.
3:16"Theresa May Wants a Hard Brexit, and Boy Does She Make It Hard" | EU Guest EU Ria Lina, UK
Greg Shapiro
3.7K views
2:03Ria Lina on whether ghosts have bumholes - from RHLSTP 414
Richard Herring
1.7K views
1:34:04279. Myths with Catherine Bohart and special guests Ria Lina and Rachel Sermanni
Deborah Frances-White
632 views
1:05:48483. The Epstein Files w. Ria Lina, Carole Cadwalladr, Lucia Osborne-Crowley, Dan Whitlam - part one
Deborah Frances-White
391 views
1:12:51444. Edinburgh Previews with Bec Hill, Alice Fraser, Ria Lina and Anastasiya Ador
Deborah Frances-White
245 views
1:02:196. Industry Bullsh*t with Shazia Mirza and Ria Lina
Deborah Frances-White
190 views
59:30The Guilty Feminist 371: News Life Balance with Esther Manito and special guest Ria Lina
Deborah Frances-White
186 views
50:48483. The Epstein Files w. Ria Lina, Carole Cadwalladr, Lucia Osborne-Crowley, GeeJay - part two
Deborah Frances-White
185 viewsChannels on this page: Greg Shapiro, Richard Herring, Deborah Frances-White
Frequently asked questions
What is Ria Lina known for?
She is a British comedian, screenwriter and film director who has appeared on programmes such as Mock the Week, Have I Got News for You and The News Quiz.
What is Ria Lina's academic background?
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.
Which awards has Ria Lina won?
She won the Ethnic Multicultural Media Academy award for Best Comedian in 2003 and the Best Comedy award at the Greater Manchester Fringe in 2016 for her show Dear Daughter.
How many shows has Ria Lina taken to the Edinburgh Fringe?
She has taken six shows to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, including School of Riason (2014), Dear Daughter (2016) and Taboo Raider (2017).
Has Ria Lina done voice acting?
Yes, she voiced the character Perun in Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and narrated and voiced the character Zoe in the full-cast audiobook of MOOJAG and the Auticode Secret.
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