RIA LINA
Winner of the EMMA Award for Best Comedienne 2003, Ria Lina has made an impact with her dry wit and ukulele. She has been a regular on the stand-up comedy circuit for the past six years, having in that time performed at such venues as Jongleurs, the Comedy Caf ﾩ, and the Comedy Store. She also participated in a benefit for Breakthrough Breastcancer at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane alongside the likes of Jo Brand, Bill Bailey, and Al Murray. Her most recent project has been a comedy sketch show for ITV2 (Meet the Blogs, 2007).
In the past, Ria has written and presented her own documentary for Channel 4 that looked at revealing the truth behind many of the myths that surround oriental women in Britain today. Her other projects include the filming of the comedy series, Malai Monologues, for BBC 3; and The World Stands Up, for Comedy Central (USA), the Paramount Comedy Channel (UK), and the Comedy Network Channel (AUS); and Sweet n' Sour Comedy Sketch Show for BBC3. Ria Lina trained as an actress, singer and dancer before deciding to try her hand at stand-up comedy.
Television
A Bit of Oriental May 2003 Channel 4
Mega Mela Malai Comedy Night December 2002 BBC Choice
Mega Mela Malai Comedy Night December 2002 BBC2
Stand Up Britain September 2002 ITV1
The Edit July 2002 Channel 5
Take the Mike December 2001 ITV1
Competitions & Awards
Winner of the Best Comedy/Comedian EMMA Award 2003
Winner of the King of Kings Comedy Store Award 2003
Winner of the London Comedy Festival Allstars Award 2002
Winner of the Comedy Store King Gong Show May 2002
Daily Telegraph Open Mic Awards 2002 Finalist
Wilkinson Sword 'Cutting Edge of Comedy' 2002 Finalist
Amused Moose New Talent Act Awards 2002 Finalist