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Ria Lina

"Lina is a musical comic with a brilliant line in bawdy songs... storming set!" - Evening Standard

"I have no doubt she will hold her own so easily that she'll have a hand free to hold someone else's too." - The Guardian

"There's no denying that the girl's got talent." - Chortle, the UK Comedy Guide

Winner of the EMMA Best Comedian Award 2003, Ria Lina is still a fairly new face on the circuit. But she has already made an impact with her dry wit and her ukulele. Intermingling observations with surprisingly refreshing songs she covers topics rarely discussed on the circuit such as mail-order brides, small breasts, and ping-pong balls.

Ria Lina trained as an actress, singer and dancer before deciding to try her hand at stand-up comedy. She still has an avid interest in acting, the British screening of her latest short film, Dirt, occurring October of last year.

Ria has been a regular on the stand-up comedy circuit for the past 2 years, having in that time headlined at Kingston University and performed at such venues as Jongleurs, the Comedy Café, 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.

She just finished filming a documentary for Channel 4 that uncovers the myth surrounding oriental women in today's society, giving her the unique opportunity to explore the use of humour in polemic television, it was aired in May, 2003.

Ria will be attending the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this year as part of the Big Value Late Show; venue: Cafe Royal.

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