Pegasus Comedy Club is back for an extra special show with headliner Ria Lina on October 16. The show will take place at Pegasus Theatre, between 8pm – 10pm (doors open 7:30pm). Every Friday 4 circuit acts and a pro-club headliner will take the stage in the loft room at the Pegasus Theatre. Expect high drama, big laughs, revelations! It is all happening at Pegasus Comedy Club with a new lineup each week.
Opener Kiran Saggu
“Devastatingly funny… ” A Young Perspective
Fearless, provocative and very funny’
★★★★The Scotsman
Ria Lina is a Filipina comedian, actress and writer. TV and Radio includes Celebrity Bridge of Lies, QI, Live At The Apollo, Have I Got News For You, Pointless, Evil Genius with Russel Kane, The News Quiz, Breaking The News, The Bugle Podcast, Worlds Most Dangerous Roads, Brain Reaction, The Unbelievable Truth, The Now Show, Celebrity Mastermind, The Infinite Monkey Cage and Mock The Week. Ria was named as one of The Evening Standard’s ‘Hottest Comedians You Should Be Watching Now’.
Ria is the only Filipina comedian in British stand up and has a BSc in Experimental Pathology, an MSc in Forensic Science and a PhD in Virology under her belt, so it’s not only Ria’s comedy that’s highly intelligent. A regular pundit on Sky News, BBC News, Times Radio and TalkRadio, Ria is in demand for her scientific insight, confident delivery and biting wit. She recently released her own series for BBC R4, ‘Ria Gets Forensic’ which investigated anti-ageing treatments, scrutinising the lengths people will go to cheat age and stay young.
Throughout her stand-up career Ria has taken five shows to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with her work tackling topics such as autism, topical news and racial identity. Her career stretches from stage and screen, to radio and the occasional ukulele – all in a unique style described by ‘The Scotsman’ as ‘fearless, provocative and very funny’.
A prolific writer, Ria has written for the Ladyboys of Bangkok ‘Fantasy & Feathers’ and ‘Glamorous Amorous’ tours, and wrote and acted in ITV2 comedy sketch show ‘Meet the Blogs’. She has also written and presented her own Channel 4 documentary that revealed the truth behind the myths that surround East Asian women in Britain.
As an actor Ria has performed in Lovestruck High, East Mode with Nigel Ng, and Christie.
‘Engaging, endearing and eye-opening’
Time Out
‘Sharp, satirical […] always been ridiculously gifted’
Evening Standard
