Retro RHLSTP 141 - Ria Lina

About this episode

Richard Herring interviews Ria Lina about her experiences in comedy and the challenges faced by female performers.

#414 Thid - Richard returns to his old stomping ground of Balham to take part in the Cheerful Earful Festival at the Bedford pub, a place that holds a lot of memories, some of which occur to him as he’s speaking. His guest is the fabulous Ria Lina. They talk about the power of being an outsider in comedy, gigging whilst pregnant, working for the serious fraud office, why the coronavirus helped propel Ria into the spotlight, some behind the scenes secrets from Have I Got News For You? and the extra demands put on female performers. Buy Richard’s new book here. http://gofasterstripe.com/ball SUPPORT THE SHOW! See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNEL Become a badger and see extra content at our WEBSITE Buy DVDs and books from GO FASTER STRIPE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Richard Herring

Guest: Ria Lina

Topics covered

• comedy
• pregnancy in performance
• female performers
• coronavirus impact
• outsider perspective
• gigging experiences

Keywords

• Ria Lina
• Richard Herring
• comedy
• female performers
• gigging
• coronavirus
• Have I Got News For You

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cheerful Earful Festival, Have I Got News For You?, Go Faster Stripe

Places: Balham, Bedford pub

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