Miriam Elia was nominated for a prestigious Sony radio award for her first ever show, A Series Of Psychotic Episodes, which was recorded for the digital channel BBC7 in February 2007.

The show was made after she won the BBC talent hunt Witty And Twisted, soon after becoming a stand-up. Elia also won Channel 4’s Gags To Go short film competition for newcomers with Cockface, about an alcoholic robotic rabbit that has a shuttlecock for a nose

She graduated with a Master’s degree from the Royal College of Art in 2006 after completing a BA in graphic design at Brighton University, and also works as a graphic designer.