Shazia Mirza
Shazia Mirza is an award winning British stand up comedian and writer.
But what do awards mean anyway? Everyones got an award. You get awards these days just for leaving the house and recycling your yogurt pots.
Shazias new Coconut show has been nominated for Best Stand Up Tour in Channel 4s National Comedy Awards.
Shazias TV appearances include; QI (BBC), The Jonathan Ross Show (ITV), The Hit List (BBC), House of Games (BBC), Rhod Gilberts Growing Pains (Comedy Central), Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls (C4), Travel Man (C4), Top Gear (BBC), The One Show (BBC), Celebrities v Child Genius (C4), Celebs In Solitary (C5), Loose Women (ITV), The Late Late Show (RTE) Have I got News for You (BBC) and The Wright Stuff/Jeremy Vine (C5) as well as the ever popular F★★★ Off, Im a Hairy Woman (BBC).
Other TV credits Include: Amanpour (CNN), 60 Minutes (CBS), Last Comic Standing (NBC), The World Stands Up (Paramount Comedy), Tipping Point Lucky Stars (ITV), Pointless Celebrities (BBC), The Dog Eat My Homework (BBC), Larry Grayson: Shut That Door! (ITV), Muslim Driving School (Voiceover BBC), Beautiful People (BBC) Richard and Judy (C4) and 28 Acts in 28 Minutes (BBC).
Radio includes; The Graham Norton Show (BBC), My Teenage Diary (BBC), Elephant In The Room(BBC), Loose Ends (BBC), The Infinite Monkey Cage (BBC), The Museum of Curiosity (BBC), Quote Unquote (BBC), Steve Wright in the Afternoon (BBC), The Now Show (BBC), Arthur Smiths Comedy Club (BBC), Saturday Live (BBC), Midweek (BBC), Womans Hour (BBC), With Great Pleasure (BBC), Between Ourselves (BBC), A Good Read (BBC), Vanessa Feltz Show- Pause For Thought (BBC), The Frank Skinner Show (Absolute Radio) The Craig Ferguson Show (SiriusXM).
Shazias latest show; Coconut, was on tour but then well heres how she put it; My new tour Coconut has been cancelled due to the world ending. It will either resume in the afterlife or in 2021 whichever happens first. New tour dates for Coconut are now rescheduled and you can catch it live during 2022 and a Coconut Press Kit is available on request.
Her previous stand-up shows; With Love From St. Tropez toured internationally in 2017/18, Dry as they come, sharp socio-political sass on Brexit, burkinis & butt plugs and the critically acclaimed; The Kardashians Made Me Do It, played for 103 nights internationally across the UK, US, Sweden, Ireland and France and completed four sell out runs at Londons Soho Theatre in 2016/17. Discribed as; A powerful show from a powerful woman fearless, brutal and beautiful by THE SCOTSMAN, the show featured on CNNs Amanpour, France24, Reuters and ITV News.
You can also listen to Shazia with journalist John Kampfner on their podcast; Pale, Male and Stale where they take an irreverent look at current affairs and chat with some fab guests.
During lockdown Shazia did one of the BBC Culture in Quarantine Masterclass series which UK visitors can check out on iPlayer here.
Her parents just want her to get married.
EVENING STANDARD
A fearless comedian thoughtful and thought-provoking funny and illuminating THE TELEGRAPH
Shazia Mirza is provoking laughter and large intakes of breath once again brave and urgent MAIL ON SUNDAY
Vital, deftly handled, rammed with provocation As brave a piece of comedy as youll see METRO
shes effective at getting under your skin strikes a blow THE SKINNY
at this moment in time post-Brexit, post-Nice, post-Orlando its on point chilling and superb SUNDAY TIMES
Mirza has stepped up a gear the bravest thing youll see on a comedy stage this year a remarkable finale
Supporting acts
Ryan Baxter
Ryan Baxter is an up and coming comedian on the Scottish comedy scene. In the past year his sharp witted jokes have seen him into the semi finals of one of the UKs biggest comedy competition So You Think Youre Funny 2023. Ryan mixes observational humour with his personal life experiences giving a unique take on life. A very solid professional set with frequent punchlines. Well written Edinburgh stand