Shazia Mirza

Shazia Mirza

Shazia Mirza is an award-winning stand up comedian. In 2003 she was named by The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy. Since 2006 she has written a fortnightly column for the New Statesman, for which she won Columnist of the Year at the PPA Awards.

Articles by Shazia Mirza

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Shazia's week

  • 29 January 2009

The day I nibbled Obama's ear (and Auntie cheered at the cinema)

Shazia's week

  • 15 January 2009

I was to do my set at this pub in Essex. There were 60 people, looking like someone had died

Shazia's week

  • 18 December 2008
  • 1 comment

Liza Minnelli jiving like a panther on Ecstasy and Obama condoms - some bits of history can't be missed

Shazia's week

  • 04 December 2008

Now I'm allowed to be offensive, I realise I've got nothing deliberately offensive to say

Shazia's week

  • 20 November 2008
  • 5 comments

All was going well in Pakistan until I told my anal sex joke. People walked out

Shazia's week

  • 06 November 2008

Suddenly I am expected to give an explanation for Britain's comedians and their Prime Minister

Someone was suing my comic friend in LA for making jokes that involved African Americans

  • 23 October 2008
  • 2 comments

In England, I find people don’t really sue; they just write you hate-mail. It’s a lot cheaper

Sharon's week

  • 09 October 2008
  • 7 comments

My name's Shazia Mirza." "Sharon Matthews?" he asked. "No, Shazia Mirza!" To annoy the man behind the desk, I wrote “Jamaican” under nationality. “Thank you,” he said

Shazia's week

  • 25 September 2008

One day I'm going to say: "Are you black? Can you tell me what you think about Lenny Henry and reggae?"

Shazia's week

  • 11 September 2008
  • 3 comments

If I tried to do what Sarah Palin does in a day, I'd look like I'd spent the night in a Lidl doorway

Fidel Castro

The last revolutionary

The last revolutionary

Steve Richards

On Tory policy

Our future in their hands

Science

Religion and Darwin

Since the dawn  of time

James Macintyre

Miliband's dilemma

Brussels is back with a vengeance

Will Self

On Oscar Wilde

Where the Wilde things are

Film review

Bright Star

Bright Star (PG)

Books

Paul Auster

Invisible

Interview

Alain de Botton

The Books Interview: Alain de Botton

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