British comedian
Shazia Mirza is a British comedian, actress, and writer. She is best known for her stand-up comedy, and her articles in British newspapers The Guardian The Daily Telegraph [ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Early life and education
Mirza was born in Birmingham , England, the eldest daughter of Punjabi Pakistani parents who moved to Birmingham, England in the 1950s.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
Mirza read Biochemistry at the University of Manchester and then achieved a Postgraduate Certificate in Education at Goldsmiths, University of London .[ 8] Langdon Park School , where she taught Dylan Mills, now known as the grime pioneer Dizzee Rascal .[ 9] [ 10] [ 11] Rose Bruford College , where she studied acting part time while working as a supply teacher,[ 9] [ 12]
Career
Stand-up
Her comedy is said to push barriers and as a comedian, she is often referred to as 'brave'. [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 13]
Writing
Mirza was a columnist for The Guardian [ 14] The New Statesman [ 15] Dawn [ 16]
Television and radio
She was a regular panelist on the Channel 5 topical discussion series The Wright Stuff [ 17] [ 18]
In April 2007, she presented a documentary on BBC Three called F*** Off, I'm a Hairy Woman .[ 19]
Mirza has also appeared in reality game shows Celebrity The Island with Bear Grylls on Channel 4 (2017), and in 2018, the Channel 5 show Celebs in Solitary .[ 20] SAS: Who Dares Wins .
Recognition
She was recognized as one of the BBC's 100 women of 2013.[ 21]
References
^ "Rose Bruford College Appoints its first President – Rose Bruford College" . Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2016 .^ a b "Edinburgh 2015: Shazia Mirza, A Work in Progress, The Stand, review: 'brave and urgent' . The Telegraph . Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016 .^ a b "Shazia Mirza, comedy review: nothing if not brave" . London Evening Standard . 25 September 2015. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016 .^ a b "Laughs in the face of terror | Tribune" . www.tribunemagazine.org . Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016 .^ Mckeown, Jack (27 May 2016). "Shazia Mirza: The Kardashians Made Me Do It" . The Courier . Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017 . ^ Shazia Mirza (12 April 2010). "Halal comedy? You might as well ask for halal bacon" . The Guardian . London. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016 . ^ Mirza, Shazia (3 August 2008). "What I know about men" . The Guardian Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016 .^ Iziren, Interview by Adeline (1 February 2003). "What happened next?" . the Guardian . Retrieved 21 July 2022 . ^ a b Time Out London: Shazia Mirza: interview Archived 19 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine 17 June 2008^ Shazia Mirza: Diary of a disappointing daughter Archived 2 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine Shazia Mirza's weekend column 22 May 2010^ Interview: Shazia Mirza Archived 27 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine 23 June 2010^ Bedell, Geraldine (20 April 2003). "Veiled Humour" . The Guardian . Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019 . ^ "REVIEW: Shazia Mirza – The Kardashians Made Me Do It at Exeter Corn Exchange" . Exeter Express and Echo . 3 May 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016 .[permanent dead link ] ^ "Profile: Shazia Mirza" . London: The Guardian UK. 23 July 2008. Archived from the original on 16 April 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2016 .^ "Shazia Mirza on the culture of hate: "Once we blamed Yoko Ono. Now we blame refugees" . 16 September 2016.^ "News stories for Shazia Mirza - DAWN.COM" . www.dawn.com .^ Wright, Matthew; Johnson, Eric; Duffy, Kirsty (11 September 2000), The Wright Stuff archived from the original on 19 January 2017, retrieved 8 December 2016 ^ "Shazia Mirza" . IMDb ^ "BBC Three - Body Image, Series 2, F*** off I'm a Hairy Woman" .^ "My5" . www.channel5.com .^ "100 Women: Who took part?" . BBC News . 20 October 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2022 .
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