Shazia Mirza
‘We’re the Muslim Spice Girls!’ Shazia Mirza on finding box office gold with her halal comedy supergroup
After years as the only Muslim woman on the comedy circuit, the standup is now making history with a female touring troupe. She relives the attacks she faced on the way, from ‘letterbox’ burqa taunts to Isis allegations
Shazia Mirza
25, Mar, 2024 @4:23 PM
Billy Connolly at 75: Eddie Izzard, Armando Iannucci and more salute 'Beatles of comedy'
Izzard was inspired by his incontinence knickers routine. Iannucci had to listen to his albums in secret. Al Murray was in awe of his rampant charisma. And he made Susan Calman hurt with laughter. Top comedians salute the Big Yin
Ben Williams
24, Nov, 2017 @6:00 AM
Shazia Mirza: ‘My local rabbi is funnier than most standups’
The Brummie standup and writer on the things that make her laugh the most, from Woody Allen to Curb Your Enthusiasm
Harriet Gibsone
10, Nov, 2017 @2:00 PM
'So the universe implodes – no matter': comedians share their best one-liners
In Steve Best’s new book Joker Face, standups pick some of the funniest gags they’ve told. Here are 10 of our favourites
04, Oct, 2017 @11:03 AM
'I fell out of bed laughing': writers on their favourite funny book
Nina Stibbe, David Nicholls, Bridget Christie and others reveal the books that made them laugh the most
07, Jan, 2017 @8:00 AM
The comedy trends of 2015: nostalgia, oversharing and new-school mimes
From newfound political awareness to the resurgence of mime, 2015’s comedy landscape was bumpy but invigorating
Brian Logan
21, Dec, 2015 @12:25 PM
Send in the frowns: is this the age of the serious standup?
A New York Times article suggests that ‘public truth-telling has become the responsibility of comedians’. For evidence, look to Tig Notaro, Bridget Christie and Shazia Mirza
Brian Logan
05, Oct, 2015 @2:09 PM
Shazia Mirza review – scattergun thinking defuses the shock tactics
There are laughs to be had in Mirza’s passionate, taboo-busting comedy but she’s let down by duff puns and an aversion to logical argument
Brian Logan
27, Sep, 2015 @11:26 AM
Shazia Mirza: 'Look at me – Isis would stone me to death'
The Muslim comic received prizes and hate mail for her dark humour in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. She talks about the British jihadi bride schoolgirls who inspired her new show
Homa Khaleeli
18, Aug, 2015 @6:00 AM
In defence of smutty jokes | Shazia Mirza
Shazia Mirza: Innuendo has a long, illustrious history in British comedy – as Jack Dee's critics should know
Shazia Mirza
20, Jun, 2014 @5:19 PM
Megabus scare: where there's smoke, beware of brown men on buses | Shazia Mirza
Shazia Mirza: The terrorist paranoia over an Asian man with an e-cigarette shows we should think twice before accepting racial stereotypes
Shazia Mirza
06, Jul, 2012 @4:35 PM
Immigrants don't come here for the weather – they want to work | Shazia Mirza
Shazia Mirza: Theresa May's bid to stop poor UK residents bringing in non-EU spouses would have barred my accountant, doctor and dentist
Shazia Mirza
11, Jun, 2012 @5:30 PM
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