Shazia's Week
Muslim comic Shazia Mirza gives us her take on religion, politics and her life as a stand-up
Articles in Shazia's Week
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Sharon's week
- Shazia Mirza
- 09 October 2008
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
- Shazia Mirza
- 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
- Shazia Mirza
- 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
Unless a vacancy for a newsreader comes up at Channel 4, comedy is stuck with me
- Shazia Mirza
- 28 August 2008
- 13 comments
After appearing at Edinburgh, most performers need reintegrating into society
Shazia's week
- Shazia Mirza
- 14 August 2008
- 2 comments
I was up on stage showing my granny knickers to two hundred and fifty people
The altar of humour
- Shazia Mirza
- 31 July 2008
- 2 comments
Even my white friends wouldn't risk having me perform at their wedding ... Shazia's week.
Cancel Edinburgh!
- Shazia Mirza
- 17 July 2008
- 1 comment
Three weeks in a hot caravan telling Mandela stories to strangers is a holiday of sorts. Read about Shazia's week
Shazia's week
- Shazia Mirza
- 03 July 2008
There was more hat swapping than wife swapping at this year's Glastonbury
Before Google...
- Shazia Mirza
- 19 June 2008
- 1 comment
... I actually had hobbies, and before I owned a computer I actually had a life
Englishmen are useless
- Shazia Mirza
- 05 June 2008
- 5 comments
Shazia's week: The card said he was a former West Indies cricketer. Did he think I looked like the type who'd want lessons?
