Shazia Mirza

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 and The Daily Telegraph.<ref name="auto">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="auto1">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="auto2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Mirza read Biochemistry at the University of Manchester and then achieved a Postgraduate Certificate in Education at Goldsmiths, University of London.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Before beginning her career in comedy, Mirza was a science teacher at Langdon Park School, where she taught Dylan Mills, now known as the grime pioneer Dizzee Rascal.<ref name=dizz2019>Time Out London: Shazia Mirza: interview Template:Webarchive 17 June 2008</ref><ref>Shazia Mirza: Diary of a disappointing daughter Template:Webarchive Shazia Mirza's weekend column 22 May 2010</ref><ref>Interview: Shazia Mirza Template:Webarchive 23 June 2010</ref> She later attended Rose Bruford College, where she studied acting part time while working as a supply teacher,<ref name=dizz2019/> taking the final year of the course full time.<ref name="gua2019">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Career

Stand-up

Her comedy is said to push barriers and as a comedian, she is often referred to as 'brave'. <ref name="auto" /><ref name="auto1" /><ref name="auto2" /><ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Dead link</ref>

Writing

Mirza was a columnist for The Guardian between 2008 and 2010.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> She has also written columns for The New Statesman<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and Dawn<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> newspaper.

Television and radio

She was a regular panelist on the Channel 5 topical discussion series The Wright Stuff,<ref>Template:Citation</ref> as well as appearing on other TV shows<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In April 2007, she presented a documentary on BBC Three called F*** Off, I'm a Hairy Woman.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref name="Channel 5 CIS">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2024 she appeared in SAS: Who Dares Wins.

Recognition

She was recognized as one of the BBC's 100 women of 2013.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

External links

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