Shazia Mirza

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Shazia Mirza
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Mirza in 2010
Born Birmingham, West Midlands, England
MediumComedian, actor, columnist
Education University of Manchester (BA)
Goldsmiths, University of London (PGCE)
Rose Bruford College
Years active2000 [1] –present
Genres Observational comedy
Subject(s) Social commentary, family
Website www.shaziamirza.org OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

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 . [2] [3] [4]

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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] 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. [9] [10] [11] She later attended Rose Bruford College, where she studied acting part time while working as a supply teacher, [9] taking the final year of the course full time. [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 between 2008 and 2010. [14] In the past she has written columns for The New Statesman [15] and Dawn [16] newspaper.

Television and radio

She was a regular panelist on the Channel 5 topical discussion series The Wright Stuff , [17] as well as appearing on other TV shows [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] In 2024 she appeared in SAS: Who Dares Wins.

Recognition

She was recognized as one of the BBC's 100 women of 2013. [21]

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  10. ↑ Shazia Mirza: Diary of a disappointing daughter Archived 2 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine Shazia Mirza's weekend column 22 May 2010
  11. ↑ Interview: Shazia Mirza Archived 27 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine 23 June 2010
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