Shazia Mirza is an award winning British stand up comedian and writer.

In 2023 The Telegraph named her as one of the 50 defining comedians of the century.

Shazia’s TV appearances include; Eastenders (BBC)  ‘QI’ (BBC), ‘Would I lie To You’ (BBC) Celebrity Apprentice  (BBC1) ‘The Jonathan Ross Show’ (ITV), Blankety Blank (BBC) Sorry I Didn’t Know (ITV) Celebrity Mastermind (BBC) ‘The Hit List’ (BBC), ‘House of Games’ (BBC), ‘Rhod Gilbert’s Growing Pains’ (Comedy Central), ‘Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls’ (C4), ‘Travel Man’ (C4), Top Gear (BBC), ‘The One Show (BBC), ‘Celebrities v Child Genius’ (C4), ‘Celebs In Solitary’ (C5), ‘Loose Women’ (ITV), ‘The Late Late Show’ (RTE) ‘Have I got News for You’ (BBC) Celebrity SAS Who Dares Wins (Channel 4) and ‘The Wright Stuff’/’Jeremy Vine’ (C5) as well as the ever popular ‘F*** Off, I’m a Hairy Woman’ (BBC).

Other TV credits Include: ‘Amanpour’ (CNN), ‘60 Minutes’ (CBS), ‘Last Comic Standing’ (NBC), ‘The World Stands Up’ (Paramount Comedy), ‘Tipping Point Lucky Stars’ (ITV), ‘Pointless Celebrities’ (BBC), ‘The Dog Eat My Homework’ (BBC), ‘Larry Grayson: Shut That Door!’ (ITV), ‘Muslim Driving School’ (Voiceover BBC), ‘Beautiful People’ (BBC) ‘Richard and Judy’ (C4) and ‘28 Acts in 28 Minutes’ (BBC). Toute le monde en parle (France 2) Stockholm Live (SVT) Carina Bergfeldt (SVT) The Comedy Factory (NTR) Raymann is Laat (NTR)

Radio includes: ‘Mr. Cameron Goes to Ukraine’ (BBC) ‘The Graham Norton Show’ (BBC), ‘My Teenage Diary’ (BBC), ‘Elephant In The Room’ (BBC), ‘Just a Minute’ (BBC) ‘Loose Ends’ (BBC), ‘The Infinite Monkey Cage’ (BBC), ‘The Museum of Curiosity’ (BBC), ‘Quote Unquote’ (BBC), ‘Steve Wright in the Afternoon’ (BBC), ‘The Now Show’ (BBC), ‘Arthur Smith’s Comedy Club’ (BBC), ‘Saturday Live’ (BBC), ‘Midweek’ (BBC), ‘Woman’s Hour’ (BBC), ‘With Great Pleasure’ (BBC), ‘Between Ourselves’ (BBC), ‘A Good Read’ (BBC),  ‘Pause For Thought’ (BBC), ‘The Frank Skinner Show’ (Absolute Radio) ‘The Craig Ferguson Show’ (SiriusXM).

Shazia’s show ‘Coconut‘ played over 100 dates across 2022 and was nominated for ‘Best Stand Up Tour’ in Channel 4’s National Comedy Awards. Her previous stand-up shows; ‘With Love From St. Tropez’ toured internationally in 2017/18, “Dry as they come, sharp socio-political sass on Brexit, burkinis & butt plugs” and the critically acclaimed; ‘The Kardashians Made Me Do It’, played for 103 nights internationally across the UK, US, Sweden, Ireland and France and completed four sell out runs at London’s Soho Theatre in 2016/17. Described as; “A powerful show from a powerful woman…  fearless, brutal and beautiful” by THE SCOTSMAN, and was widely described as a ground breaking piece of comedy. The show featured on CNN’s Amanpour,  France24, Reuters and ITV News

Films include: RUBY directed by BAFTA winning director Aysha Rafaele, Phantoms, and Touche.

Shazia has recently been a writer on the new up and coming Channel 4 sitcom “Kisses and Bumflicks” which is set to air this year (2026)

Shazia also did one of the BBC ‘Culture in Quarantine Masterclass’ series which UK visitors can check out on iPlayer here.

Last year, she headlined the pioneering female only Halal comedy tour, ‘Comedy Queens’ three times and sold out the London 02. It celebrates the diverse comedic talents of Muslim women from around the globe, offering a fresh perspective on humour, satire and culture.

∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ EVENING STANDARD
“A fearless comedian… thoughtful and thought-provoking… funny and illuminating”

∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ THE TELEGRAPH
“Shazia Mirza is provoking laughter and large intakes of breath once again… brave and urgent”

∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ MAIL ON SUNDAY
“Vital, deftly handled, rammed with provocation… As brave a piece of comedy as you’ll see”

∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ METRO
“she’s effective at getting under your skin… strikes a blow”

∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ THE SKINNY
“at this moment in time – post-Brexit, post-Nice, post-Orlando – it’s on point chilling and superb”

∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ SUNDAY TIMES
“Mirza has stepped up a gear… the bravest thing you’ll see on a comedy stage this year… a remarkable finale

THE NEW YORK TIMES

“Mirza is an Iconoclast, producing iconic and ground breaking comedy routines”