Born in Birmingham, Shazia Mirza initially studied biochemistry at the University of Manchester before achieving a postgraduate certificate in Education. She became a science teacher, once teaching the boy who would grow up to become Dizzee Rascal. Whilst teaching, she took on a part-time acting course at the Rose Bruford College before stepping into stand-up comedy in 2000.

SHAZIA MIZRA COMEDY

Shazia started performing stand-up comedy in 2000, quickly becoming a one-to-watch comedian, selling out shows up and down the country, including at the Edinburgh Fringe Festivals.

Just two years after her debut, Shazia won the London Comedy Festival & Hackney Empire New Act of the Year. She has since been named among the London Evening Standard’s 1,000 most influential people in London, and The Observer’s 50 funniest acts in British Comedy. Nominated for Channel 4’s National Comedy Awards, Shazia has performed several stand-up tours across the UK, USA, Sweden, France and Ireland, her most well-known and beloved being ‘The Kardashians Made Me Do It’ in 2015.

SHAZIA MIZRA MEDIA

Her rise to comedy fame has also made Shazia a familiar face on our television screens. She has made guest appearances on The Jonathan Ross Show (2016), Rhod Gilbert’s Growing Pains (2021), Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls (2017), Travel Man (2018), The One Show (2018), Child Genius (2018), Loose Women (2016), The Wright Stuff (2011-2018) and Jeremy Vine (2018). She has also appeared as a contestant on Richard Osman’s House of Games (2021), The Hit List (2021), and Tipping Point (2020). In 2009, Shazia participated in the show F*** Off I’m a Hairy Woman for BBC Three, looking at whether she could learn to love her natural body hair.

As well as performing on stage and appearing on television, Shazia is a popular voice on radio shows, such as The Graham Norton Show, My Teenage Diary, Loose Ends, The Museum of Curiosity, Steve Wright in the Afternoon, The Now Show, Woman’s Hour, Pause For Thought, and The Frank Skinner Show. She has also been a guest on podcasts, including Pale, Male and Stale, Frothby City, A South Asian Woman, and On Childhood.

Shazia has been contributing writings to several publications throughout her career, including The New Statesman (winning the 2008 Columnist of the Year award), The Guardian, The Financial Times, The Daily Mail, Time Out, The Big Issue, Woman’s Weekly, and Radio Times.

Whilst more known for her stand-up, Shazia has acted in a number of TV series, including What the Frick (2020), The Vessel (2012), and Beautiful People (2009).

SHAZIA MIZRA CORPORATE ENTERTAINER

Now a hugely popular star, Shazia is often booked to host corporate events, moderate conferences, present awards, and perform a comedy gig. Clients include Barclays, the BBC, HP, Huffpost, Lloyds of London, NHS, One World Media, Shell, and Transport for London.

Call +44 1753 439 289 or email Great British Speakers now to book comedian Shazia Mirza for your corporate event.

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