Shazia Mirza is a British comedian from Birmingham, England. About a year into her stand-up comedy career, she gained UK-wide publicity in the months when the world was coming to terms with the September 11, 2001 attacks. This was because at this time she would perform her act in recognizable hijab dress and begin with the deadpan remark, "My name is Shazia Mirza. At least, that's what it says on my pilot's licence.

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  • Shazia Mirza is a British comedian from Birmingham, England. About a year into her stand-up comedy career, she gained UK-wide publicity in the months when the world was coming to terms with the September 11, 2001 attacks. This was because at this time she would perform her act in recognizable hijab dress and begin with the deadpan remark, "My name is Shazia Mirza. At least, that's what it says on my pilot's licence. " In 2003, she was listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy. In recent years, she has performed stand-up at the Edinburgh Fringe and, since 2006, has been writing a fortnightly column in The New Statesman magazine for which she won 'Columnist of the Year 2008' at the prestigious PPA Awards. In April 2007, she presented a documentary on BBC Three called F*** Off, I'm a Hairy Woman. She was a semi-finalist on Last Comic Standing season 6. In March 2009, she was listed on the inaugural Muslim Women's Power List as one of the 20 most successful Muslim women in the UK. Mirza's parents had an arranged marriage. She has written that her parents "would admit that they're not compatible, and that it isn't really a happy marriage at all. " They did not believe in arranged marriage for their children.
  • Shazia Mirza, född 13 januari 1975, är en brittisk ståuppkomiker.
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  • Mirza performing at the Edinburgh Fringe
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  • Shazia Mirza is a British comedian from Birmingham, England. About a year into her stand-up comedy career, she gained UK-wide publicity in the months when the world was coming to terms with the September 11, 2001 attacks. This was because at this time she would perform her act in recognizable hijab dress and begin with the deadpan remark, "My name is Shazia Mirza. At least, that's what it says on my pilot's licence.
  • Shazia Mirza, född 13 januari 1975, är en brittisk ståuppkomiker.
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