Sadia Azmat
- British
- Actor, writer, stand-up comedian, musician, podcaster and producer
Press clippings
Sadia Azmat: Memoir of an Asian Babe
Sex Bomb: The Life and Loves of an Asian Babe, by the hijab-wearing stand-up comedian explores religion, sexuality, dating and culture clashes.
Asjad Nazir, Eastern Eye, 25th May 2023Why I wrote Sex Bomb?
Sex is funny, sex is exciting, sex is a ride.
Sadia Azmat, Funny Women, 24th May 2023BBC Audio Awards 2023 nominees
The shortlist for the BBC Audio Drama Awards 2023 has been revealed. DMs Are Open, Gemma Arrowsmith's Sketched Out, Please Use Other Door, SeanceCast, The Skewer and Thanks A Lot, Milton Jones! are amongst the nominees.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd December 2022Book review - Sex Bomb by Sadia Azmat
Few aspects of life come laden with as much cultural baggage as sex and sexuality, with all its mores and taboos hardwired into the society in which you grew up.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 27th June 2022Sex Bomb: Meet the Muslim stand-up comedian writing honestly about sex
Sex Bomb author Sadia Azmat loves sex - so why is it so hard for her to find a boyfriend?
Sadia Azmat, The Sunday Times, 12th June 2022Radio 4 announces DMs Are Open, a show you can write for
Radio 4 is to launch DMs Are Open, a series that aspiring comedy writers and performers can contribute too.
British Comedy Guide, 27th April 2022Six stand-ups on returning to live comedy
Andrew Maxwell, Olga Koch, Sadia Azmat and more reflect on the return of audiences after a year away - plus offer up some new jokes!
Leonie Cooper, The Guardian, 31st July 2021Sadia Azmat to publish Sex Bomb memoir
Comedian Sadia Azmat is to publish Sex Bomb, a "conversation-starting memoir" that "offers a whole new look at the experiences of a Muslim woman."
British Comedy Guide, 24th May 2021Grave New World: spoof unmasking our new normal
Anxiety, absurdity and little else pervade the post-pandemic world of Stuart Laws' mockumentary - so what's it trying to say about life after Covid?
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 31st March 2021Line-up for 1st virtual Fringe show revealed
Scottish comedy stars Daniel Sloss, Fern Brady and Craig Hill are to appear in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe's first virtual variety show.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 29th July 2020