Shazia Mirza

Dapper laughs: comedians with a sense of style

Some of the Fringe's top comedians reveal why they dress to impress on stage.

Fringe 2016 - shows with some politics in them

Many shows explore political themes in 2016, a year that has the potential for significant political change with the forthcoming referendum on EU membership in the UK and presidential elections in the USA.

Shazia Mirza talks truth and honesty in comedy

Shazia Mirza is a hilarious British Asian stand-up comedian. Her personal, honest and unapologetic humour makes her one of the funniest women in the UK.

My comedy hero: Shazia Mirza on George Carlin

The former teacher and acclaimed stand-up picks the late, great rabblerousing US comic as her hero.

Six all-female comedy gigs not to miss this spring

Where have all the funny women gone? They're organising some excellent nights of comedy for ye laughter-seeking Londoners. There's tons of all-female comedy action this spring - here are a few shows you shouldn't miss.

Last episode in the current run of Ross's chatshow. As is often the case, it's a thinly veiled plug for an upcoming movie, in this case the imminent Eddie The Eagle. Taron Egerton and Hugh Jackman both appear, just in case we hadn't quite got the message from their earlier encounter with Ant & Dec. Plugging another new film - an adaptation of JG Ballard's High-Rise - is Luke Evans. Comedian Shazia Mirza is also on the bill, and there's music from Primal Scream, touting their hilariously titled new album, Chaosmosis.

Shazia Mirza: my life in luggage labels

Shazia Mirza on why her scrapbooks of luggage labels are a 'diary without words'

Shazia Mirza on Isis

"These girls are horny teenagers - and Isis are the One Direction of Islam," says comedian Shazia Mirza.

Seven questions with... Shazia Mirza

Shazia Mirza is a comedian and columnist from my home city of Birmingham. Where others may stay well back, Mirza tackles difficult political topics head-on, effortlessly demonstrating to us all why comedy is so vital in this day and age and using her stand up as a platform to get us talking about important social issues.

Meet British Muslim comedian Shazia Mirza

British Muslim comedian Shazia Mirza tells Radhika Sanghani why her latest show focuses on Isil and the Kardashians - and how she's getting more hate mail than ever before.