Awards
* Winner Columnist of the Year PPA Awards
2008
* Semi-finalist NBC's Last Comic Standing 2008
* Winner GG2 Young Achiever of the Year Award 2003
* Metro Magazines with Jongleurs - People's Choice Best Comic Award 2002
* Winner London Comedy Festival and Hackney Empire 2001
* Runner Up Birmingham Comedy Festival 2001
Television Highlights
* Last Comic Standing
(NBC 2008)
* 28 Acts in 28 Minutes (BBC3 2005)
* Stockholm Live (TV2 Sweden 2004)
* 60 Minutes (CBS 2004)
Radio
Highlights
* The Fred MacAulay Show (BBC Radio Scotland 2008)
* The Janice Forsyth Show (BBC Radio Scotland 2008)
* Women's Hour (BBC Radio 4 2007)
* With Great Pleasure (BBC Radio 4 2005)
Live
* ‘Fun'- National tour (2007)
* USA- San Francisco Herbst Theatre (2007)
* Switzerland- Arosa Comedy Festival (2007)
* India- Tour (2006)
* Sweden- National Tour (2006)
* Canada- Winnipeg Comedy Festival (CBC 2005)
* Holland- National Tour (2005)
* Canada- Halifax Comedy Festival (CBC 2004)
* Sweden- National Tour (2004)
Theatre
* 1001 Nights Now (2005- 2006) The
National Theatre Tour
* Vagina Monologues (2003) The Royal Albert Hall
* The Tribe of Beorma (2000- 2001) Women and Theatre Tour
Reviews and Comments
"Her laconic one-liners represent something quite
unique in modern comedy."
William Cook, The Guardian
"Warm, bubbly with a refreshing confidence....
and no shortage of gags" Metro
"A relaxed beaming comedian who has the crowd in stitches"
The List ****
"Mirza... fun and goddamn hilarious..."
Three Weeks ****
"Shazia is a clever writer and performer with a
volume of funny observational material"
One4Review.com ****
"Calm, confident, challenging and always with
original material"
The Evening Standard
"Guarantees an audience with her biting deadpan
observations"
The New York Times
"In that global menagerie of Comedy Mirza is that
rarest of rare creatures. Mirza is a proven draw"
The New York Times
"Doing great routines she is breaking new
ground"
Mark Thomas
"Sticks the knife into political correctness with
hilarious effect. A must see."
Atitude Magazine