New Statesman 2008

Shazia's week

12 May 2008

My audience in Liverpool bawled about Boris. Give me Bollywood bowling instead - any day

I have performed in many inconceivable places, from an underground toilet in Forest Gate to a bunker in Kosovo that had no electricity.

This week, I was asked to host a comedy night for Redbridge Borough Council as part of its book and media festival. The event was a comedy and curry night at a Bollywood bowling alley in Ilford.

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