Ayesha Hazarika
- Scottish
- Stand-up comedian and journalist
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"Audiences are bored of Brexit-themed comedy"
So say Geoff Norcott and Ayesha Hazarika, two stand-up comedians who voted on opposing sides of the E.U. referendum.
Christopher Hope, The Telegraph, 27th July 2018Political podcasts: 10 of the best
In an age of dizzying headlines at home and abroad, political podcasts help an increasing number of listeners keep abreast of a fast-moving and often overwhelming news cycle.
Gaby Hinsliff, The Guardian, 17th June 2018Have I Got News For You and the problem of women
The comedian Bridget Christie has been a team member on HIGNFY twice - the second time in 2014, shortly after winning the Edinburgh Comedy Award. "The second time was not a fun experience. I said, 'I don't think I'll do this again.'"
Alice Jones, i Newspaper, 6th April 2018Satirists take on the news
Joe Lycett, Ayesha Hazarika, Gráinne Maguire and Nish Kumar take a fresh look at the year as part of our comedy special.
Joe Lycett, Nish Kumar, Ayesha Hazarika and Grainne Maguire, The Guardian, 30th December 2017Little Britain isn't so small-minded now
In saying that he wouldn't black up for Little Britain now, Lucas is an indicator of a society that's kinder than it was 10 years ago.
Ayesha Hazarika, The Guardian, 5th October 2017Ayesha Hazarika on her Fringe experience
It's been highs and lows for me this Edinburgh Festival. I achieved a bucket list ambition which was to perform a proper one-woman stand-up show. It had been a secret desire for a long time and I never thought I would have to guts to do it. I remember doing a radio show with Sue Perkins many, many years ago when I was starting out as a stand-up and she scribbled something on a tiny scrap of paper and pushed it towards me. It read "You have got to do an Edinburgh show. Just do it!"
Ayesha Hazarika, The Scotsman, 23rd August 2017A Scotsman walks into a bar . . . and satire sells out
Political animals are vying with comedians for laughs at this year's festival -- and Brexit is invariably the punchline.
Gillian Bowditch, The Sunday Times, 20th August 2017Edinburgh festival 2017 - in pictures
The Edinburgh festival 2017 is still going strong with unlikely film stars, black-history monologues and toddler comedy sidekicks - here's a selection of the latest shows photographed by Murdo MacLeod.
Murdo MacLeod, The Guardian, 19th August 2017Fringe 2017: the 20 best comedy shows to see
The best from the comedy section.
Alice Jones, i Newspaper, 4th August 2017#EdFringe17: Ayesha Hazarika on the State of the Nation
Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with comedian, turned political spokesperson, turned comedian, Ayesha Hazarika. How does the former special adviser to Ed Miliband and Harriet Harman feel about the rise of Jeremy Corbyn? What's Westminster really like on the inside?
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 31st July 2017