Arts Interview: Sadia Azmat | It’s A Question Of Balance 22 August 2015

Broadcast on 22 August 2015 on KSCO AM 1080, KSCO 104.1 FM, KOMY AM 1340, and KSCO.com Live Stream.

'It's A Question Of Balance' is a two hour show which balances the intellectual with the creative. The show combines a debate topic with an arts interview because discussion and creativity are two of the most vital ways we engage in the world. 

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Hour 2: In-Depth Arts Interview with Sadia Azmat

This week as her special guest from the arts Ruth Copland is pleased to be interviewing British stand-up comedian and comedy writer Sadia Azmat. Born in Essex, England, Sadia started writing and performing comedy professionally after a chance encounter in a call centre helped her to discover her mentor, professional comedian and author Deborah Frances-White, who introduced Sadia to the UK comedy circuit. Within two weeks of meeting Deborah, Sadia found herself performing to an audience of 80 and hasn’t looked back. Sadia’s debut called ‘Please Hold - You’re being transferred to a UK based Asian Representative’, directed by Deborah Frances-White, was featured on the BBC Radio Show Front Row and performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Not long after, Sadia was shortlisted for the Funny Women Awards Final in London. Her debut full-length show ‘I Am Not Malala’ played at the Edinburgh Fringe and led to Sadia being featured on British Muslim TV’s Sister’s Hour. Sadia has appeared on the BBC World Service and has written a short for BBC Comedy Short, which features top British comedy talent. Known for her forthright observational comedy about her experiences as a British Muslim woman and also cross-cultural issues about race and religion Sadia has appeared at comedy clubs and festivals around Britain, as well as contributing writing to British newspapers. 

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