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	"Jeff's version of 'Brimful of Asha' sung from the point of view of a corner-shop owner. Hence the chorus - 'A tinful of tuna fish one-forty-five' is hilarious" London Evening Standard "Next on was Jeff Mirza, big-chested and bouffant, saying things about Indian independence that only Europe's "top Asian Comedian" could get away with. He mocked Brummie Asians for speaking like West Indians, Mocked white Britons for throwing up their "Indians", and heads nodded with him - the audience, now thickening, laughed across their tables" The Guardian "Six foot tall, with a briefcase of degrees and the look of a mischievous cherub Mirza tells gags about Indian revellers in Bombay staggering out of English restaurants at 1am vomiting Yorkshire pudding" The Independent "Jeff Mirza's stage persona combines suaveness with joviality" The Scotsman "The only known Asian stand up on the alternative comedy circuit but also Britain's best loved Asian comedian" Time Out		"I've found comedy is a great vehicle for pushing ideas. Talking about issues through comedy can really help. My comedy is not for Asians specifically: I'm not an 'Asian comedian' as such. I've played Edinburgh a few times and even Inverness. Recently Jongleurs Comedy Clubs signed me up (see my CV)." "I like the idea of turning a stereotype on it's head. A favourite is the one about a little Indian man who stands up to racist neighbours. He gets into his car, with his whole family, and drives around the place shouting through a megaphone: "We're here, we're not leaving and you never had it so good". Its laughter without prejudice." "Have you heard that crap gag 'why are Asians hopeless at football? Cos every time they get a corner they open a shop.' Oh deary I couldn't start laughing when I first heard it. In fact the total lack of Asians playing football in the Premier League and Division One really pisses me off. It was the basis for my show about football at the 1999 Leicester Comedy Festival called 'Corner Shots'." "I used to do prisons, when you perform to prisoners you get heckled a lot. Like you start a joke with, I went into a pub the other day and somebody will shout 'you luck-y sod' or I went for a curry and it's 'you luck-y sod'. Annoying or what? So you feel like winding them up. If they get aggressive you just say alright mate, outside NOW! Oh you can't can you?" "I'm signing off now. But tell me who decided samosas would be triangular? Was there a big debate over it? A conspiracy perhaps? Talk to you later."