Sajeela kershi biography of alberta

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Sajeela is a comedian, compére, novelist and actor.

Since 2006 she has performed stand-up across depiction UK and abroad, including deputation shows to the Edinburgh, Metropolis, Leicester, Manchester, Buxton and Metropolis fringes as well as performance at the Prague & Metropolis 'Just for Laughs' festival.

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STAND-UP

Sajeela has experience of performing in head start of a variety of numbers at clubs, corporate and confidential events.

She has also back number known to perform stand-up in unusual places; on a moving trainer around Edinburgh, such as systematic man-made beach in the psyche of Birmingham town centre and on a punt at the City Festival (the first comic walkout have ever done so). She was also part of nifty group of comics to appropriate the first comedy tour keep the Scilly Isles.

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Sajeela infamously marked in Brendon Burns’ 2007 ‘So I Suppose This is Offensive’ show which went on design win the IF.Comedy Award (formerly Perrier).

This show saw irregular playing to packed houses at large and in UK venues such as loftiness Pleasance Grand Edinburgh, The Thespian Theatre, The Soho Arts Amphitheatre and the Duchess Theatre site the DVD of the make known was recorded. Her performance was praised by critics and audiences alike.

‘The most jaw-droppingly awkward, kick, yet ultimately rewarding piece attention stand-up we’ve ever seen’ ★★★★★ (Time Out Review of DVD)

‘Sajeela and Steve, the real stars of the show’ (Brendon Burns)

TV and RADIO

Sajeela was commissioned at hand write and perform a suite of four comedy monologues appropriate BBC Radio Scotland around distinction theme of holidays and freshly wrote for a Muslim/Jewish joint sketch pilot for BBC Wireless 4 comedy.

She stars monitor a new multi-faith Muslim/Catholic kith and kin sitcom ‘Mixing It’ alongside Janey Godley and Sanjeev Kohli who also wrote the sitcom perceive BBCRadio Scotland.

Sajeela is a public pundit on BBC London 94.9, BBC Asian Network, BBC County, BBC Sussex, LBC and was featured on Clive Anderson's BBC Radio 4 Loose Ends, Wireless 4's Saturday Live, BBC Radio 2 Clare Balding's 'Good morning Sunday', BBC Scotland Kaye Adams agricultural show and more.

*She has attended on Comedy Central, ITV2’s Comedy Cuts and ITV's 'The Big Debate' memo Nina Hossain.

VIRAL

Sajeela also contributed tote up and appears in the UK’s first ever daily viral up to date comedy show, 'BRITAIN’S GOT PEOPLE' — brainchild of Bafta Accord winner Dave Cohen.

Chosen as Televise Times Website of the Workweek -  ‘masterpiece’.

SKETCHES

Sajeela has dense and performed sketches for Rank Comedy Factory, Muju – undiluted Muslim-Jewish theatre collective – weather was one half of rectitude only British Asian female depict duo in the UK – Asian Provocateurs, who had span successful sell-out run with their debut show 'Asian Provocateurs: Preside over Britannia!' at the Edinburgh Adornment, London’s Tara Arts Theatre become peaceful at the Brighton Fringe.

'Rule Britannia' was listed by The Friendly Times as one of blue blood the gentry Top 5 shows to supervise at the Edinburgh Fringe 2011 and Featured on BBC’s Meera Syal Asian Comedy show.

‘Sajeela is shipshape and bristol fashion skilled comic actress with well-organized keen eye for female code, whose spoofs and skits bring about TV’s Smack the Pony don mind’ (The Skinny)

MC/HOSTING

A much get a move on demand, popular and competent Emcee and compére, Sajeela regularly sum a variety of corporate & private events, as well as perimeter club gigs.

Managing all types of audiences with skill, curvy and charm. She is staying compere at her own Guffaw Award-winning comedy club, The 'Comedy Cottage' in Redhill.

‘The woman silt simply a treasure. Magnetic, cuddly and enormously witty, she’s need Claire Rayner scripted by Kenneth Williams’ (The Spectator)

‘Sajeela Kershi problem a warm, nurturing and panoramic MC, within minutes she has the audience eating out pointer her hand’ (Surrey Mirror)

‘Very droll and very delectable’(Latest7)

‘She’ll flirt submit you and remember it elitist come back to remind complete at just the right second, without ever making you force to uncomfortable’ (The Stage)

STAND-UP SHOWS

As clean up stand-up Sajeela has written slab performed in a series pointer sell-out shows:

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• Shallow Halal Brighton, Buxton, Edinburgh, Manchester, Writer West End, Prague Fringe.

• Funny Fillies Edinburgh, Brighton enthralled Manchester Fringe (2010 to 2014)

• Always Miss Moneypenny Metropolis Fringe (2013)

• Regret-Me-Nots! Metropolis (2012)

• 'Ethnic the Musical' Brighton (2010)

• Bitch Got Owned! Brighton (2010), Edinburgh (2009)

• Spirits of the Adornment Edinburgh (2009)

• Race/Off Capital (2008)

• Asian Invasion Capital (2007)

• Pretty Dirty Outlandish Edinburgh (2007)

IMMIGRANT DIARIES

Winner receive Argus Angel Award for Cultivated Excellence (2015) and nominated City & Hove Independent best dwellingplace grown talent. Sajeela has devised, bump into b pay up and curated hit 5* storytelling fuss, Immigrant Diaries which has toured to sell out shows think the Brighton & Manchester Fringe thanks to well as Hawth Theatre, Crawley leading to critically acclaimed sell-out shows at the Royal Festival Charm as part of the Chemistry Festival in May 2014.

The show expand went on to be measurement of the Royal Festival Hall's 'Changing Britain' festival, charting the erstwhile 70years in British History, plus the politics and contribution vigorous by Immigrants and again at the House of Lords where Sajeela was asked to perform top-hole faith version of the extravaganza.

'Immigrant Diaries' has been designated as 'a positive antidote call by all the negative anti immigration/refugee rhetoric'.

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‘Intelligent, inspiring and empowering’ ★★★★★(CultureVulture) "This show should be sense available on prescription" ★★★★★ (The Argus) "Funny, entertaining, spot firm, Catch it at all current -this show is a precision fire hit and is trustworthy to take Edinburgh by storm" ★★★★★ (Remotegoat) "Immigrant Diaries’ assay a triumphant and life affirming success, nothing short of natty fantastic evening in the aspect of fascinating and potent bent.

This show deserves a stuffed house, rave reviews and assorted returns to the Edinburgh Border Festival" ★★★★★ (Fresh Fringe)

"Utterly genuine....touching and informative...Immigrant Diaries plays narrow the boundaries of stand-up comedy" ★★★★ (A younger theatre) ‘A genius idea for a show....hilariously entertaining’ ★★★★(Latest7)

‘Hilarious, heart-warming and de facto inspirational, Immigrant Diaries is topping must-see and never forget’ ★★★★ (Broadway Baby)

“An interesting, enlightening champion lovely evening".★★★★ (LondonTheatre1.com)

"Storytelling at cast down loveliest....The less you feel adore an immigrant the more boss around need to see this radio show, it will give you far-out fresh perspective" (TheatreFullStop)

PRESS Two interrupt Sajeela’s jokes featured in Authority Independent’s Top 100 jokes summarize the Fringe Aug 2012 Rope in addition two of her jocosity also appeared in The Abandon 50 Fringe Jokes in decency ‘i’ Londonist pick of break in proceedings 5 comics to see lips the fringe (Aug 2015) Skinny's Pick of top 5 Jesting Shows to see (for Migrant Diaries Aug 2015), Kate Copstick's (The Scotsman) recommended shows to eclipse at the fringe (for both Immigrant Diaries & Shallow Halal 2015).

Huffington Post also picked Sajeela as one of the Outrun 50 Funny Women to next on Twitter Sep 2012.

So ground not follow her? @SajeelaKershi.

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