EPISODE · Jun 29, 2025 · 47 MIN
Sikisa: No Nonsense Allowed
from All My Clothes Need Burning (formerly Television Times)
Sikisa is an immigration lawyer who does stand-up about hustle culture, grew up between Stockwell and Barbados, and has strong feelings about Peggy Mitchell. She has approximately no patience for any of it, which is exactly what makes her so funny.Sikisa is a comedian, writer, and immigration lawyer known for her laugh-out-loud sets, thoughtful storytelling, and social commentary. A regular on the UK comedy circuit, she is also a wrestling aficionado, pub veteran, and proud South Londoner.Why the rising cost of the Edinburgh Fringe is quietly pricing out a generation of comediansWhat hustle culture looks like from inside a profession that runs entirely on itGrowing up between Stockwell and Barbados — and the comedy that sits in the gap between those two worldsThe burnout that comes with constantly creating in the age of social mediaWhy Peggy Mitchell is one of the great unsung cultural figures — and what she representsConnect with Sikisa here:InstagramTikTokWebsiteFind us on social media — links on the About page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sikisa is an immigration lawyer who does stand-up about hustle culture, grew up between Stockwell and Barbados, and has strong feelings about Peggy Mitchell. She has approximately no patience for any of it, which is exactly what makes her so funny.Sikisa is a comedian, writer, and immigration lawyer known for her laugh-out-loud sets, thoughtful storytelling, and social commentary. A regular on the UK comedy circuit, she is also a wrestling aficionado, pub veteran, and proud South Londoner.Why the rising cost of the Edinburgh Fringe is quietly pricing out a generation of comediansWhat hustle culture looks like from inside a profession that runs entirely on itGrowing up between Stockwell and Barbados — and the comedy that sits in the gap between those two worldsThe burnout that comes with constantly creating in the age of social mediaWhy Peggy Mitchell is one of the great unsung cultural figures — and what she representsConnect with Sikisa here:InstagramTikTokWebsiteFind us on social media — links on the About page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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