{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/646204ca41a73600110c86d5/685a892973e8be408f2a98b7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Sikisa: No Nonsense Allowed","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/646204ca41a73600110c86d5/1776887522506-50106250-e6fc-48dc-9620-fe5d604ecb1e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>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.</p><p>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.</p><ul><li>Why the rising cost of the Edinburgh Fringe is quietly pricing out a generation of comedians</li><li>What hustle culture looks like from inside a profession that runs entirely on it</li><li>Growing up between Stockwell and Barbados — and the comedy that sits in the gap between those two worlds</li><li>The burnout that comes with constantly creating in the age of social media</li><li>Why Peggy Mitchell is one of the great unsung cultural figures — and what she represents</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Connect with Sikisa here:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/sikisacomedy/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@sikisacomedy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">TikTok</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.sikisacomedy.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Website</a></li></ul><h3><br></h3><p>Originally released under the podcast's former name: Television Times.</p><p>Find us on social media — links on the About page.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Steve Otis Gunn"}