Sikisa

Sikisa
Sikisa at the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Born
Sikisa Bostwick-Barnes

London, England
EducationKingston University
OccupationsImmigration lawyer and stand-up comedian

Sikisa Bostwick-Barnes, known mononymously as Sikisa, is an English immigration lawyer and stand-up comedian.

Her humour often incorporates topics of race, class, and discrimination.

Career

She studied law at Kingston University. While studying for her law degree, she worked behind the bar at a comedy club in Stockwell, and following the suggestion of her boss she began doing stand-up.

She was a finalist for the BBC New Comedy Award finalist in 2017 where she competed under her initial stage name of Twix.

She made her debut at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2022 with her show "Life of the Party", which was described by Fest Magazine as "a high-spirited call to celebrate life and love yourself from a comedian who knows how to have fun".

Personal life

She was born in London but spent her early years in Barbados, where she has family roots.

References

  1. 1 2 "Standup and immigration lawyer Sikisa: 'I'm the hardest working act on the circuit'". The Guardian. Interviewed by Liam Pape. 17 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Lawyer by day, comedian by night: How Sikisa is challenging views one joke at a time". BBC. BBC Scotland.
  3. ↑ Logan, Brian (7 August 2022). "Sikisa review – a sparkling comedy party". The Guardian.
  4. ↑ Dessau, Bruce (12 July 2022). "Comedian Sikisa on Edinburgh, immigration and her love for Brixton". Evening Standard.
  5. ↑ Inniss, Tom (26 July 2023). "Interview with comedian Sikisa". Voice Magazine.
  6. ↑ Inniss, Tom (21 July 2022). "Interview with comedian and dancer Sikisa". Voice Magazine.
  7. ↑ Bostwick-Barnes, Sikisa (23 July 2025). "'Doing comedy allows me to switch off from my day job as an immigration lawyer'". The Law Society. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  8. 1 2 Dessau, Bruce (12 July 2022). "Comedian Sikisa on Edinburgh, immigration and her love for Brixton". Evening Standard. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  9. ↑ Crae, Ross (2 August 2022). "Edinburgh Fringe Q&A: Sikisa on debuting at the festival with her very own house party". The Sunday Post. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  10. ↑ Finlay, Veronica (11 August 2022). "Review: Sikisa: Life of the Party". festmag.com. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  11. ↑ Spanner, Fred (18 December 2025). "From Barbados to Brixton: Sikisa Brings the Heat (and the Filth)". Loaded. Retrieved 25 July 2026.