In this episode of Order, Order, Terry Wiggins speaks with Harun Musho’d about a career that has travelled from high-volume catering at Wembley Arena through civil service HR, trade union leadership and 18 years inside the UK Parliament. Harun recalls managing fast-food operations for crowds of 11,000, working under National Leisure Catering and Aramark, and supporting fundraising bars for his Scout group. He discusses moving into pay and reward policy at Customs and Excise, his work at the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, and later HR roles inside Parliament, including involvement in the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority and organisational changes following the expenses scandal.

The conversation explores Scouting, kitchen culture, cloakroom traditions at Westminster, and Harun’s experience studying English and Creative Writing, which led him into stand-up comedy. He reflects on gong shows such as The Blackout at Up the Creek, the differences between the London and Glasgow comedy scenes, and his work at the Edinburgh Fringe, where he performs solo shows and co-runs the political panel show Political Breakfast as part of the Free Fringe.

Drew Stearne joins the discussion to describe the London circuit, roast battles at the Bill Murray and Angel Comedy Club, and his own route into stand-up. Together they talk about comedy training, open mics, changing audiences, bilingual performance, and representation in the industry. Harun shares how his multicultural family background shapes some of his material and outlines his future plans, including running new comedy clubs across Scotland while continuing consultancy work through Beamans.

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