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Maria Shehata
Maria Shehata

Maria Shehata

  • Actor, writer and stand-up comedian

Maria Shehata features

Image shows from L to R: Jayde Adams, Jeremy Hardy, Dane Baptiste, Rosie Jones Live

Five Years of First Gig Worst Gig - Part 2

Friday 2nd April 2021

It's our second jog through the FGWG archives, five years on, starring Rosie Jones, Jeremy Hardy, Natalie Haynes, Dane Baptiste, Jen Kirkman and many more.

Maria Shehata Live

Random 8: Maria Shehata

Tuesday 13th October 2020

She's not in New York, and not a doctor: Maria Shehata gets the eight-question examination.

Asking For A Friend. Image shows from L to R: Marcus Brigstocke, Rosie Jones, Simon Brodkin, Christopher Biggins, Shaparak Khorsandi Radio

Wit and Wisdom: The comedy from Union JACK's Asking For A Friend guests

Saturday 2nd November 2019

To tie in with Union JACK's panel show Asking For A Friend we've had a dig through the BCG archives and gathered some choice quotes from some of the show's panellists.

Edinburgh Q&A Live

Nightmare audience members

Saturday 10th August 2019

We asked performers going to the Fringe who they would least like to see in the audience of their show...

WareFringe 2019. Maria Shehata. Copyright: Terence Whiskin Pro

The Road to the WareFringe, Part 3

Friday 19th July 2019

Si Hawkins has been taking us behind the scenes as he launches a little comedy festival. The four-show all-dayer has now occurred, so here Si shares the lessons he took away from the day.

Sooz Kempner Live

It's Showtime in the Suburbs: The WareFringe Kicks Off

Monday 8th July 2019

The new Herts-based Edinburgh preview festival is here. Be Ware or be square.

Maria Shehata Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Maria Shehata

Thursday 24th August 2017

The London-based, currently Edinburgh-Fringeing Egyptian/American Maria Shehata recalls memorable shows in Ohio, Paris, Norway... and a stinker in Birmingham.

Maria Shehata Live

Maria Shehata: Britain versus Los Angeles

Monday 20th July 2015

Stand-up comedian and Los Angeles resident Maria Shehata is coming to the Fringe at the end of August. Here she compares the differences between performing comedy in Britain and America.

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