Shaparak Khorsandi
- 50 years old
- English
- Actor and stand-up comedian
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Shappi Khorsandi: my six best books
Shappi Khorsandi chooses her six favourite books.
Caroline Rees, The Daily Express, 6th January 2017Shappi Khorsandi withdraws book from book award
Comedian and writer Shappi Khorsandi has pulled her book Nina Is Not OK out of the running for the Jhalak Prize following the announcement that it has been longlisted for the award. The prize is to be given to the book of the year by a writer from a BAME (Black, Asian or minority ethnic) background.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th January 2017Shappi Khorsandi interview
"Who is anyone to tell me this isn't my country?" Shappi Khorsandi tackles national identity in latest Manchester show.
Sarah Walters, Manchester Evening News, 14th December 2016Shappi Khorsandi: interview
The standup and president of the British Humanist Association on what makes her laugh the most.
Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 9th December 2016Interview: Shappi Khorsandi
The comedian and president of the British Humanist Association has written a novel, Nina Is Not OK, and recently finished a run of her new stand-up show at the Edinburgh Festival... and there's wisdom in those wisecracks.
Psychologies Magazine, 30th November 2016Leicester Comedy Festival line-up announced
Next year's Leicester Comedy Festival will have as many events as ever, despite the headline sponsorship deal coming to an end.
Tom Mack, Leicester Mercury, 7th November 2016Interview: Shappi Khorsandi
This autumn Anglo-Iranian comic Shappi Khorsandi tours the land with new show Oh My Country! From Morris Dancing to Morrissey, which she describes as "a celebration of the fortieth anniversary of her arrival in Britain... reclaiming patriotism and sending a love letter to her adopted land."
Steve Wright, Bristol 24/7, 26th October 2016TV review: The Outcast Comic, Sky Arts
Others remember where they were when they heard that Princess Diana had died. I remember where I was when I read Andrew Lawrence's famous Facebook post about the state of modern comedy and the state of the nation in October 2014. I thought it was, erm, interesting, and messaged him quickly to ask if I could post it on beyondthejoke. I then got on a train and when I logged back on he had replied, politely saying: "Good to hear from you, but I'd rather you didn't".
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 8th October 2016The Outcast Comic review
It's a strange phenomenon of modern times that Andrew Lawrence can foster an edgy, rebellious image for adopting the exact-same reactionary tone of the government and most of the press.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 7th October 2016Comedians' shows pulled over unpaid bills
Josh Widdicombe, Jeremy Hardy, Seann Walsh, Shappi Khorsandi and Marcus Brigstocke have all had gigs dropped from the forthcoming programme of Secombe Theatre in Sutton because of the dispute with very little notice. Widdicombe was due to play there only next week. Their agency, Off The Kerb, axed the shows in a row over £3,432 of box office money they say they are owed for another of their clients, Mark Steel, three months ago.
Chortle, 11th August 2016