Shaparak Khorsandi
- 50 years old
- English
- Actor and stand-up comedian
Press clippings Page 14
Seeing red
This Fringe is arguably more political than ever. Stewart Pringle talks to the artists who've had enough.
Stewart Pringle, Fest Mag, 20th July 2016Review: Comedy Garden, Bristol
Does a festival truly exist without mud? Another rainy evening in June, another chance to traipse through the boggy grounds of Queen Square in search of laughs at the Comedy Garden. Featuring Milton Jones, Richard Herring, Shappi Khorsandi and Danny Bhoy.
Serena Cherry, Bristol 24/7, 2nd July 2016C4 Comedy Gala, review
Rattling through a conveyor belt of more than twenty comedians, this marathon event had one-liners flying so thick and fast it started to become exhausting, says Bruce Dessau.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 9th May 2016Interview: Shappi Khorsandi
UK-Iranian stand-up and new boss of the British Humanist Association brings her many jokes to the Glasgow International Comedy Festival.
Kirstyn Smith, The List, 12th February 2016Shappi Khorsandi made president of humanist association
Shappi Khorsandi is to become president of the British Humanist Association.
Chortle, 14th December 2015Shappi Khorsandi: my family values
The comedian talks about her family's exile from Iran and using humour to defuse the fear of regular death threats to her father.
Nick McGrath, The Guardian, 23rd October 2015Shappi Khorsandi interview
The Iranian-born comedian on youthful rebellion, and the sanctity of Billy Bragg.
Oscar Quinn, The Independent, 3rd October 2015Comedians will help you stop smoking
If you're struggling to give up smoking for good, then maybe a stand-up comedian could do the trick? Bill Bailey, Al Murray, Rhod Gilbert and Shappi Khorsandi have joined up with Stoptober for this year's mass quit campaign next month.
Tom Eames, Digital Spy, 3rd September 2015Ones to watch
Alice Jones selects Shappi Khorsandi, Sam Simmons and Tom Parry as her shows to watch.
Alice Jones, The Independent, 21st August 2015Shappi Khorsandi writes debut novel
Nina Is Not OK is described as 'a very dark, very funny, bittersweet and edgy tale of a 17-year-old girl coming to terms with addiction, low self-esteem and one disastrous Saturday night that she can't even remember'.
Chortle, 28th July 2015