Shaparak Khorsandi
- 50 years old
- English
- Actor and stand-up comedian
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More comedians named for Celebrity Mastermind
Suzi Ruffell, Dane Baptiste and Shaparak Khorsandi are among the comedians taking part in the new series of Celebrity Mastermind.
Chortle, 1st February 2023Shaparak Khorsandi reveals she was sexually assaulted in public
Shaparak Khorsandi has spoken out about being sexually assaulted in public, sharing her dismay with the justice process and that the perpetrator has shown no remorse.
British Comedy Guide, 8th December 2022Why won't Jack Dee do Taskmaster & other dream contestants
As Taskmaster's Series 14 champion is crowned and we discover the Series 15 cast, we draw up our wishlist for future contestants.
Laura Vickers-Green, Den Of Geek, 1st December 2022Shaparak Khorsandi quits touring to spend more time with her family
She says she is quitting touring 'for a good while' to enjoy time with her 14-year-old son and nine-year-old daughter.
Chortle, 4th July 2022Shaparak Khorsandi interview
The stand-up and author on what she's learned from comedy, her traumatic gig at Glastonbury and who makes her howl with laughter.
Liam Pape, The Guardian, 31st May 2022Cotswolds gets its own comedy festival
The Cotswolds is to get its own comedy festival this summer featuring a starry line-up curated by comedian Alexis Dubus, who will be appearing himself in the guise of his Gallic alter ego Marcel Lucont.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th April 2022Shaparak Khorsandi, touring review
The 90s viewed from afar.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 27th April 2022Comics on that Oscars slap
Four seasoned stand-ups - Ed Byrne, Zoe Lyons, Dane Baptiste and Shaparak Khorsandi - all with the comic's dread of hosting awards shows, on what to do when a gig goes very wrong - and how they might have reacted.
Stephen Armstrong, The Guardian, 31st March 2022First names announced for Wells Comedy Festival
The first batch of shows announced includes Harry Hill, Phil Wang, Al Murray The Pub Landlord, Shaparak Khorsandi, Isy Suttie, Mark Watson, Mike Wozniak, Lou Sanders, Stuart Goldsmith, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Esther Manito and Jessica Fostekew.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th February 2022The two comics unpicking ladette culture
Shaparak Khorsandi and Esther Manito both came of age during a time when women were expect to comform to male stereotypes. To reflect, they did what they do best: wrote comedy shows about it.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 6th January 2022