Shaparak Khorsandi
- 51 years old
- English
- Actor and stand-up comedian
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Shaparak 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 2022Omicron claims more comedy shows
Scores more live comedy shows have been cancelled today as the omicron variant continues to decimate the live industry.
Chortle, 17th December 2021Shaparak Khorsandi interview
Shaparak Khorsandi speaks about how she fully embraced the ladette culture of the era, how times have changed for young women now - and why she dropped 'Shappi' to revert to her full name.
Chortle, 11th December 2021My culture fix: Shaparak Khorsandi
The comedian lets us into her cultural life.
Shaparak Khorsandi, The Times, 11th December 2021Shaparak Khorsandi interview
As a British Iranian woman, getting a start in stand-up was no laughing matter. Now, in a novel inspired by her female relatives, the popular TV star champions working class girls.
Jane Warren, The Daily Express, 18th October 2021