Zahra Barri
Zahra Barri

Zahra Barri

  • Stand-up comedian

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More names join the 2024 Chortle Comedy Book Festival

...from Carry On films to tips on writing stand-up and more.

Chortle, 16th February 2024

Zahra Barri wins a literary prize

Now comic will have her debut novel, Daughters Of The Nile, published.

Chortle, 30th May 2023

Channel 4's Jokes Only A ... Can Tell back with immigrants & NHS staff

Channel 4 has ordered an expanded second series of its diverse stand-up showcase Jokes Only A ... Can Tell, featuring immigrants, NHS workers, the neurodivergent, Muslim, Indian, Scottish and Northern Irish comedians.

British Comedy Guide, 18th March 2023

Zahra Barri: the joys of not being a perfectionist

It's become the millennial humblebrag alongside, "I'm a people pleaser" and "I suffer from imposter syndrome". But being a perfectionist is a massive pain in the bum, albeit also the number one thing to say in a job interview when asked what your biggest flaw is.

Zahra Barri, Funny Women, 1st November 2021

Leicester Comedy Festival to publish All Puns Blazing joke book

Leicester Comedy Festival is publishing a celebratory book of puns. All Puns Blazing: The Best British Knockout Jokes will be published in November.

British Comedy Guide, 16th August 2021

What are your plans for after the Fringe?

Not long now...

Chortle, 27th August 2017

Who have the comedy award judges most overlooked?

With the lastminute.com shortlist out tomorrow, we ask comedians to name who SHOULD have been on the list in previous years.

Chortle, 22nd August 2017

Comedians on their favourite Edinburgh rooms

What's the best performance space at the Fringe and why?

Chortle, 16th August 2017

What four acts would be your ideal Late'n'Live line-up?

Comedians pick their fantasy Edinburgh bill.

Chortle, 12th August 2017

The worst place comics have stayed during the Fringe?

Comedians relive their Edinburgh nightmares.

Chortle, 9th August 2017

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