A woman holding one hand in front of her and holding a microphone in the other hand.
Khorsandi at Glastonbury Festival in 2015

Shaparak Khorsandi (born 8 June 1973), who previously performed professionally as Shappi Khorsandi, is an Iranian-born British comedian and author.[1][2] Her Iranian heritage and reactions to it are frequently referenced in her stand-up comedy performances.[3] She rose to national prominence after her 2006 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show Asylum Speaker, and appearing at the Secret Policeman's Ball two years later.[4]: 166 [5] She has appeared on numerous British television and radio programmes, including the BBC Radio 4 programme Shappi Talk (2009 and 2010), and I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! in 2017.

Selected television appearances

Television appearances
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1999 But You Speak Such Good English on-screen participant[6]
2006, 2007 Mock the Week guest[7][8]
2006 Inside Out South guest[9]
2006, 2010, 2015,2018 Question Time guest[10]
2006 The Sunday Edition on-screen participant[6]
2008 The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008 on-screen participant[6]
2009 8 Out of 10 Cats on-screen participant[6]
2009 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross guest[6]
2010 Channel 4's Comedy Gala peformer[6]
2010 The Culture Show at the Edinburgh Festival reporter[6]
2010 My Favourite Joke on-screen participant[11]
2010 Spice Britain presenter[12]
2011 Little Crackers writerepisode "Shappi 4 Todd"[13]
2012 This Week on-screen participant[14]
2012 Comedy World Cup on-screen participant[6]
2013 The Culture Show from Edinburgh: Funny Women on-screen participant[6]
2014 Loose Women guest presenter[15]
2014 The Blame Game on-screen participantBBC Northern Ireland[16]
2014 It Was Alright in the 1970s cast member[6]
2015 Channel 4's Comedy Gala performer[6]
2016 Channel 4's Comedy Gala performer[6]
2016 My Worst Job cast member[6]
2017 Parenting for Idiots cast member[17]
2017 I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British series 17) contestant[18]
2020 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip participant[19]
2021 Blankety Blank participant[20]
2022 Walking with Shappi Khorsandi Presenter[21]

Selected radio appearances

Radio appearances
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2002, 2005 Four at the Store performer[22][23]
2006 Sentimental Journey guest[24]
2006 A Good Read guest[25]
2008 Loose Ends guest[26]
2006 My Teenage Diary guest[27]
2009 Shappi Talk (Four episodes) guest[28]
2009 Front Row guest[29]
2009 Steve Wright in the Afternoon guest[30]
2011 And the Winner Is... guest[31]
2023 The Confessional: The Confession of Shaparak Khorsandi guest[32]

References

  1. ↑ Cain, Sian (6 January 2017). "Shappi Khorsandi withdraws book from Jhalak prize longlist". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Why I have decided to change my name from 'Shappi' back to 'Shaparak'". The Independent. 11 June 2021. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  3. ↑ Thompson, Jennifer (21 July 2017). "Comedian Shappi Khorsandi on why she can't return to Iran". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  4. ↑ Aston, Elaine; Harris, Geraldine (2012). "Entertaining Others: Shappi Khorsandi and Andi Osho". A Good Night Out for the Girls: Popular Feminisms in Contemporary Theatre and Performance. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 158–182. doi:10.1057/9781137300140. ISBN 978-0-230-28103-5.
  5. ↑ Wintler, Angela (21 November 2021). "Shaparak Khorsandi: 'We bought our veg at Harrods then lost everything in the Iranian revolution'". Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Shappi Khorsandi". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 22 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "Mock the Week". BBC. 5 October 2006. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "Mock the Week". BBC. 25 January 2007. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "Inside Out South". BBC. 16 October 2006. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  10. ↑
  11. ↑ "My Favourite Joke". BBC. 21 November 2011. Archived from the original on 26 December 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  12. ↑ "Spice Britain". BBC. 28 August 2011. Archived from the original on 23 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  13. ↑ Hardy, Alex; Mulvihill, Mike; Fisher, Neil; Craine, Debra (17 December 2011). "12 treats of Christmas television". The Times. pp. 20–21.
  14. ↑ "Shappi Khorsandi on internet trolls and prejudice". BBC News. Archived from the original on 17 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  15. ↑ "Who is Shappi Khorsandi? I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! 2017 profile". Radio Times. 24 November 2017. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  16. ↑ "The Blame Game". BBC Iplayer. 5 December 2014. Archived from the original on 22 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  17. ↑ "Best documentary". Sunday Mercury. 29 January 2017. p. 4.
  18. ↑ Lawson, Mark (20 November 2017). "I'm a Celebrity returns – and Stanley Johnson makes it a must-watch". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 23 June 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  19. ↑ Lock, Rose (22 January 2020). "Shappi Korsandi and Konnie Huq hit Sussex in Celebrity Antiques Roadtrip". The Argus. Archived from the original on 23 January 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  20. ↑ "TV Picks of the week". Manchester Evening News. September 26, 2021. p. 7.
  21. ↑ "Walking with Shappi Khorsandi". BBC. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  22. ↑ "4 at the Store". BBC. 15 May 2002. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  23. ↑ "Four at the Store". BBC. 28 January 2004. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  24. ↑ "Sentimental Journey". BBC. 15 May 2002. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  25. ↑ "A Good Read". BBC. 19 June 2007. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  26. ↑ "Loose Ends 02/08/2008". BBC. 2 August 2008. Archived from the original on 23 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  27. ↑ "My Teenage Diary". BBC. 15 April 2009. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  28. ↑ "Shappi Talk". BBC. 9 July 2009. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  29. ↑ "Front Row". BBC. 23 June 2009. Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  30. ↑ "Steve Wright in the Afternoon". BBC. 14 July 2009. Archived from the original on 18 July 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  31. ↑ "And the Winner Is..." BBC. 11 February 2012. Archived from the original on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  32. ↑ "And the Winner Is..." BBC. 9 May 2023. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
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