Shappi Khorsandi performs stand-up comedy, having been a noted performer at Joe Wilson's Comedy Madhouse throughout 1997. She has appeared on many BBC Radio 4 programmes, including Quote... Unquote, Loose Ends, You and Yours, Midweek, Just A Minute, The Now Show and The News Quiz, as well as BBC Television's Have I Got News For You. In 2009 she hosted her own 4-part series, Shappi Talk on BBC Radio 4, examining what it is like growing up in multi-cultural families. She also writes an occasional column for online magazine Iranian.com.
"Britain's best young female comic by any yardstick" The Guardian
In detail
Shappi Khorsandi was a finalist in the BBC New Comedy Awards 2000 and second place winner of the Hackney Empire New Act 2000. In 2007, she made her first trip to Australia and the Melbourne Comedy Festival with her show Asylum Speaker. She also appeared live on the Australia comedy talk show Rove. Later, she was nominated for best breakthrough act at the 2007 Chortle Awards. In 2008, she appeared on the BBC stand-up television show Live at the Apollo. In 2009, she also made an appearance on Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow and Friday Night with Jonathan Ross.
What she offers you
Shappi Khorsandi is the comedienne of the moment. Her spoonfuls of sugar make the substance of the show unusually palatable. Since she claims to have checked with The Guardian over what's PC and isn't, you can breathe easy and let those laughs out. A candid, flawlessly delivered and compelling narrative that actually takes you on a cerebral outing.
How she presents
The feisty Shappi Khorsandi, whose stand-up persona fuses her Iranian identity with a typically British sense of humour is entertaining, current and very funny. With honeyed delivery and the kind of sweet effrontery that would charm a lamppost, she is a comedy bonbon.
Languages
She presents in English.
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