Shaparak Khorsandi
Recognisable, warm & conversational with a positive, upbeat delivery and lots of humour.
Actor, writer & stand-up comedian.
Shaparak established herself as one of the country’s finest comedians in 2006 with her sell out Edinburgh show Asylum Speaker.
Accents
Credits
- Countdown (TV, 2020) Various Episodes. Dictionary Corner. Herself.
- When TV Guests Go Horribly Wrong (TV, 2020) Herself.
- We Love Gavin & Stacey (TV, 2020) Herself. Comedy Central Pilot.
- Montreux Comedy (TV, 2019) Herself.
- Skittish Warrior (Stand-up, 2019) Herself. Stand-Up.
- House of Games (Theatre, 2018) Herself. BBC Two.
- I'm a Celebrity Get Me Outa Here (TV, 2017) Contestant. ITV.
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17/03/2022
'A Night For Ukraine' variety show.
With comedy acts from James Acaster, Dan Renton Skinner (Angelos Epithemiou), John Robins, Michael Legge and Shappi Khorsandi. Friday 25th March at the O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire. Get your tickets now!
13/10/2021
Shappi Khorsandi: It was the 90's @The Soho Theatre.
The decade where Shaparak left an important part of her brain somewhere in a field in Hampshire…From indie discos to unflattering crop tops…a trip down memory lane to the decade where ‘kinky’ was nurse roleplay and whipped cream, and Shappi found herself flying about London with hope in her heart, a tenner in her pocket and spare knickers in her handbag. Mon 13 – Thu 23 Dec 2021. 7.00pm.
15/09/2021
Greenwich Comedy Festival 2021, with acts from Lou Sanders and Ed Gamble on the 17th September.
SATURDAY 18 SEPTEMBER — 1:00PM
01/07/2021
Listen to the podcast 'My Seven Wonders with Clive Anderson'.
Each week, Clive welcomes a famous guest and dives into the depths of their character with one simple question: if you could choose your own seven wonders of the world, what would they be? With guests Olivia Lee and Shappi Khorsandi.