British Comedy Guide
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Shaparak Khorsandi

Shaparak Khorsandi

  • 51 years old
  • English
  • Actor and stand-up comedian

Press clippings Page 10

Shappi Khorsandi opens up on sexism in comedy

Hit stand-up Shappi Khorsandi has told ITV News she has battled sexist attitudes throughout her career on stage - while being harassed by leery men in the crowd.

ITV, 7th February 2018

Sally Phillips: 'TV comedy is still sexist'

Television comedy is still sexist, despite greater numbers of women progressing in the business. That's the view of Sally Phillips, who discussed the issue on Radio 4's flagship Today programme this morning.

Chortle, 6th February 2018

Comedy books of the year

Funny tomes for not-so funny times including books by Robert Webb, Joan Rivers and Eddie Izzard.

Brian Donaldson, The List, 15th December 2017

Shappi Khorsandi talks about her time on I'm A Celeb

"I went into the jungle for I'm A Celebrity and learnt some uncomfortable truths about myself."

Shappi Khorsandi, The Independent, 10th December 2017

Shappi Khorsandi has been booted from I'm A Celebrity

Shappi Khorsandi has become the first celebrity evicted from I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!

Female First, 1st December 2017

Shappi Khorsandi in Australia for I'm a Celebrity...?

The 44-year-old comedian and author is the latest star to arrive in Australia ahead of the 17th series of the hit ITV reality show.

Seamus Duff, The Mirror, 13th November 2017

Shappi Khorsandi on Michael Hann's Sean Hughes article

We all clean out our friends' cupboards sometimes. I myself have occasionally been bagged up by friends and taken down to the charity shop. But was this really the time?

Shappi Khorsandi, The Independent, 20th October 2017

Shappi Khorsandi: I was groped at charity gig

Shappi Khorsandi has complained that she was groped by a charity worker as she hosted an awards gig last night.

Chortle, 5th October 2017

Interview with Shappi Khorsandi

Shappi Khorsandi interview.

Edinburgh Festivals, 9th August 2017

Not to miss at Fringe: The Edinburgh Comedy Gala

The yearly highlight of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival will be the Comedy Gala. The Edinburgh Comedy Gala launched back in 2003 and has been making people snort unattractively ever since.

Verdict, 5th August 2017

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