Shaparak Khorsandi
- 51 years old
- English
- Actor and stand-up comedian
Press clippings Page 9
Gagging acts
Blacklisting, censorship, no-platforming, hate-speech laws, the Communications Act, peer pressure: this is not an easy time to make unpopular opinions funny. FRINGEPIG speaks to four comedians who speak up for free speech.
Mister Kipper, FringePig, 20th August 2018Boris burqa row - Rowan Atkinson is not the enemy
My own family were exiled from Iran because my father made a joke in a newspaper column, but in very different circumstances. And there are times when a burqa joke is genuinely funny - but not in the case of Boris's.
Shappi Khorsandi, The Independent, 10th August 2018Shappi Khorsandi: we need to rid snobby reviewers
For too long the same bunch have prowled around the festival dictating what we should and shouldn't talk about in order to meet their approval. If you're working class or 'BAME', then you'd better be their kind of working class or 'BAME'. We need a coup.
Shappi Khorsandi, The Independent, 3rd August 2018Jenny Eclair and Shappi Khorsandi write new musical
Comedians Jenny Eclair, Shappi Khorsandi and Natalie Haynes are to write a new musical comedy called Women in Power as part of Nuffield Southampton Theatres' latest season.
The Stage, 7th June 2018Shappi Khorsandi: Mistress and Misfit - review
It is hard to be sure what will feature in the show from night to night but certainly at The Lowry the material was of a very high quality that should ensure a good night wherever the show plays.
Dave Cunningham, The Reviews Hub, 4th June 2018Shappi Khorsandi review
In her new show Mistress and Misfit the stand-up delivers droll tales, gasp-inducing skits and a Georgian history lesson.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 19th May 2018Shappi Khorsandi review
The way she effectively plays with the audience, makes the conversation just that little bit too personal, but never lets it get uncomfortable, was great to see.
Mariana Feijó, Funny Women, 18th May 2018Stand-ups on Maxine Peake's Funny Cow
'It made me proud of everything I've been through'. Rhona Cameron, Rachel Fairburn and Shappi Khorsandi give their verdict on the film in which Peake plays an aspiring comic in a man's world.
Ben Williams, The Guardian, 15th May 2018Comedy review: Shappi Khorsandi, Mistress and Misfit
Norfolk was always going to be a fitting date on Shappi Khorsandi's latest tour which focuses on the life of Horatio Nelson's great passion - Lady Emma Hamilton.
Geraldine Scott, The Eastern Daily Press, 9th March 2018How do comics survive life on the road?
How do comics survive life on the road? They rob their minibars, turn roadies into bird-watchers - and read The Da Vinci Code.
Tim Jonze and Jenny Stevens, The Guardian, 20th February 2018