Shappi Khorsandi

Shappi Khorsandi

As seen as on Live At The Apollo, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, 8/10 Cats and Have I Got News For You, Shappi Khorsandi is an Iranian female stand-up comic who established herself on the London circuit back in the early 2000's. Feisty, flirty and effortlessly funny, she handles every subject with razor sharp wit. She is also the best-selling author of A Beginners Guide to Acting English and her fantastic debut novel ‘Nina is not OK’ was published by Ebury in 2016.

Shappi was also elected president of the British Humanist society in 2017.

'Makes live comedy thrilling' (Evening Standard).

'Shappi is an endearing presence and possesses a charming self-awareness that ensures consistent laughter from start to finish' (Huffington Post).

'Seriously funny and surprisingly filthy' (The New Statesman).

Shappi Khorsandi was named in Ents24's top 20 hardest-working comedians of 2016.

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