Shaparak Khorsandi, who previously performed professionally as Shappi Khorsandi, is an Iranian-born British comedian and author. Her Iranian heritage and reactions to it are frequently referenced in her stand-up comedy performances. She rose to national prominence after her 2006 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show Asylum Speaker, and appearing at the Secret Policeman's Ball two years later. She has appeared on numerous British television and radio programmes, including the BBC Radio 4 programme Shappi Talk (2009 and 2010), and I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! in 2017.
Selected television appearances +Television appearances YearTitleRoleNotes 1999 But You Speak Such Good English on-screen participant 2006, 2007 Mock the Week guest 2006 Inside Out South guest 2006, 2010, 2015, 2018 Question Time guest * 2006 The Sunday Edition on-screen participant 2008 The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008 on-screen participant 2008, 2010, 2012 Live at the Apollo guest 2009 8 Out of 10 Cats on-screen participant 2009 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross guest 2010 Channel 4's Comedy Gala performer 2010 The Culture Show at the Edinburgh Festival reporter 2010 My Favourite Joke on-screen participant 2010 Spice Britain presenter 2011 Little Crackers writer episode "Shappi 4 Todd" 2012 This Week on-screen participant 2012 Comedy World Cup on-screen participant 2013 The Culture Show from Edinburgh: Funny Women on-screen participant 2014 Loose Womenguest presenter 2014 The Blame Game on-screen participant BBC Northern Ireland 2014 It Was Alright in the 1970s cast member 2015 Channel 4's Comedy Gala performer 2016 Channel 4's Comedy Gala performer 2016 My Worst Job cast member 2017 Parenting for Idiots cast member 2017 I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! contestant 2020 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip participant 2021 Blankety Blank participant 2022 Walking with Shappi Khorsandi Presenter
Selected radio appearances +Radio appearancesYearTitleRole Notes 2002, 2005 Four at the Store performer 2006 Sentimental Journey guest 2006 A Good Read guest 2008 Loose Ends guest 2006 My Teenage Diary guest 2009 Shappi Talk (Four episodes) guest 2009 Front Row guest 2009 Steve Wright in the Afternoon guest 2011 And the Winner Is... guest 2023 The Confessional: The Confession of Shaparak Khorsandi guest
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