Fatiha El-Ghorri

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Fatiha El-Ghorri
Born (1981-04-19) 19 April 1981 (age 43)
Hackney, London, United Kingdom
MediumStand-up, television
NationalityBritish

Fatiha El-Ghorri is a British comedian and writer. Born in Hackney, London, she has been appearing on British television since 2020, including as a cast member of the second series of the Dave comedy game show Outsiders in 2022.

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Early and personal life

El-Ghorri's family are from the town of Larache in Morocco. [1] She was born in the London borough of Hackney, where she grew up as one of thirteen siblings. Her father died when she was six years old. [2]

Before beginning her career, El-Ghorri was married and divorced twice.

El-Ghorri is Muslim and wears a hijab; she has spoken publicly about "smashing the stereotypes people have of Muslim, hijabi women". [3] She is also bilingual, speaking English and Dārija, the Moroccan dialect of Arabic. [4]

Career

Around 2015, following her second divorce, El-Ghorri began a course on comedy writing and performance which she found through the online platform Meetup. [2] She went on to pursue a career in stand-up comedy; by 2019 she had been a finalist in Funny Women in London and the Max Turner Prize, [5] and toured as part of the Super Muslim Comedy Tour alongside Esther Manito and Abdullah Afzal. [6] El-Ghorri has performed around the UK, in venues such as the Royal Albert Hall, [2] and in Dubai. [3] In 2023, she began a solo Work in Progress tour across the UK. [1]

On television, El-Ghorri performed her stand-up on Jonathan Ross' Comedy Club on ITV in 2020, and on The Russell Howard Hour on Sky Max in 2021. [1] She has also become a frequent guest on panel shows and talk shows, including Sorry, I Didn't Know and The Jonathan Ross Show in 2021, Big Zuu's Big Eats in 2022, and Guessable and Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled in 2023. [7] El-Ghorri was one of six comedian cast members on the second series of the survival-themed game show Outsiders , hosted by David Mitchell. [8]

El-Ghorri has also made appearances on podcasts, including Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster and The Guilty Feminist . [4]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 Hussein, Jamil (11 January 2023). "'After my second divorce, I went on stage'". Hyphen.
  3. 1 2 Graham, Rachel (28 October 2020). "British, Muslim, female: Fatiha El-Ghorri is funny, but this is no act". The National.
  4. 1 2 "366. Being Bilingual with Fatiha El-Ghorri and special guest Tatty Macleod" – via www.youtube.com.
  5. ↑ "Meet the Girl Bosses of Comedy". Penny Appeal.
  6. ↑ "Where to watch the 'Super Muslim Comedy Tour' 2019". Asian Image. 4 November 2019.
  7. ↑ Guide, British Comedy. "Fatiha El-Ghorri". British Comedy Guide.
  8. ↑ Bennett, Steve. "When is David Mitchell's Outsiders coming back? : Other news 2022 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk.
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