Shaparak Khorsandi on television and radio

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Shaparak Khorsandi (born 8 June 1973), who previously performed professionally as Shappi Khorsandi, is an Iranian-born British comedian and author. [1] [2] Her Iranian heritage and reactions to it are frequently referenced in her stand-up comedy performances. [3] 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. [4] : 166  [5] 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.

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Selected television appearances

Television appearances
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1999But You Speak Such Good Englishon-screen participant [6]
2006, 2007 Mock the Week guest [7] [8]
2006Inside Out Southguest [9]
2006, 2010, 2015, 2018 Question Time guest [10]
2006 The Sunday Edition on-screen participant [6]
2008 The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008 on-screen participant [6]
2008, 2010, 2012 Live at the Apollo guest
2009 8 Out of 10 Cats on-screen participant [6]
2009 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross guest [6]
2010 Channel 4's Comedy Gala peformer [6]
2010The Culture Show at the Edinburgh Festivalreporter [6]
2010My Favourite Jokeon-screen participant [12]
2010Spice Britainpresenter [13]
2011 Little Crackers writerepisode "Shappi 4 Todd" [14]
2012 This Week on-screen participant [15]
2012 Comedy World Cup on-screen participant [6]
2013The Culture Show from Edinburgh: Funny Womenon-screen participant [6]
2014 Loose Women guest presenter [16]
2014The Blame Gameon-screen participant BBC Northern Ireland [17]
2014It Was Alright in the 1970scast member [6]
2015 Channel 4's Comedy Gala performer [6]
2016 Channel 4's Comedy Gala performer [6]
2016My Worst Jobcast member [6]
2017Parenting for Idiotscast member [18]
2017 I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British series 17) contestant [19]
2020 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip participant [20]
2021 Blankety Blank participant [21]
2022 Walking with Shappi KhorsandiPresenter [22]

Selected radio appearances

Radio appearances
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2002, 2005Four at the Storeperformer [23] [24]
2006Sentimental Journeyguest [25]
2006A Good Readguest [26]
2008 Loose Ends guest [27]
2006My Teenage Diaryguest [28]
2009Shappi Talk (Four episodes)guest [29]
2009 Front Row guest [30]
2009 Steve Wright in the Afternoon guest [31]
2011And the Winner Is...guest [32]
2023The Confessional: The Confession of Shaparak Khorsandiguest [33]

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  2. ↑ "Why I have decided to change my name from 'Shappi' back to 'Shaparak'". The Independent. 11 June 2021. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  3. ↑ Thompson, Jennifer (21 July 2017). "Comedian Shappi Khorsandi on why she can't return to Iran". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  4. ↑ Aston, Elaine; Harris, Geraldine (2012). "Entertaining Others: Shappi Khorsandi and Andi Osho". A Good Night Out for the Girls: Popular Feminisms in Contemporary Theatre and Performance. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 158–182. doi:10.1057/9781137300140. ISBN   978-0-230-28103-5.
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  21. ↑ "TV Picks of the week". Manchester Evening News. September 26, 2021. p. 7.
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  31. ↑ "Steve Wright in the Afternoon". BBC. 14 July 2009. Archived from the original on 18 July 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  32. ↑ "And the Winner Is..." BBC. 11 February 2012. Archived from the original on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  33. ↑ "And the Winner Is..." BBC. 9 May 2023. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
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