Shappi Khorsandi

British comedian · Iran · On the map · Comedians · Born 1973 · age 53

Shaparak Khorsandi, who previously performed as Shappi Khorsandi, is an Iranian-born British comedian and author. She is the daughter of the Iranian political satirist and poet Hadi Khorsandi.

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2014BBC 100 WomenAward2008“I don't know if I would have been a stand-up comedian in Iran because, as you know, the government advocates free speech... but there's no freedom after you've spoken...”In their wordsDecember 2008Live at the Apollo (Series 4 Episode 2, December 2008)Read the whole statement

“My little sister, she got me on Facebook because I was on MySpace: "No, no, no. You don't want to be on MySpace, you want to be on Facebook!" So I joined both.”In their wordsDecember 2008Live at the Apollo (Series 4 Episode 2, December 2008)Read the whole statement

“I'm actually going on holiday to India next month, and I wanted to know what the weather was gonna be like there, so I phoned my bank.”In their wordsDecember 2008Live at the Apollo (Series 4 Episode 2, December 2008)Read the whole statement

1973Born8 June 1973