Shaparak Khorsandi

Shaparak Khorsandi

Birthday: 1973-06-08

Place of Birth: Tehran, Iran

Biography: Shaparak "Shappi" Khorsandi is a British comedian and author of Iranian origin. The daughter of the Iranian political satirist and poet Hadi Khorsandi, her family left Iran when she was a child following the Islamic Revolution. In January 2016, she became president of Humanists UK, and became vice-president in 2019.

Movies

Shappi Khorsandi: Live In SoHo
Shappi Khorsandi: Live In SoHo

Over her 20-year career, Shappi has performed sell-out shows all over the UK and internationally, be...

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Shaparak Khorsandi: Shapchat!
Shaparak Khorsandi: Shapchat!

In the blink of an eye, Shappi has clocked up 50 years on this planet, a quarter-century as a comedi...

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Ian Cognito: A Life and A Death On Stage
Ian Cognito: A Life and A Death On Stage

Rising to fame amid the 1980s alternative comedy boom, Ian Cognito was one of the UK's most popular ...

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The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved

Produced over four years with full access from Ken’s widow Lady Dodd, the film takes an in-depth loo...

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One Hundred Years of the Girl Guides
One Hundred Years of the Girl Guides

In September 1909 a small group of determined girls gatecrashed a Boy Scout Rally and asked for 'som...

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The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008
The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008

The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008 was a show in the "Secret Policeman's Balls" series of benefit show...

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Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness
Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness

A star-studded documentary revealing the private man behind one of Britain’s greatest comic geniuses...

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