Shaparak Khorsandi, formerly known as Shappi Khorsandi, is an Iranian-born British comedian and author.
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28 Facts About Shappi Khorsandi
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Shappi Khorsandi is the daughter of the Iranian political satirist and poet Hadi Khorsandi.
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Shappi Khorsandi's family left Iran for the United Kingdom following the Islamic Revolution.
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Shappi Khorsandi's parents were Fatemah, and the satirist and poet Hadi Khorsandi.
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Shappi Khorsandi graduated from King Alfred's College, now the University of Winchester, in 1995, with a degree in Drama, Theatre and Television.
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Shappi Khorsandi was raised without any religion, and identifies as an atheist and a humanist.
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Shappi Khorsandi later became a patron of Humanists UK, which appointed her as its President for a three-year term from January 2016, succeeding Jim Al-Khalili.
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Shappi Khorsandi explained in The Independent about her decision to revert to using her full name, Shaparak, professionally.
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Shappi Khorsandi has appeared on many BBC Radio 4 programmes, including Quote.
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In July 2009, she hosted her own four-part series, Shappi Khorsandi Talk on BBC Radio 4, examining what it is like growing up in multi-cultural families.
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Shappi Khorsandi writes an occasional column for online magazine Iranian.
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Shappi Khorsandi appeared live on the Australia comedy talk show Rove.
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Shappi Khorsandi made an appearance on Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow on 20 June 2009, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross on 26 June 2009 and 8 Out of 10 Cats on 10 July 2009.
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Shappi Khorsandi performed her show, The Distracted Activist, at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe from 6 to 31 August 2009.
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Shappi Khorsandi was a panellist on Question Time in 2006, and returned on 14 January 2010.
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Shappi Khorsandi performed "Mickey" on the second episode of Let's Dance for Sport Relief 2010.
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In 2010, Shappi Khorsandi took part in Channel 4's Comedy Gala, a benefit show held in aid of Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, filmed live at the O2 Arena in London on 30 March.
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Shappi Khorsandi appeared as a guest in Genius hosted by Dave Gorman on 31 October 2010.
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In March 2012, Shappi Khorsandi appeared on Channel 4's The Celebrity Bank Job and won £59,000 for her chosen charities.
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Shappi Khorsandi is a member of the Arts Emergency Service, a British charity working with 16- to 19-year-olds in further education from diverse backgrounds.
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In 2014, Shappi Khorsandi was a guest panellist on Loose Women, filling in for Jamelia.
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Shappi Khorsandi appeared on The Blame Game on BBC Northern Ireland hosted by Tim McGarry on 5 December 2014.
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Also that year, along with other celebrities, Shappi Khorsandi toured the UK to support Jeremy Corbyn's bid to become Prime Minister.
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Shappi Khorsandi appeared as a contestant on the seventeenth series of I'm a Celebrity.
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Shappi Khorsandi married fellow comedian Christian Reilly in 2005, with whom she has a son.
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Shappi Khorsandi was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in 2016.
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