
Shappi Khorsandi is touring with a brand new show for autumn 2016. In Oh My Country! From Morris Dancing To Morrissey she celebrates the fortieth anniversary of her arrival in the UK from Iran. The tour starts on September 14 and currently ends on December 17.
Summer 2016 will see the publication of her debut novel Nina Is Not OK on 28th July. Khorsandi is already the author of the best-selling A Beginners Guide to Acting English.
Khorsandi has notched up numerous high profile television appearances including; Live At The Apollo (BBC ONE), Channel 4’s Comedy Gala At The O2 (Channel 4, 2010 - 2016), Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow (BBC ONE), The Graham Norton Show (BBC ONE), Have I Got News For You (BBC ONE) and her own Comedy Store Special for Comedy Central. She also had the honour of being nominated at the prestigious British Comedy Awards in the Best Female Comic category up against fellow nominee’s Jo Brand and Sarah Millican. She has also appeared as a panelist on ITV1's Loose Women and BBC ONE’s Question Time.
In December 2015 Shappi was also elected president of the British Humanist Society.
The UK tour follows a run at the Edinburgh Fringe where she will be performing nightly at 8.30pm at The Stand.
For UK tour dates click here.