Shaparak Khorsandi on television and radio

Shaparak Khorsandi, 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.

Khorsandi at Glastonbury Festival in 2015

Selected television appearances

Television appearances

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1999	But You Speak Such Good English	on-screen participant		[6]
2006, 2007	Mock the Week	guest		[7][8]
2006	Inside Out South	guest		[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		[11]
2009	8 Out of 10 Cats	on-screen participant		[6]
2009	Friday Night with Jonathan Ross	guest		[6]
2010	Channel 4's Comedy Gala	performer		[6]
2010	The Culture Show at the Edinburgh Festival	reporter		[6]
2010	My Favourite Joke	on-screen participant		[12]
2010	Spice Britain	presenter		[13]
2011	Little Crackers	writer	episode "Shappi 4 Todd"	[14]
2012	This Week	on-screen participant		[15]
2012	Comedy World Cup	on-screen participant		[6]
2013	The Culture Show from Edinburgh: Funny Women	on-screen participant		[6]
2014	Loose Women	guest presenter		[16]
2014	The Blame Game	on-screen participant	BBC Northern Ireland	[17]
2014	It Was Alright in the 1970s	cast member		[6]
2015	Channel 4's Comedy Gala	performer		[6]
2016	Channel 4's Comedy Gala	performer		[6]
2016	My Worst Job	cast member		[6]
2017	Parenting for Idiots	cast 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 Khorsandi	Presenter		[22]

Selected radio appearances

Radio appearances

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2002, 2005	Four at the Store	performer		[23][24]
2006	Sentimental Journey	guest		[25]
2006	A Good Read	guest		[26]
2008	Loose Ends	guest		[27]
2006	My Teenage Diary	guest		[28]
2009	Shappi Talk (Four episodes)	guest		[29]
2009	Front Row	guest		[30]
2009	Steve Wright in the Afternoon	guest		[31]
2011	And the Winner Is...	guest		[32]
2023	The Confessional: The Confession of Shaparak Khorsandi	guest		[33]