2009Nominee
Best Performance
One Hundred Years of the Girl Guides
Shaparak Khorsandi
Actor
Tehran, Iran
June 8, 1973
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2020Nominee
Best Performance
Shappi Khorsandi: Live In SoHo
2025Nominee
Best Performance
Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness
Career Highlights
2008Highlight
Best Performance
The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008
2022Highlight
Best Performance
Ian Cognito: A Life and A Death On Stage
Video
Ian Cognito: A Life and A Death On Stage
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved