The Anglo-Iranian comedian talks about her career, her family and the influences which have shaped her comedy.
In recent years a growing number of Iranian comedians have been working the clubs and bars of Britain. One of the most talented is Shappi Khorsandi, whose stand-up show, Asylum Speaker, was a large success last year. Her family was forced out of Iran after her father, a satirist and political dissident, wrote humorous articles and poems criticising the Ayatollah. Ahead of the Edinburgh Festival, Miriam O’Reilly talks to Khorsandi about her career, her background and the influences which have shaped her comedy.
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