Cast & creator
Shaparak Khorsandi
Best known for The Graham Norton Show, Have I Got a Bit More News for You, Have I Got News for You
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.
Also known as: Shappi Khorsandi, Shaparak Khorshandi
7
film credits
30
television credits
37
1979–2025 · acting roles
6.8
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (37)
Showing 37 of 37 credits
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Self - Panellist
Have I Got News for You
Self
1990
QI
Self
2003
Question Time
Self - Panellist
1979
8 Out of 10 Cats
Self
2005
Would I Lie to You?
Self
2007
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant
2011
Richard Osman's House of Games
Self - Contestant
2017
Mock the Week
Self
2005
Celebrity Mastermind
2003
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
Self
2014
The Weakest Link
Self - Participant
2021
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Self
2002
Hypothetical
Self
2019
This Morning
Self
1988
Ask Rhod Gilbert
Self
2010
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
Self
2014Let's Dance for Sport Relief
Self - Contestant
2010
Comedy World Cup
Self
2012
Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief
Self
2017
Just a Minute
Self
2012
Genius with Dave Gorman
2009Edinburgh Comedy Festival Live
2010
Channel 4's Comedy Gala
2010
Morecambe & Wise in America
Self
2018
Late Night Mash
2021
Katie Piper's Breakfast Show
Herself
2022
The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008
2008
The Bubble
Self
2010
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
2024
One Hundred Years of the Girl Guides
2009
Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness
2025
Ian Cognito: A Life and A Death On Stage
Self
2022
Sally Lindsay's Quiz Night
Self - Team Captain
Shappi Khorsandi: Live In SoHo
Self
2020
Shaparak Khorsandi: Shapchat!
Self
2023