Shaparak Khorsandi

@ShappiKhorsandi

Shaparak Khorsandi is a stand-up comedian, writer and Independent columnist. She is also vice president of the British Humanist Association.

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Shaparak KhorsandiSibling rivalry exists – if you don’t squabble, are you even related?

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Shaparak KhorsandiChange can’t come quick enough over outdated ideas about motherhood

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Shaparak KhorsandiEveryone relax – it’s just a John Lewis advert

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Shaparak KhorsandiMarcus Rashford’s speech reminds me how hopeless I was at his age

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Shaparak KhorsandiI’ve turned into one of those people who ‘runs’ – who even am I?

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Shaparak KhorsandiI don’t know one woman who doesn’t fear walking around the city alone

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Shaparak KhorsandiVolunteering with my children didn’t quite go according to plan

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Shaparak KhorsandiGood riddance to the office suit – now every day is ‘dress down day’

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Shaparak KhorsandiOf course my son will not read my novel – I am his mother

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Shaparak Khorsandi‘Staycations’ aren’t what they used to be – but festivals are a joy

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Shaparak KhorsandiI was in awe of Sean Lock. This is a colossal loss to the comedy world

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Shaparak KhorsandiI’ve just got back from the Fringe – it was strange and life-affirming

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Shaparak KhorsandiThe problem with calling someone a ‘Karen’

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Shaparak KhorsandiWe stress about our kids’ screen time – but is it really a problem?

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Shaparak KhorsandiEngland’s dreaming – yet Tory MP Lee Anderson is still cross

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Shaparak KhorsandiFootball shows how much our national identity has changed

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Shaparak KhorsandiHancock kissing when singletons like me have been celibate? Outrageous

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Shaparak KhorsandiWhy we don’t do Father’s Day in my family

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Shaparak KhorsandiWhy I have decided to change my name from ‘Shappi’ back to ‘Shaparak’

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Shaparak KhorsandiForget small talk, I want to tell you about the menopause

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Shaparak KhorsandiBefore lockdown I fetishised being ‘busy’ – after one gig, I’m changed

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Shaparak KhorsandiCancel culture is ruining comedy – it’s time to stand-up to it

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Shaparak KhorsandiChildren must learn about grief – protecting them is never the answer

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Shaparak KhorsandiJust get rid of it! Decluttering is about so much more than tidying up

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Shaparak KhorsandiA few things not to say to single people

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Shaparak KhorsandiI’ve been a victim of racist abuse – I don’t want that for my daughter

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Shaparak KhorsandiWe need to talk to our children about pornography

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Shaparak KhorsandiI was rushed to hospital with a suspected heart attack

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Shaparak KhorsandiThe importance of ticking ‘no religion’ in the census

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Shaparak KhorsandiNazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has endured more than we want to acknowledge

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Shaparak KhorsandiAll the royal family had to do was stand up for Meghan – they failed

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Shaparak KhorsandiIt’s a ghastly shame that Camila Batmanghelidjh’s work was stopped

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Shaparak KhorsandiThere’s nothing like space travel to show us how insignificant we are

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Shaparak KhorsandiA fortnightly stomp in my recycling bin is a lockdown stress reliever

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Shaparak KhorsandiWe’re all losing our minds in lockdown – let’s share our frustrations

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Shaparak KhorsandiIt’s a Sin devastated me – it was at gay clubs I finally felt accepted

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Shaparak KhorsandiI’m devastated about Glastonbury, a place I’ve died on and off stage

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Shaparak KhorsandiI’m making connections in lockdown to alleviate loneliness

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Shaparak KhorsandiYoung people are being robbed of the glorious hedonism we enjoyed

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Shaparak KhorsandiOnline comedy gigs and watching TV? Yep, I’m all set for 2021

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Shaparak KhorsandiWe should all look back and be proud of how we have handled this year

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Shaparak KhorsandiGood for Jesy Nelson, no amount of fame and wealth makes you fair game

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Shaparak KhorsandiYour hair should never be a hindrance to ambition and opportunity

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Shaparak KhorsandiThis year I’m spending Christmas with the ex and wife-in-law

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Shaparak KhorsandiThe loneliness of parents with young children must be acknowledged

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Shaparak KhorsandiPriti Patel’s ‘I’m sorry you were upset’ is not a proper apology

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Shaparak KhorsandiThink before you buy a lockdown dog from a hideous puppy farmer

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Shaparak KhorsandiTrump didn’t kill satire – he forced comedians to revamp it

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Shaparak KhorsandiWhile Kim Kardashian was on a private island, I was in Enfield

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Shaparak KhorsandiI’m not saying being a single parent during Covid is difficult but...

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Shaparak KhorsandiArts rescue package awardees should not have to spout Tory propaganda

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Shaparak KhorsandiRishi Sunak is neglecting the arts and his careers quiz won’t save us

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Shaparak KhorsandiE-scooters are not a viable mode of transport – into a skip with them

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Shaparak KhorsandiWithout the option of going home, this year’s freshers need support

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Shaparak KhorsandiWell done Ofcom for defending Diversity from complaints

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Shaparak KhorsandiOnline comedy’s fine – but I miss everything about doing live stand-up

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Shaparak KhorsandiCut your losses now, holidays abroad are a thing of the past

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Shaparak KhorsandiRelax, the BBC has a long history of right-wing comedy. I should know

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Shaparak KhorsandiHow I long for an office meeting, a plate of biscuits and some romance

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Shaparak KhorsandiOur nightmares have become reality – local lockdowns are closing in

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Shaparak KhorsandiAs a comic, I need live gigs like a vampire needs blood

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Shaparak KhorsandiNigel Farage is not a ‘patriot’. He is a man who lacks compassion

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Shaparak KhorsandiI hate hot weather like this – bring back good old drizzle and misery

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Shaparak KhorsandiPuppies are for life and not just for lockdown

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Shaparak KhorsandiNone of us are immune from racial profiling. I've even done it myself

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Shaparak KhorsandiStand-up comedy is not considered an art, so it's being left to die

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Shaparak KhorsandiWill Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith might be on to something

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Shaparak KhorsandiBritain’s obsession with beaches has gone too far – I’d rather stay in

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Shaparak KhorsandiWhy Kate and Rio Ferdinand's baby is inspiring for blended families

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Shaparak KhorsandiLet's not get distracted by Fawlty Towers. There's real work to do

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Shaparak KhorsandiRacism doesn’t start with beating up black people on the street

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Shaparak KhorsandiMyka Stauffer did the right thing by ‘rehoming’ her adoptive son

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Shaparak KhorsandiWe are all responsible for stopping children being bullied

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Shaparak KhorsandiIt's a tragedy so many small theatres are on the brink

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Shaparak KhorsandiLana Del Rey is well within her rights to be protective of her art

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Shaparak KhorsandiI’m not surprised at the misogynistic complaints about Zoe Ball

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Shaparak KhorsandiTurns out a lot of things still annoy me in lockdown

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Shaparak Khorsandi‘The Big Night In’ made online comedy look effortless. It’s not

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Shaparak KhorsandiThe police’s new lockdown guidelines have left me more confused

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Shaparak KhorsandiIt’s hard now not to imagine everybody parenting better than you

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Shaparak KhorsandiNothing can fill the hole the Fringe will leave in our hearts

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Shaparak KhorsandiAfter five days in lockdown, my kids are the ones parenting me

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Shaparak KhorsandiCoronavirus has left me with an identity crisis

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Shaparak KhorsandiI’m terrified, but I refuse to lie to my kids about coronavirus