One of the most inspirational comicsEvening Standard
RemarkableThe Independent
Whip-crack jokesThe Sunday Times
the warmest, most engaging performance styles I've ever seenThe Observer
Don't be fooled by her innocent looks, she packs a deceptively powerful punch. Evening Standard
Britain's best young female comic by any yardstickThe Guardian
Has a fascinating story to tell, married to one of the warmest, most engaging performance styles I have seenThe Observer
In the early 80s Shappi became a refugee, long before it became fashionable. Nevertheless, having left Tehran for London, Shappi and her family were still not safe. As assassins chased after them, they went into hiding and tried to leave a normal life - seeing friends, going to school, checking under the car for bombs. Shappi tells her true story in her brilliantly intelligent and funny show... Read Shappi's biography