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Shappi Khorsandi

@ShappiKhorsandi

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

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

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Shappi KhorsandiA few things not to say to single people

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

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Shappi KhorsandiWe need to talk to our children about pornography

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Shappi KhorsandiI was rushed to hospital with a suspected heart attack

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Shappi KhorsandiI’m making connections in lockdown to alleviate loneliness

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Shappi KhorsandiThe loneliness of parents with young children must be acknowledged

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Shappi KhorsandiWell done Ofcom for defending Diversity from complaints

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Shappi KhorsandiPuppies are for life and not just for lockdown

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Shappi KhorsandiWe are all responsible for stopping children being bullied

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Shappi KhorsandiCoronavirus has left me with an identity crisis

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

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Shappi KhorsandiAs Dawn Butler discovered, you can't call out racism – it's too rude

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Shappi KhorsandiIt took an over-40s disco to remind me of the joy of dancing

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Shappi KhorsandiFatherhood is hard. We should be supporting men, not demonising them

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Shappi KhorsandiKatherine Ryan is a seasoned comic – slowthai didn’t rattle her

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Shappi KhorsandiFrankly, I’m unsurprised it’s taken Schofield this long to come out

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Shappi KhorsandiI got my sex education from EastEnders and playground gossip

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Shappi KhorsandiAs a refugee, I have every reason to love the royal family

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Shappi KhorsandiOprah is right to have dodged marriage. There’s just no need to do it

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Shappi KhorsandiI watched the Iran-Iraq war unfold as a child – now I’m reliving it

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Shappi KhorsandiPrince William is starting mental health conversations I badly needed

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Shappi KhorsandiHearing from an ex doesn’t have to ruin your Christmas

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Shappi KhorsandiSpending Christmas without my son taught me how to self-care

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Shappi KhorsandiThe sexist treatment of Carrie Symonds is ominous for all women

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Shappi KhorsandiLay off Justin Timberlake, his apology was more than acceptable

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Shappi KhorsandiIt’s not just young people who are addicted to their phones

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Shappi KhorsandiMy son is more influenced by YouTubers than by me

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Shappi KhorsandiSleeping in the same bed as your pets is wonderful and heart-warming

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Shappi KhorsandiI’m glad Nick Conrad has stepped down

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Shappi KhorsandiLike Helen Mirren, I can’t stand the word ‘feisty’

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Shappi KhorsandiHappiness for me is a chaotic whirlwind of new people and opportunity

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Shappi KhorsandiThanks, but I don’t want to be disconnected from my phone

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Shappi KhorsandiAn Iranian woman died before Fifa stood up to her government’s sexism

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Shappi KhorsandiI’ve seen Boris Johnson’s ‘touchy feely’ nature up close