Getting an A for my English A-level. I’m dyslexic; it was never detected and I was written off as scatty and lazy. This proved everyone wrong, including me.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 February 2017 source ↗
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Shappi Khorsandi
Iranian-born British comedian
Iran · b. 1973
Born in Iran, Shappi Khorsandi, 43, was granted asylum in the UK after her family was forced to flee following the Islamic Revolution. After a degree in drama, theatre and television, her career in standup took off in 2006 with her Edinburgh show Asylum Speaker. She is the author of A Beginner’s Guide To Acting English, and a novel, Nina Is Not OK. This spring, she tours the UK with her show Oh My Country! She is divorced, has two children and lives in London.
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A miniature pet elephant, one that is no bigger than a guinea pig.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 February 2017 source ↗
Right now. Ask me again when my children are grown, and I’ll sob, “When they loved me more than that woman/man they’ve shacked up with.”
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 February 2017 source ↗
A walk-on part for my mum in Les Misérables. It was in a charity auction. She always dreamed of being in a West End show.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 February 2017 source ↗
Utterly relentless warmth and peace.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 February 2017 source ↗
I’m convinced heartache almost killed me a few years ago.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 February 2017 source ↗
Teachers who recognise that each child is different.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 February 2017 source ↗
Life modelling for a woman who made me recite Shakespeare as I posed. I had a hangover, and it was all a bit much.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 February 2017 source ↗
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