Celebrated stand-up Shaparak Khorsandi is set to take to the stage in Kendal as part of a nationwide tour.
Her new show – It was the 90s! – tackles the decade that brought us ladettes and a culture of partying.
With hindsight, though, the way people behaved – while it felt like liberation – looks like the ultimate in self harm. In those days, ‘mindfulness’ was making sure you had enough money for the night bus and ‘self-care’ was putting your flat shoes in a handbag.
This is a show about how we 90s kids are looking to young people to learn how to take care of ourselves, because if you survived the car crash of being a 90s kid, then surely Things Can Only Get Better.
She will be appearing at Kendal’s Brewery Arts on February 3.
Shaparak came to prominence in 2006 with her sell out Edinburgh show, Asylum Speaker.
This led to the publication of her childhood memoirs, A Beginner’s Guide To Acting English.
Throughout her comedy career Shaparak has notched up numerous high profile television appearances, including Live At The Apollo, Mock The Week, Channel 4’s Comedy Gala At The O2, Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, The Graham Norton Show, Have I Got News For You and her own Comedy Store Special for Comedy Central.
She also had the honour of being nominated at the prestigious British Comedy Awards in the Best Female Comic category up against Jo Brand and Sarah Millican.
Shaparak has also appeared as a panellist on ITV1’s Loose Women and BBC One’s Question Time.
Shaparak has taken part in the iconic television & live show for Amnesty International, The Secret Policeman’s Ball, as well as performed at various festivals across the UK.
A seasoned and popular author and columnist, her screenwriting debut was in the form of Sky’s Little Crackers, and most recently she has been commissioned to write a drama script for BBC television.
