Shappi Khorsandi News

Due to the huge success of Esther Manito’s first UK tour in 2023, the award-winning British-Lebanese comedian is heading back out around the UK. 2024 will see her bringing  Hell Hath No Fury to Milton Keynes, Canterbury, Southampton, Chelmsford and returning to Bristol.

Award-winning British-Lebanese comedian Esther Manito embarks on her first UK tour with her brand new show Hell Hath No Fury. Kicking off at London’s Soho Theatre on 17 August, Esther will perform across the country from Bristol to Edinburgh and lots more in between.

Sumit Naganath joins Soho Theatre as its first Mumbai-based Comedy Producer, part of our ongoing work in bringing the best Indian comedy to the UK and the best UK comedy to India

The trustees of HighTide announced that they have appointed Clare Slater, currently Head of New Work at the Donmar Warehouse as the next Artistic Director of HighTide. She will lead the company alongside Executive Director Rowan Rutter as joint Chief Executives. Clare takes over from Suba Das, former Artistic Director and Chief Executive of HighTide.

Underbelly Festival has announced the line-up for London Comedy Allstars at Cavendish Square every Friday night. London Comedy Allstars is your one-stop shop for the biggest laughs, the best location and your new favourite summer night out. Every Friday at 9:30pm until  29th July, Underbelly Summer Festival presents a night of the best comedy talent on offer.

Karen and Katy Koren have announced a further great selection of shows from this year's Teviot Fringe season to go on sale.

From 17 July, Fellowship Square's launch season will take place over weekends, bringing together talent from the worlds of comedy, performance, poetry, visual arts, music, fashion, film, food and crafts, culminating in the 'Fellowship Feast' Community Picnic on 14 August.

The Live in London series of concerts produced by Fourth Wall Live at the Hippodrome Casino London in December of last year will be available to stream on Stream.Theatre from 26 March 2021.

Soho Theatre's re-opening of the former Granada/EMD in Walthamstow takes a stride forward with the appointment of key posts: Jessica Draper in the newly created role of Head of Creative Engagement, and the new Co-Chairs of the board for the revitalised venue, Olivier Award-winning performer and Waltham Forest resident Alessandro Babalola and the Royal Court's Executive Director Lucy Davies.

This festive season, those clever elves at the Gilded Balloon will be serving up some well-deserved Christmas cheer with 12 days of Christmas Crackers jokes from some of the UK’s favourite comedians. 2020 has been a tough year for us all but Gilded Balloon are determined to bring the festive cheer to ho-ho-homes!

Soho Theatre today announces the launch of its live comedy pilots programme, as well as the fourth series of its Comedy Masterclasses, and the addition of four new films to its Soho Theatre On Demand platform. 

Fourth Wall Live and The Hippodrome Casino London have announced a new performance schedule for the LIVE IN LONDON series at the Hippodrome Casino this winter. The season runs from Thursday 3 December until Sunday 20 December and includes two shows nightly at 7.00pm and 9.00pm.

Fourth Wall Live and The Hippodrome Casino London have announced a series of over 40 shows at the Hippodrome Casino this winter. The season runs from 18 November every week for 5 weeks and will include two shows nightly at 7.00pm and 9.00pm.

The Barbican today announces a new partnership with the Bridge Theatre, to bring the highly acclaimed theatre installation, Flight, by Vox Motus, to London for the first time.

The Barbican today announces new productions in the Theatre and online starting with The Ghost Light in the Theatre, a live experience for one audience member and up to five of their guests, followed by We Cover the Universe on Zoom, an interactive, sensory show for the under-fives.

Luke Wright returns to the Norwich stage for the first time since 2019 at Interlude.

Poet Luke Wright has performed a live online show via Twitter at 8pm every evening since 19 March (the date of his first cancelled date due to Covid-19) and plans to do so until we can return to the theatres, arts centres and venues he would usually perform in. The multi award-winning poet has already performed daily for over a calendar month.

Political comedian and 'marvellous stand-up' (The Skinny), Alex Kealy is embarking on his debut UK tour with an hour of comedy about the emotional roots of our rational thoughts.

The fastest growing arts festival in the UK, VAULT Festival 2020 is back from Tuesday 28th January with its biggest ever edition across eight packed weeks. With more than 500 shows now on sale, the bold and innovative programme will feature shows from more than 2,700 artists, with 64% of work being female-led, 33% and 25% of work from LGBTQ+ and BAME artists respectively.

Comedian, author and, most recently, idiot who agreed to be tortured on I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here!, Shappi Khorsandi is a woman of many parts, but live comedy is where she's in her element. Following her 2019 tour, which included a sold-out 7 night run at Edinburgh's Fringe Festival, Shappi is delighted to be extending her tour in to 2020 with a further 12 dates announced between February and May next year.