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Shappi Khorsandi: the last laugh by Charlotte Higgins

Edinburgh stalwart Shappi Khorsandi has endured exile, OCD, racial abuse and death threats on her family. And she just keeps pouring it into her standupIt is fitting that Iranian-born comedian Shappi Khorsandi's latest Edinburgh show is a tribute to family relationships " in particular, to her elder brother Peyvand, who supported her through a divorce that "ripped my heart open". For it was in the heart of her family…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:30PM on August 10, 2011

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