Fatiha El-Ghorri
Born1981 or 1982 (age 42–43)[1]
Hackney, London, United Kingdom
MediumStand-up, television
NationalityBritish

Fatiha El-Ghorri is a British Moroccan comedian and writer. Born in Hackney, London, she has been appearing on British television since 2020, including as a cast member of the second series of the Dave comedy game show Outsiders in 2022.

Early and personal life

El-Ghorri's family are from the town of Larache in Morocco.[2] She was born in the London borough of Hackney, where she grew up as one of thirteen siblings. Her father died when she was six years old.[1]

Before beginning her career, El-Ghorri was married and divorced twice.

El-Ghorri is Muslim and wears a hijab; she has spoken publicly about "smashing the stereotypes people have of Muslim, hijabi women".[3] She is also bilingual, speaking English and Dārija, the Moroccan dialect of Arabic.[4]

Career

Around 2015, following her second divorce, El-Ghorri began a course on comedy writing and performance which she found through the online platform Meetup.[1] She went on to pursue a career in stand-up comedy; by 2019 she had been a finalist in Funny Women in London and the Max Turner Prize,[5] and toured as part of the Super Muslim Comedy Tour alongside Esther Manito and Abdullah Afzal.[6] El-Ghorri has performed around the UK, in venues such as the Royal Albert Hall,[1] and in Dubai.[3] In 2023, she began a solo Work in Progress tour across the UK.[2]

On television, El-Ghorri performed her stand-up on Jonathan Ross' Comedy Club on ITV in 2020, and on The Russell Howard Hour on Sky Max in 2021.[2] She has also become a frequent guest on panel shows and talk shows, including Sorry, I Didn't Know and The Jonathan Ross Show in 2021, Big Zuu's Big Eats in 2022, and Guessable and Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled in 2023.[7] El-Ghorri was one of six comedian cast members on the second series of the survival-themed game show Outsiders, hosted by David Mitchell.[8]

El-Ghorri has also made several notable appearances on podcasts, including Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster and The Guilty Feminist.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Hussein, Jamil (January 11, 2023). "'After my second divorce, I went on stage'". Hyphen.
  2. 1 2 3 Dome, Brighton. "Take 5 with comedian Fatiha El-Ghorri / News & Blog / Brighton Dome". brightondome.org.
  3. 1 2 Graham, Rachel (October 28, 2020). "British, Muslim, female: Fatiha El-Ghorri is funny, but this is no act". The National.
  4. 1 2 "366. Being Bilingual with Fatiha El-Ghorri and special guest Tatty Macleod" – via www.youtube.com.
  5. ↑ "Meet the Girl Bosses of Comedy". Penny Appeal.
  6. ↑ "Where to watch the 'Super Muslim Comedy Tour' 2019". Asian Image. November 4, 2019.
  7. ↑ Guide, British Comedy. "Fatiha El-Ghorri". British Comedy Guide.
  8. ↑ Bennett, Steve. "When is David Mitchell's Outsiders coming back? : Other news 2022 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk.
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