| Fatiha El-Ghorri | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1981-04-19) 19 April 1981 (age 43) Hackney, London, United Kingdom |
| Medium | Stand-up, television |
| Nationality | British |
Fatiha El-Ghorri is a British comedian and writer. Born in Hackney, London, she has appeared 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. 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.
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". She is bilingual, speaking English and Dฤrija, the Moroccan dialect of Arabic.
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. 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, and toured as part of the Super Muslim Comedy Tour alongside Esther Manito and Abdullah Afzal. El-Ghorri has performed around the UK, in venues such as the Royal Albert Hall, and in Dubai. In 2023, she performed a solo Work in Progress tour across the UK.
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. She is 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. El-Ghorri was one of six comedian cast members on the second series of the survival-themed game show Outsiders, hosted by David Mitchell.
El-Ghorri has appeared on podcasts including Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster and The Guilty Feminist.
References
- ^ Dome, Brighton. "Take 5 with comedian Fatiha El-Ghorri / News & Blog / Brighton Dome". brightondome.org.
- ^ Hussein, Jamil (11 January 2023). "'After my second divorce, I went on stage'". Hyphen.
- ^ Graham, Rachel (28 October 2020). "British, Muslim, female: Fatiha El-Ghorri is funny, but this is no act". The National.
- ^ "366. Being Bilingual with Fatiha El-Ghorri and special guest Tatty Macleod" – via www.youtube.com.
- "Meet the Girl Bosses of Comedy". Penny Appeal.
- "Where to watch the 'Super Muslim Comedy Tour' 2019". Asian Image. 4 November 2019.
- Guide, British Comedy. "Fatiha El-Ghorri". British Comedy Guide.
- Bennett, Steve. "When is David Mitchell's Outsiders coming back? : Other news 2022 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk.