Fatiha El-Ghorri
| Fatiha El-Ghorri | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 19, 1981[1] Hackney, London, England |
| Medium | Stand-up, television |
Fatiha El-Ghorri (born 19 April 1981[2][3]) is a British comedian and writer.
Early life
El-Ghorri's family is from the town of Larache in Morocco.[4] She was born in the London Borough of Hackney, where she grew up with thirteen siblings. Her father died when she was six years old.[3][5]
Career
In 2015, El-Ghorri began a course on comedy writing and performance which she found through the online platform Meetup,[3] and went on to pursue a career in stand-up comedy. She was a finalist in the Funny Women in London competition and for the Max Turner Prize,[6] and toured as part of the Super Muslim Comedy Tour alongside Esther Manito and Abdullah Afzal.[7] El-Ghorri has performed around the UK in venues such as the Royal Albert Hall,[3] as well as in Dubai.[8]
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.[4] 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.[9] El-Ghorri was one of six cast members on the second series of the game show Outsiders.[10]
El-Ghorri has appeared on podcasts including Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster and The Guilty Feminist.[11][12]
In 2023, she performed a solo tour called Work in Progress across the UK.[4] The show debuted at the Leicester Comedy Festival and won the award for Best Debut Show.[13]
In 2024, El-Ghorri and five other female Muslim comedians - Yasmin Elhady, Ola Labib, Fathiya Saleh, Zain, and Shazia Mirza - went on a five-city tour around the UK. The Comedy Queens, as they were dubbed, platformed a real variety of Muslim women. There was a range of political and observational material, one-liners and social commentary.[14]
In December 2024, she appeared on The Great British Sewing Bee for the show's celebrity Christmas special.[15] She also appeared on annual special The Big Fat Quiz of Everything as a contestant.[16]
In January 2025, El-Ghorri was announced as one of the contestants for the 19th series of Taskmaster, against Jason Mantzoukas, Mathew Baynton, Rosie Ramsey, and Stevie Martin.[17] The series has received rave reviews from critics and audiences, crediting it as one of the best series in years for its cast.[18][19] El-Ghorri also co-wrote and starred in the BBC comedy pilot, Donkey! The episode served as one of six BBC comedy pilots aired to test potential series.[20] She also served as Head Judge for the BBC New Comedy Awards.[21]
From February to March 2025, El-Ghorri hosted the fourth season of BBC Asian Network's, Not Even Water, that focused on Ramadan. She interviewed a variety of guests, including Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, comedians Shabaz Ali and Muhsin Yesilada and content creators Sebinaah and Nadoosh to discuss faith, fasting and everything about Ramadan.[22]
Personal life
El-Ghorri is Muslim and wears a hijab; she has spoken publicly about "smashing the stereotypes people have of Muslim, hijabi women."[8] She is bilingual, speaking English and Moroccan Arabic.[11]
El-Ghorri has been married and divorced twice.[3]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Jonathan Ross' Comedy Club | Self | Episode: #1.3 |
| 2021 | The Russell Howard Hour | Self | Episode: #5.7 |
| 2021 - 2023 | Sorry, I Didn't Know | Self - Panellist | 2 episodes |
| 2022 | The Apprentice: You're Fired! | Self | Episode: "Baby Food" |
| Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains | Self - Panellist | Episode: #4.5 | |
| Big Zuu's Big Eats | Self - Special Guest | Episode: "Fatiha El-Ghorri' | |
| This Is My House | Self | Episode: "Tom's House" | |
| Outsider | Self | 6 episodes | |
| 2023 | Guessable? | Self - Guest | Episode: "Oh Wait There's More Clues?" |
| Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled | Self | Episode: "You'll Knock the Park Out of the Ball" | |
| BBC New Comedy Awards | Self - Judge | Episode: "Bethnal Green, London" | |
| 2024 | We Are Lady Parts | Teacher | Episode: "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" |
| Mr. Bigstuff | Aysha | 4 episodes | |
| Out of Order | Self | Episode: #1.3 | |
| Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable | Self | Episode: #4.1 | |
| The Last Leg | Self - Guest | Episode: "Election Special" | |
| Battle in the Boox | Self - Contestant | 2 episodes | |
| The Great British Sewing Bee | Self - Contestant | Episode: "Celebrity Christmas Special" | |
| Jack Dee Live at the Apollo | Self - Special Guest | Episode: #19.2 | |
| 2025 | The Big Fat Quiz of Everything | Self - Contestant | TV Special |
| Donkey! | Kenza | ||
| Pointless Celebrities | Self - Contestant | Episode: #17.12 | |
| Taskmaster | Self - Contestant | 10 episodes |
References
- ^ "Fatiha El-Ghorri - Biography - IMDb". Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ^ "Fatiha El-Ghorri - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ^ a b c d e Hussein, Jamil (11 January 2023). "'After my second divorce, I went on stage'". Hyphen.
- ^ a b c "Take 5 with comedian Fatiha El-Ghorri". Brighton Dome. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ "Hijabi Muslim comedian breaking stereotypes". Islam Channel. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "Meet the Girl Bosses of Comedy". Penny Appeal. 1 June 2019.
- ^ "Where to watch the 'Super Muslim Comedy Tour' 2019". Asian Image. 4 November 2019.
- ^ a b Graham, Rachel (28 October 2020). "British, Muslim, female: Fatiha El-Ghorri is funny, but this is no act". The National.
- ^ "Fatiha El-Ghorri". British Comedy Guide.
- ^ Bennett, Steve (25 October 2022). "When is David Mitchell's Outsiders coming back?". Chortle.
- ^ a b "366. Being Bilingual with Fatiha El-Ghorri and special guest Tatty Macleod". The Guilty Feminist. 10 July 2023 – via YouTube.
- ^ Ep 136: Fatiha El-Ghorri | Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster (Podcast). 16 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2025 – via Acast.
- ^ "Off The Kerb - Fatiha El-Ghorri". www.offthekerb.com. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ Mirza, Shazia (25 March 2024). "'We're the Muslim Spice Girls!' Shazia Mirza on finding box office gold with her halal comedy supergroup". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ Seddon, Dan (19 December 2024). "Great British Sewing Bee star can't stop flirting with Patrick Grant". Yahoo News. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "The Big Fat Quiz Of Everything | Preview (Channel 4)". TV Zone UK. 28 December 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "Taskmaster Series 19 line-up revealed". British Comedy Guide. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ Lyons, Margaret (10 June 2025). "'Taskmaster' Is a Mischievous, Unpredictable British Panel Show". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ Rowan, Iona (2 May 2025). "Taskmaster's return sees fans branding one contestant 'one of the all-time best'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "Fatiha El-Ghorri, Danielle Vitalis, Paul Black pilot BBC Comedy shorts". British Comedy Guide. 30 April 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "BBC New Comedy Awards celebrates 30 years of finding the UK's funniest talent". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "BBC Asian Network celebrates Ramadan with new series and new host of Not Even Water". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 July 2025.