Fatiha El-Ghorri Explained

Fatiha El-Ghorri
Birth Date:1981 4, df=y
Birth Place: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 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.[1] 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.[2]

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.[2] 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,[2] and in Dubai.[3] In 2023, she began a solo Work in Progress tour across the UK.[1]

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.[1] 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 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]

Notes and References

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