Fatiha El-Ghorri
Fatiha El-Ghorri | |
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 El-Ghorri at the 2026 British Academy Television Awards | |
| Born | 1981 (age 44–45) Hackney, London, England |
| Occupations | Comedian, writer |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Known for | Stand-up comedy, television appearances |
| Notable work |
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| Website | www |
Fatiha El-Ghorri (born 1981[1]) is a British comedian and writer.
Early life
El-Ghorri's family is from the town of Larache in Morocco.[2] She was born in the London Borough of Hackney, where she grew up with twelve siblings. Her father died when she was six years old.[1][3]
Career
In 2015, El-Ghorri began a course on comedy writing and performance which she found through the online platform Meetup[1] 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,[4] and toured as part of the Super Muslim Comedy Tour alongside Esther Manito and Abdullah Afzal.[5] El-Ghorri has performed around the UK, in venues such as the Royal Albert Hall,[1] as well as in Dubai.[6]
On television, El-Ghorri performed her stand-up on Jonathan Ross' Comedy Club on ITV in 2020 and The Russell Howard Hour on Sky Max in 2021.[2] 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.[7] El-Ghorri was one of six cast members on the second series of the game show Outsiders.[8]
El-Ghorri has appeared on podcasts, including Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster and The Guilty Feminist.[9][10]
In 2023, she performed a solo tour called Work in Progress across the UK.[2] The show debuted at the Leicester Comedy Festival and won the award for Best Debut Show.[11]
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.[12]
In December 2024, she appeared on The Great British Sewing Bee for the show's celebrity Christmas special.[13] The same month, she also appeared on annual special The Big Fat Quiz of Everything as a contestant.[14]
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.[15] The series has received rave reviews from critics and audiences, crediting it as one of the best series in years for its cast.[16][17] 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.[18] She also served as Head Judge for the BBC New Comedy Awards.[19]
From February to March 2025, El-Ghorri hosted the fourth season of BBC Asian Network's Not Even Water, which 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.[20]
Personal life
El-Ghorri is Muslim and wears a hijab; she has spoken publicly about "smashing the stereotypes people have of Muslim, hijabi women".[6] She is bilingual, speaking English and Moroccan Arabic.[9]
El-Ghorri has been married and divorced twice.[1]
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" | |
| Outsiders | 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–present | Mr. Bigstuff | Aysha | 7 episodes |
| 2024 | We Are Lady Parts | Teacher | Episode: "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" |
| 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 | |
| Silence Is Golden | Self | 6 episodes[21] | |
| 2026 | Boarders | Mrs. El Fassi | 3 episodes |
| 2026 | Loose Women | Guest Panellist | 1 episode |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Hussein, Jamil (11 January 2023). "'After my second divorce, I went on stage'". Hyphen.
- 1 2 3 "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.
- 1 2 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.
- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ Guide, British Comedy (16 September 2025). "Silence Is Golden cancelled". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 12 May 2026.