Fatiha El-Ghorri to play Nottingham date on extended debut UK tour
The break-out star of Taskmaster and Mr Bigstuff, Fatiha El-Ghorri is currently embarking on her first ever stand-up tour.
Fatiha El-Ghorri is an award-winning Hackney-born comedian, actor and writer whose sharp, witty observations challenge stereotypes with humour rooted in her experiences as a British muslim hijabi woman, offering a fresh and fearless voice on stage.
And now she’s ironed her swaggest hijab and she’s ready to serve up her one-of-a-kind and award-winning stand-up in her show Cockney Stacking Doll.
And the initial 12-dates sold out so quickly, she’s now added a further 25 shows to the run – including one at Nottingham Arts Centre on November 11.
Fatiha said: “Nothing to see here, just little ol’ me going on tour.
"When I first started doing comedy, I really never thought this would be on the cards.
"The fact I’m heading out on my first ever stand-up tour around the UK is absolutely wild, really exciting and – I won’t lie – a little bit scary.
"I’ve got so much to tell you – I can’t wait.”
Fathia was the breakout star of series 19 of Taskmaster (C4) and has since been in two series of the BAFTA-winning Mr Bigstuff (Sky).
She’s also been on shows like Live at the Apollo (BBC2), QI (BBC2), The Last Leg (C4), The Jonathan Ross Show (ITV), 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4), Silence Is Golden (U&Dave), Outsiders (U&Dave), Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable (U&Dave), Richard Osman’s House Of Games (BBC2) and as head judge on the 2025 BBC New Comedy Awards (BBC3).
She was in the third series of the BBC comedy Boarders and has also written and starred in her own Comedy Short for the BBC, Donkey, which was recently nominated for a BAFTA.
Earlier this year, BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds aired a new pilot from Fatiha titled A Match Made Inshallah; a fearless, funny show where the 44-year-old, twice-divorced stand-up comedian is looking for love and ready to date – and she wants us all to be her wingman.
Her debut novel, The Perks of My Hijab – an empowering and hilarious tale of family and identity – is to be published by Simon & Schuster children’s books in early 2027.