SHAPPI Khorsandi is celebrating the 40th anniversary of her arrival in Britain. She's reclaiming patriotism, sending a love letter to her adopted land.

Star of Live At The Apollo, Have I Got News for You and Q.I., Shappi is back with a brand new tour for autumn 2016.

Tickets for Oh My Country! From Morris Dancing To Morrissey, which visits The Berry Theatre in Hedge End on Saturday October 22, are on sale now.

She has whip-crack jokes and is effortlessly funny as she handles every subject with a razor sharp wit, softened only by her deliciously mischievous delivery and endless charm.

This summer saw the highly anticipated release of Shappi’s debut novel Nina Is Not OK. An already accomplished author, Shappi is the best-selling author of A Beginners Guide to Acting English, released in 2009.

Shappi has notched up numerous high profile television appearances including; Live At The Apollo (BBC ONE), Channel 4’s Comedy Gala At The O2 (Channel 4, 2010 - 2016), Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow (BBC ONE), The Graham Norton Show (BBC ONE), Have I Got News For You (BBC ONE) and her own Comedy Store Special for Comedy Central.

She also had the honour of being nominated at the prestigious British Comedy Awards in the Best Female Comic category up against Jo Brand and Sarah Millican.

Shappi has also appeared as a panelist on ITV1's Loose Women and BBC ONE’s Question Time.

The autumn tour follows a successful Edinburgh Festival Fringe run in August.

Tickets: 023 8065 23333 or theberrytheatre.co.uk