The comic on cleaning up her language for family audiences, writing her debut novel and praying before taking the stage
How did you get into comedy?
After my second divorce, I was online looking for a walking group in my local area and I got a pop-up that said, “try standup comedy” so I did and here I am 10 years later.
What’s been one of your all-time favourite gigs?
I did a gig at Angel Comedy club [in London] and 12 hijabs turned up to see me. It’s possible that they felt comedy clubs weren’t really a place for them but seeing someone who looked like them on the bill made them come that day. It was so touching, I ended up crying.
Fatiha El-Ghorri: Cockney Stacking Doll is on tour in the UK from 25 April
