Maria Shehata
Who Maria Shehata is
Maria Shehata is a multi-award-winning Egyptian-American stand-up comedian, writer, actor and director based in London. Her Edinburgh Fringe hours include Little Ethnic Girl (2015), Wisdomless (2017) and Hero (2019), and she has appeared on Comedy Central Live and been a guest on the BBC history podcast You're Dead to Me. She performed on the nineteenth series of BBC Two's Live at the Apollo, in an episode introduced by Iain Stirling and first broadcast on 28 January 2025. Her album Live at the Bill Murray came out in 2022, and its track You Have Fire was played on SiriusXM's Raw Dog Comedy channel in September 2023.
At a glance
- Based in
- London, UK
- Albums
- Live at the Bill Murray
- On screen
- Live at the Apollo, Comedy Central Live and You're Dead to Me
- Official site
- mariashehata.com ↗
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: mariashehata.com ↗.
Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →
Specials, shows and podcasts
Albums
- Live at the Bill Murray 2022
On screen
- Live at the Apollo BBC Two, 2025
- Comedy Central Live Comedy Central, 2023
- You're Dead to Me guest, BBC, 2021
Comedians like Maria Shehata
Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.
- Alasdair Beckett-King also in Comedy Central Live
- Finlay Christie also in Comedy Central Live
- Matt Bergman also in Comedy Central Live
Career timeline
- 2021You're Dead to Me (guest, BBC, 2021) On screen
- 2022Live at the Bill Murray (2022) Album
- 2023Comedy Central Live (Comedy Central, 2023) On screen
- 2025Live at the Apollo (BBC Two, 2025) On screen
Questions and answers
Where is Maria Shehata performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: mariashehata.com ↗.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Live at the Apollo, Comedy Central Live and You're Dead to Me.
Where are they based?
London, UK, as their record gives it.
Who are some comedians like them?
Alasdair Beckett-King (also in Comedy Central Live), Finlay Christie (also in Comedy Central Live) and Matt Bergman (also in Comedy Central Live).
The full SUCDb record
The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.
Sources
- Official site ↗ 'Maria Shehata is a multi-award-winning Egyptian-American comedian based in London, as well as a writer, actor and director'; the photo (as of 8 October 2026)
- BBC - Live at the Apollo, series 19, episode 6 ↗ Iain Stirling introduces comedians Harriet Dyer and Maria Shehata to the stage; Maria Shehata, performer; first broadcast Tuesday 28 January 2025, BBC Two…
- Chortle - Who's on the 2024 season of Live At The Apollo ↗ 26 November 2024: Maria Shehata among the comedians on the new season of Live at the Apollo (as of 8 October 2026)
- British Comedy Guide ↗ Actor, writer and stand-up comedian; credits include Maria Shehata: Little Ethnic Girl (2015), Wisdomless (2017), Maria Shehata: Hero (2019), You're Dead To…
- Apple Music catalogue - Live at the Bill Murray ↗ Live at the Bill Murray, 15 March 2022, (P) 2022 Maria Shehata; tracks include You Have Fire (as of 8 October 2026)
- xmplaylist - Raw Dog Comedy recent plays (Internet Archive capture, 27 September 2023) ↗ You Have Fire, Maria Shehata, played on Raw Dog Comedy on 27 September 2023 (10:55 UTC) (as of 8 October 2026)
Updated 9 October 2026 · the record checked 8 October 2026