Marsha Shandur

Marsha Shandur (born 1977) is a former radio presenter best known for presenting on Xfm London and Xfm Manchester (as Marsha).

Marsha Shandur
Shandur in 2006
Born1977 (1977) (age 44)
London, UK
OccupationRadio Presenter (former)

Career

Shandur presented numerous shows on Xfm during her 8 years at the station before announcing that she was leaving Xfm to live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in January 2011.

She was the music supervisor for E4 shows The Inbetweeners and the first two seasons of Made in Chelsea.

She also made a podcast for Xfm called Marsha Meets... in which she has interviewed comedians such as Stewart Lee, Rufus Hound, Greg Davies, Richard Herring and Russell Kane. The Guardian has twice named it one of the world's Top Ten Best Comedy Podcasts.[1][2]

In 2016, Shandur co-authored the book Off The Mic: The World's Best Stand Up Comedians Get Serious About Comedy with Deborah Frances-White which came out on Bloomsbury Publishing.[3] The book, about the mechanics of stand-up comedy, features new interviews with 42 comedians, including Eddie Izzard, Phill Jupitus, Sarah Millican, Jim Jefferies, Lewis Black and Marc Maron. The Independent called it "Fascinating – part textbook, part therapist’s notebook."[4] In December 2016, it was nominated for a Chortle Award.[5]

Personal life

On 11 November 2012, Shandur ran a solo marathon in London. She made the decision to do this after the New York City Marathon was cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy.[6] Shandur's run was covered by the BBC,[7] ITV,[8] Xfm[9] and Complete Music Update[10] in the UK and CBC Radio One[11] in Canada. This helped her raise over £3,600[12] for The Royal Marsden's Cancer Charity, a charity she had chosen in honour of Lisa Lynch, author of The C Word.

Openly bisexual, Shandur now lives in Toronto, Canada.

References
  1. "Top 10 comedy podcasts | Leo Benedictus | Stage | The Guardian". London: guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  2. "The Podfathers (and mothers): top 10 comedy podcasts | Hazel Davis | Stage | The Guardian". London: guardian.co.uk. 23 June 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  3. Frances-White, Deborah; Shandur, Marsha (27 August 2015). Off the Mic: The World's Best Stand-Up Comedians Get Serious About Comedy. London; New York: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama. ISBN 9781472526380.
  4. "'If I go into a gig thinking I'm amazing, I will die.'". The Independent. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  5. Solutions, Powder Blue Internet Business. "Vote in the 2016 Chortle Awards : News 2016 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  6. "New York City cancels marathon amid controversy over Sandy recovery | US news | The Guardian". London: guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  7. "Woman completes London marathon solo run - BBC News". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  8. "Woman to run London Marathon solo | London - ITV News". itv.com. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  9. "Music News | Tours, New Albums, Festival News - XFM". xfm.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 December 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  10. "Former Xfm DJ to run solo London Marathon | Complete Music Update". thecmuwebsite.com. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  11. "CBC.ca | Metro Morning | Solo Marathon". cbc.ca. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  12. "Virgin Money Giving". uk.virginmoneygiving.com. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
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