Mo Omar
- Writer, stand-up comedian and actor
Press clippings
Cambridge Comedy festival review
Mark Watson keeps head above water in washed-out Friday.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 11th July 2021First Night Funnies, Leicester Comedy Festival review
Uneven start to 2021's online gathering.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 8th February 2021Leicester Comedy festival review
Felicity Ward and Tony Law star in the event's opening cabaret, First Night Funnies, with false starts and flat-out laughs.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 4th February 2021Acts announced for BBC stand up shows
Some of the acts have been revealed for the forthcoming six-part series, BBC Presents: Stand Up For Live Comedy. Shows will come from venues around the UK including London, Belfast, Glasgow and Bristol. The show will be released on BBC Three, with a repeat on BBC One the following week.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 15th September 2020Edinburgh Unlocked audiobook to be released
Edinburgh Unlocked, an audiobook featuring Edinburgh Fringe performers, is to be released this August to help raise money for the festival.
British Comedy Guide, 13th July 2020The refugee stand-up night
Coached by Tom Parry, the comedy collective No Direction Home are bucking stereotypes about refugees and migrants - and thriving online during lockdown
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 16th June 2020Chortle Awards 2018 nominees
The nominees for the Chortle Awards 2018 have been announced. Mat Ewins, Hannah Gadsby, John Kearns and Joseph Morpurgo are up for Best Show.
British Comedy Guide, 7th February 2018Leicester Square Theatre Comedian of The Year 2017
ifteen new acts - plus a headliner - over a three-and-a-half hour gig might sound more like a demanding endurance test than a fun night out. But thanks to a very strong line-up, Leicester Square Theatre's New Comedian Of The Year final entertained to the end. Mo Omar was the winner.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 19th December 2017