Omid Djalili
- 59 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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BBC Four orders Getting On spin-off Going Forward
BBC Four has commissioned Going Forward, a new sitcom spin-off from Getting On, starring Jo Brand as nurse Kim Wilde.
British Comedy Guide, 9th March 2016This week's best new comedy
Previews of Dane Baptiste, Russell Howard and Omid Djalili.
James Kettle, The Guardian, 26th February 2016Omid Djalili interview
Omid Djalili on cats, comedy critics and being Kanye's caterer.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 10th February 2016Omid Djalili interview
He's executive-produced a documentary about the Iraq War - so what's made the comedian start taking things seriously?
Huw Fullerton, Radio Times, 21st May 2015Omid Djalili on Mel Smith
It was Mel Smith who was to have the most impact on me. The fact that he was overweight and balding, but with the audacity to wear his remaining hair long, made him an undisputed people's champion.
Omid Djalili, The Guardian, 18th March 2015Omid Djalili pokes fun of Portsmouth
Comedian Omid Djalili has risked the wrath of Portsmouth with a not-so-funny dig at the city. He took to Twitter to tell his 218,000 followers that Portsmouth is poor.
Portsmouth News, 3rd March 2015Review: Omid Djalili
The performance was concluded with one final glimpse at his signature belly-dancing routine, before Birmingham's favourite Iranian walked off the stage to an enormous round of applause.
Tamworth Herald, 17th February 2015Video: Shaun the Sheep movie: 15 gags a minute no words
He made his first on screen appearance 20 years ago, and since then Shaun the Sheep has become a TV star in more than 170 countries.
Now, the former Wallace and Gromit sidekick is finally making it to the big screen in a new feature film, and it all unfolds without a single word being said.
Writers and Directors Mark Burton and Richard Starzak, and actor and comedian Omid Djalili told BBC Breakfast about the challenges of making a film with no script lines.
BBC News, 27th January 2015Review: Omid Djalili at Buxton Opera House
The pace never let up, a bravura performance decorated with a dazzling range of accents, interlaced with bursts of music and Iranian dancing.
Matlock Mercury, 20th January 2015Omid Djalili interview
The stand-up and TV favourite has a fund of anecdotes, is passionate about food and would make the ideal dinner-party guest. But it's perhaps best not to let him drive there.
Tim Lewis, The Guardian, 18th January 2015