Omid Djalili
- 59 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Omid Djalili to host new ITV daytime quiz show
ITV's slate of shows both new and returning includes the debut of gameshow Winning Combination, with comedian Omid Djalili at the helm.
Will Twigger, The Mirror, 30th July 2020Omid Djalili filming Comedians At Home Doing Nothing
Omid Djalili is shooting a transatlantic lockdown comedy for television. In Comedians At Home Doing Nothing, he talks to various A-list stars.
British Comedy Guide, 15th July 2020Drive in comedy gigs cancelled
Shows being staged by Live Nation in conjunction with The Comedy Store have been cancelled. This is believed to be due to concerns over further local coronavirus lockdowns. Some drive-in comedy shows are currently still being shown as taking place on the Ticketmaster website but others are showing as no longer happening.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 15th July 2020Omid Djalili defends 'whiting up' for comedy sketches
Omid Djalili commented on the removal of Little Britain from Netflix and explained the moral difference between 'blacking up' and 'whiting up'.
Verity Sulway, The Mirror, 10th June 2020Lockdown Comedy 1: where to get your laughs this week
Live stand-up, podcasts and not the Eurovision Song Contest.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 27th April 2020Goodies fans asked to choose favourite episode
An online poll asking fans to choose their favourite episode from surreal 1970s TV series The Goodies has been launched to mark its 50th anniversary.
BBC, 25th November 20195 best stand-up moments, according to Omid Djalili
Need some inspiration? Don't worry, we got some from the man himself. These are the five comics that make Omid Djalili chuckle.
Holly Pyne, ShortList, 11th November 2019Gallery: Comics onstage and backstage exhibition opens
Photographer Steve Best has taken pictures of some of the finest comedians of recent years. He has a new exhibiton in London downstairs at the Observatory Photography Gallery in Russell Square.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st November 2019Omid Djalili criticised over Welsh dyslexia jibe
A comedian has been strongly criticised after he suggested the Welsh language was difficult to read and pronounce for its speakers. Omid Djalili said: "There are worse things than being Welsh, dyslexic and having a terrible stutter. But not many."
Nation Cymru, 30th June 2019Balham Comedy Festival announces 2019 Line-Up
The annual Balham Comedy Festival has announced the first raft of guests for the festival which runs from 5 - 13 July at The Bedford in south London.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th May 2019