Omid Djalili
- 59 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Jamie Pond, Anglonerd, 29th January 2017Omid Djalili review
Djalili's people-pleasing instincts are his blessing and his curse. It's hard to know how to react to him because he is too many comedians at once.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 24th January 2017Omid Djalili, comedy review
Djalili straddles both entertainment and satire, sometimes uncomfortably, writes Bruce Dessau.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 23rd January 2017Comedy review: Omid Djalili at Dorking Halls
Djalili's people-pleasing instincts are his blessing and his curse. It's hard to know how to react to him because he is too many comedians at once.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 23rd January 2017Omid Djalili's un-PC quips aren't shocking, just tired
It's easy to get the audience on side by taking a shot at the new American president, but much more difficult to come up with original satire about a man who seems to parody himself.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comedy/what-to-see/omid-djalilis-un-pc-quips-arent-shocking-just-tired-review/, The Telegraph, 21st January 2017Omid Djalili interview
From Derek & Clive to Harry Hill, the comedian and actor reveals the things that make him laugh the most.
Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 13th January 2017Omid Djalili named patron of Polka Theatre
Actor and comedian Omid Djalili has been made a patron of children's theatre Polka.
Georgia Snow, The Stage, 13th January 2017Omid Djalili discusses his new show Schmuck for a Night
Omid Djalili might now be known to millions for his roles in Hollywood blockbusters and West End appearances, but he started his career in fringe theatre, moving on to the theatres of Central and Eastern Europe in the early '90s, and then the alternative comedy circuit. And although he's swapped dingy pub rooms for the big theatres, it's still live on stage doing stand-up where he's at his best.
Ben Williams, Female First, 6th January 2017The Comedian's Guide to Survival review
James Buckley plays real comedian James Mullinger in a British film blending fact and fiction, with comics appearing as themselves. Trouble is, it's not funny.
Leslie Felperin, The Guardian, 27th October 2016Film review: The Comedian's Guide To Survival
Comedies about stand-up comedy are difficult to pull off. How do you capture the highs and lows of performing live on film? How do you capture the buzz of the good gig, the despair of the bad gig? How do you capture a world that is simultaneously niche and mainstream? The Comedian's Guide to Survival comes pretty close.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 26th October 2016