Omid Djalili is Britain's funniest Iranian stand-up comedian and actor. After great success at the Edinburgh Festival in 1995, Omid has become a Festival Fringe favourite with a string of sell-out shows. It started in 1995 with 'Short Fat Kebab Shop Owner's Son', then in 1996 in 'Arab & The Jew' on to 1997 with 'Omid Djalili Is Ethnic'. 

His next show 'Omid Djalili' was so successful he signed a major video deal with VVL. In 2000 he went back to Edinburgh and had another hit show 'Warm to my Winning Smile' and in 2002 with 'Behind Enemy Lines' both of these shows became Edinburgh's hottest ticket. 'Behind Enemy Lines' received an astonishing six 5 star reviews. He is one of the funniest, freshest and most original comedians in Britain.

His international appeal is vast, having performed in recent years in Australia, Austria, Germany, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, Czech Republic, and Slovakia.

At the beginning of 2002 Omid sold-out his debut national tour. Due to this success he is touring again in the autumn with his hit show 'Behind Enemy Lines' a show written post September 11th which contains his unique style of furious paced and highly original comedy and belly dancing!

AWARDS

Perrier Award Nominee - Best Comedian

Emma Award - Best Stand Up Comedian

Time Out Award ~ Best Stand Up Comedian

LWT Comedy Award ~ Best Stand Up

One World Media Award ~ For his Ch 4 documentary 'Bloody Foreigners'

European TV Award Nominee ~ For his Ch4 documentary 'Bloody Foreigners'

Royal Television Society Award Nominee

FILMS

Spy Game, Mean Machine, Gladiator, The Mummy, The World Is Not Enough Mad Cows

TELEVISION

Have I Got News For You ~ BBC Two

Jason & The Argonauts ~ Channel Four

Bloody Foreigners ~ Channel Four

They Think It's All Over ~ BBC One

Lenny Henry In Pieces ~ BBC One

Small Potatoes 2 ~ Channel Four

Small Potatoes ~ Channel Four

Coming Soon ~ Channel Four

The Comedy Store ~ Channel Five

The Stand Up Show ~ BBC One

Live at Jongleurs ~ Cable

Edinburgh Nights ~ BBC Two

QUOTES

'Omid Djalili is simply magnificent'

DAILY MAIL

'Hilarious and painfully funny, Omid Djalili is unmissable'

THE INDEPENDENT

'His explosive and wide-eyed humour comes bursting out of nowhere, sending the audience into fits'

THE SCOTSMAN

'By far the most entertaining comedy night'

THE TIMES

'His jokes are remarkable'

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH

'Djalili blows you away with a blizzard of gags'

THE OBSERVER

'Demonstrates a confiding intelligence, a rare and warm sense of self-mockery and the distinctive outsider's view of our culture. One felt very happy to be in his engaging, off-beat presence.'

DAILY MAIL

'Burly but surprisingly athletic'

THE SCOTSMAN

'His Show's about cultural bridges. Omid builds 'em up, knocks 'em down and we fall about'

THE HERALD

'Multi-ethnic confusion'

THE INDEPENDENT

'Cult favourite'

THE TIMES