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Wednesday, October 8, 2025

I have been criticised for being part of the Riyadh comedy festival. This is why I did it | Omid Djalili by Omid Djalili

The headlines focus on money, but the gigs were great and I think there are different ways to achieve progress. Art, especially comedy, can be part of that After 15 years of turning down of…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:48PM
Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Omid Djalili on Mel Smith: comedy's answer to Man Utd's dream team by Omid Djalili

A master of set-ups and punchlines, Smith had the crossing ability of David Beckham and the goal-scoring precision of Dwight Yorke and Andy ColeNot the Nine O’Clock News was the first come…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00AM

Omid Djalili on Mel Smith: comedy's answer to Man Utd's dream team by Omid Djalili

A master of set-ups and punchlines, Smith had the crossing ability of David Beckham and the goal-scoring precision of Dwight Yorke and Andy ColeNot the Nine O’Clock News was the first come…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00AM
Wednesday, August 17, 2011

My first year at university by Omid Djalili

Comedian Omid Djalili on his first year at the University of UlsterThe University of Ulster wasn't my first choice, but when I failed all my A-levels I lied in Clearing, putting BCDE instead…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:45PM

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