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Omid Djalili

(1965) Stand-up Comedian

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Omid Djalili is a stand-up comedian.

Quick Facts About Omid Djalili

Born: September 30, 1965
Profession: Stand-up Comedian

About Omid Djalili

[Wikidata] Iranian-British stand-up comedian... | [Wikipedia] Omid Djalili is a British comedian, actor, and writer of Iranian descent. He began his career at the 1995 Edinburgh Festival Fringe and has gone on to become a touring comedian with a substantial list of film and television appearances.

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My greatest ambition is to wake up every morning and not crave a full English breakfast.

Ambition

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Every time something happens in the Middle East, my phone goes off with radio stations wanting to ask my opinion, but I…

Middle east

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I don't understand why there is such a trend now for comedy to be cruel. Once you're cruel, you're not a comedian…

Comedian

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The big crowds are good, but when you're on stage at the Hammersmith Apollo it's like Euston station; there are 3,600 people,…

Big

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I think for any comedian to come and get big laughs from a really tough, discerning, comedy-literate audience, it is the biggest…

Big

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It started when I did a 20-minute act in the comedy clubs and only had enough material for 17 minutes, so I…

Comedy

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I usually get called misogynistic, usually by women, and what do they know? They're not even men.

Even

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It's only when there's equality that's when we'll see men really flourish.

Equality

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Any actor in musicals would probably want to play Fagin or maybe Tevye in 'Fiddler on the Roof'.

Actor

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