My last comment I was still on a rush from his Montreal appearance! Since then my passion's dwindled somewhat. Omid has some superb lines, it's just a shame he repeats them in a way that'd make Jack Dee blush. And his telly stuff's quite up to standard, but as Jo Brand demonstrated sketches ain't always the forté of the stand-up, even though they fill up the show... Still a class act though.
Michael Monkhouse, July 2008
Adore this guy. Fast, funny, witty... One minute he's prancing around, the next he's making intelligent comments on important political issues. Brilliant stuff.
Michael Monkhouse, January 2008
Recently attended a recording of Omid's new show and was left rather unimpressed. I fail to see why Mister Djalili was so keen for his own BBC show when he appears to be using it solely as a platform for stand-up material which he's already aired several times on the same channel. The sketches were often self-indulgent and repetitive, and almost all the material was stuff he's been using for years now. You could tell he didn't enjoy the recording, and he told us, straight facedly, we'd been a crap audience - which left a bad taste. Saw Omid live last year and loved him, but can't say as I'm looking forward to the series.
Charles Thomson, August 2007
Don't knock what you can't beat. Omid is not only a lovely guy, but an ever-growing and recognised talent. His live comedy is awesome. Watch him when he improvises. Truly a master. Next year's plans are exciting. He is always drawn back to his first love, stand-up, but his talent means that now everyone wants a piece of him. And why box in a genius?
A Friend, August 2006
Was at Omid's TV recording at the BBC the other night and though the sketch and stand up genre is beneath him he breathed new life into it in a way that the likes of Ben Elton and Lenny Henry killed it. Let's hope the BBC give him a series so we can be saved from the useless fare they have at the moment.
James Douglas, June 2006
Exceptionally funny and moving. This show is an attitude changer - wow.
Caron, March 2006
Have long been a fan of Omid - until I saw him at a recent gig in Salisbury where, sadly, he sounded rather tired with little new material and absolutely no original observations to make on the current international situation. I very much got the impression that acting has been his chosen field over recent years and that he'd decided to get back to stand-up just to prove he could still do it. Unfortuntely, all his edge was gone and despite carrying his audience, he was anything but 'dazzling' or 'barnstorming'. Having persuaded a group of friends to come to the gig, we left feeling distinctly underwhelmed (though the disco dancing was as good as ever).
Nigel Lord, March 2006
Omid bonds the extremes together as if they were old friends! His medicinal comedy in a such a divided world could only be a bless. Brilliant
