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COMEDY CENTRAL AND REAL CONCERTS PRESENT OMID DJALILI
27 Oct, 2012
Comedy Central (DStv Channel 122) and Real Concerts are proud to present award-winning British-Iranian comedian, Omid Djalili.
Not only acclaimed as one of Britain’s funniest stand-up comedians, Omid has also featured in a host of popular films including “The Mummy”, “Gladiator”, “Spy Game”, “Modigliani”, “Sky Captain & The World of Tomorrow”, “Casanova”, “The Allottment” and “Pirates of the Caribbean III”. In the United States he signed a talent holding deal with NBC in 2002 and co-starred with Whoopi Goldberg in her sitcom ‘Whoopi’ which ran from 2003-04. Most recently Omid has been commissioned to do his own series for BBC1, “The Omid Djalili Show”. He is one of the UK’s funniest, freshest and most original comedians.
Omid Djalili will be performing live at the Big Top at Carnival City on Friday 26 October 2012 and at the Grand Arena at Grand West Casino in Cape Town on 27 October 2012.
After great success at the Edinburgh Festivals of 1993 and 1994 with a one-man theatre piece, Omid became a festival favourite with a string of sell-out comedy shows. It started in 1995 with “Short Fat Kebab Shop Owner’s Son”. He has performed every year since 1995 and in 2005 Omid returned to the festival with his most successful show to date, “No Agenda”, with record breaking sales on the Fringe totalling 16,500.
This show then transferred to a total sell-out nationwide 40 date tour of the UK, including two shows at the London Palladium in 2006.
Djalili’s international appeal is vast, having performed in recent years in Australia, Austria, the USA, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Holland, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, Slovakia and most recently he performed in Qatar for the Emir where he shared a stage with Bill Clinton.
In 2005, Djalili was invited to perform at the televised Tsunami Benefit alongside comedy luminaries Jonathan Ross, Lee Evans, Johnny Vegas, Dawn French and Alistair McGowan to name but a few. He also performed a half hour special on “Jack Dee Live At The Apollo” for BBC One at the end of 2004, which was repeated in 2005. In June 2004 he recorded an HBO special in New York, the first British comic to do one since Eddie Izzard.
Commented Evert van der Veer, Head of Comedy Central, Africa, “We are delighted to support Omid Djalili on his maiden tour of South Africa. We know that Mzansi comedy audiences will take Omid’s unique brand of cross-cultural observation and truly inspired silliness to their hearts.”
Don’t miss this very funny comedian live in South Africa on 26 and 27 October 2012.
Omid Djalili is proudly brought to you by Comedy Central Africa and Real Concerts.
Tickets available from Computicket starting from R288 to R568 inclusive of service charges.
Date: Saturday 27th October – Grand Arena, GrandWest
Time: 20h00
Cost: R288 to R568
Tickets: Booking through Computicket
