THE Daily Telegraph called him: ‘One of the most joyfully smart, stimulating and entertaining comedians this country has’ whilst Metro said: ‘Confident, engaging, thoughtful show... did someone say National Treasure?’
Now award winning comedian and actor Omid Djalili has announced a huge 108-date 2016-17 UK tour of his brand new show Schmuck For a Night. Included in this extensive run are local shows at Portsmouth, Hedge End, Salisbury, the Isle of Wight, Basingstoke and Bournemouth.
Of Schmuck For A Night, Omid said, “Look, I’m just trying to make sense of everything.”
As a stand-up and acclaimed actor, Omid’s credits range from Hollywood movies and television to live productions on the West End stage. He has appeared on UK and US TV, and starred in films such as the recently Golden Globe and Oscar nominated Shaun the Sheep Movie, Mr Nice, Gladiator, Sex And The City 2, The Mummy and The Infidel.
Omid has just been seen in the BBC Four series Going Forward with Jo Brand, and made recent appearances in Dickensian for BBC1 and Stan Lee’s Lucky Man for SKY1.
Omid has also executive produced the acclaimed documentary We Are Many, about the global anti-war demonstrations that took place in 800 cities on February 15 2003, to date the largest mobilisation of human beings in the history of the earth.
Omid's local tour venues are:
Portsmouth Theatre Royal on Thursday October 20. Tickets: 02393 649 000
Berry Theatre, Hedge End on Saturday November 12. Tickets: 02380 652 333
Salisbury City Hall on Saturday February 4. Tickets: 01722 434 434
Shanklin Theatre, Isle of Wight on Thursday February 9. Tickets: 01983 868 000
The Anvil, Basingstoke on Friday April 10. Tickets 01256 844 244
Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre on Friday April 7. Tickets: 08445 763 000
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