“So hysterically funny and at the same time so poignant and powerful that calling it stand-up barely does it justice" – Michael Levin, Huffington Post

 

Born in London to Iranian parents, Omid Djalili grew up with a mixed cultural heritage. That unconventional background helped shape his sharp wit as well as his ability to combine humour with storytelling.

 

Going on to become an award-winning comedian and actor, Djalili emerged on the UK stand-up circuit in the ’90s. His big break was at Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1995 with a show called Short Fat Kebab Owner’s Son. He returned in 1996 with The Arab And The Jew alongside Jewish comedian Ivor Dembina, and thereafter became one of the hottest tickets at the annual event. Over the years, the funnyman sold out a string of shows – including Omid Djalili Is Ethnic, Warm To My Winning Smile, Behind Enemy Lines, No Aggenda, and Tour Of Duty – before going on to tour them nationally.

 

Intelligent and provocative, Djalili’s comedy was not only packed with incisive social and political commentary, but also with physical humour and an upbeat energy. He received numerous accolades from the press. The Huffington Post said seeing Djalili live on stage was “so hysterically funny and at the same time so poignant and powerful that calling it stand-up barely does it justice”, while The Guardian called him “a thin, high cheek-boned, flamboyant luvvie”.

 

On his own website, Djalili described himself as someone who “spends most of his time trying to keep his weight down by yoyo dieting and playing football in West London still hoping to get spotted by Brentford Football Club”.

 

In addition to comedy, his acting credits have ranged from film and television to the theatre. Djalili landed small roles in a number of big films including Gladiator, The Mummy, Notting Hill and Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End, before going on to win the Best Actor Award at the Turin Film Festival for his lead performance in 2010’s The Infidel scripted by David Baddiel. In 2018, he played a scene-stealing customs officer in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again.

 

On television, he made two series of The Omid Djalili Show for BBC One; a combination of sketches and stand-up material, plus he appeared in programmes and sitcoms like Little Britain, Black Booksand Lead Balloon in the UK, and The Paul Reiser Show in the US. Djalili won praise for his performance on Dickensian playing taxidermist and bone articulator Mr Venus. He has also been seen in 2019’s His Dark Materials and 2020’s Letter For The King.

 

On the stage, Djalili garnered rave reviews for his role as Red in The Shawshank Redemption at the 2013 Edinburgh Festival Fringe and as Tevvye in Fiddler On The Roof at the 2017 Chichester Festival Theatre.

 

After experimenting with Zoom and drive-in gigs, in October 2020, Djalili confirmed he’s returning where he belongs and hitting the road in 2021 with another captivating comedy masterclass – The Good Times Tour. In November 2020, he announced added dates for early 2022.

 

The Persian Comedy powerhouse brings his critically acclaimed new show Namaste in 2025, where Omid peacefully bows to his inner anger and unleashes a torrent of comedic vitriol upon the current state of this dangerously messed up planet.

 

 

After 25 years of semi-retirement, playing nursing homes, Sol Bernstein is back where he belongs, in smokey nightclubs performing to drunks!

 

He's the man who helped the career's of Elvis Presley. Marcel Marceau (never even got a "thank you") and even the Beatles were influenced. He's worked with, and been friends with, some of the worlds GREATEST performers; Judy Garland, The Rat Pack, Lenny Bruce, Jack Benny, George Burns, Milton Berle, Doris Day, Tommy Cooper, Eric Morecambe and Eddie Large.

 

He's performed all over the world at venues including The London Palladium, New York's Carnegie Hall, The Paris Olympia, Caesars Palace Las Vegas, and Scunthorpe Baths, but it's at night clubs where Sol really comes to life. His charisma, his style, his catch phrase "why don't you put on a tie" his chutzpah, put it all together and you get the magic that is Sol Bernstein.

 

 

Don Biswas is one of the gems of the circuit. A politically charged gag merchant who likes to cover a wide range of subjects including his Asian upbringing, his neurodiversity as someone with dyspraxia, ADHD, and ASD as well as the hot political issues of the day.

 

Don is now a regular face in comedy clubs across the UK. Alongside that Don recently recorded a comedy special for BBC Radio 4 entitled ‘Neurotopical’ and has appeared on Radio 4’s 13 Million Club, Rosie Jones’s Boxticker as well as UKTV Digitals Rosie Jones’s Disabled Comedy Extravaganza BBC Onlines Future Food Stars and BBC Asian Network Comedy night.

 

His unique style has seen him support John Williams on tour, perform in the USA (Silicon Valley & New York) & Switzerland and also win 2023: Don Biswas Actually Autistic Award from the Neurodiverse Review for his 2023 Edinburgh Fringe show “The Revolution will be Disorganised”.

 

TV & Radio

BBC Asian Network Comedy Night - 2024

Breaking The News, BBC Radio Scotland – 2024

Guest on BBC Access All Podcast – 2024

Guest on Neurodivergent Moments Podcast - 2023

Future Food Stars – BBC Online – 2022

Neurotopical – BBC Radio 4 – 2022

Rosie Jones’s Disabled Comedy Extravaganza – UKTV Digital – 2022

Rosie Jones’s Boxticker – Radio 4 – 2021

The Thirteen Million Club – Radio 4 – 2020

 

Awards

Edinburgh Fringe Award for Autistic Excellence – 2023

 

Quotes

“By the quality of his jokes alone, including a choice one about a corporate gig for the DWP, Biswas is the show’s star turn.” Edinburgh Fringe Festival

 

JOHN MANN (Your very own MC)

John Mann is one of the most experienced and popular comedians in the UK.

 

As a comedian he has headlined and compered shows throughout the country for over thirty five years and has performed extensively across most of Europe and beyond including America, Hong Kong, South Africa, Norway, Iceland and Canvey Island.

 

As a writer he has written for and been warm-up for some of the biggest names in entertainment including Lenny Henry, Harry Enfield, Paul O’Grady, Milton Jones, Phill Jupitus, Clive Anderson and Jasper Carrot as well as audience warm up for Father Ted, Blankety Blank and Ant & Dec and was the first comedian to act as warm up for a TV music show – The White Room.

 

John has acted as a consultant to several comedians and agents and in 2023 was signed as a consultant for one of the largest and most established comedy agencies in the UK.

 

As equally at home in front of a packed theatre, a student bar, a small pub room or a tent full of soldiers John is able to make an audience feel relaxed and comfortable almost instantly with a confident rapport that endears him to all who watch.

 

“Complete genius . . . Brilliant Observations” - Johnny Vaughan

 

“A fantastic compere . . . The night is his” - Steve Lamacq

 

“One of the funniest people I know” - Phill Jupitus

 

“The man is quite simply very very Funny” - Nihal Arthanayake

 

http://www.johnmann.co.uk