FORGIVE THE NEGLECT, BUT

have been working on The Infidel last two weeks, very gruelling. Richard Schiff (West Wing) has been brilliant and am glad to announce the film has had amazing pre-sales which means it is going global when released next year in April 2010. & that's just based on the script! (Mr Baddiel, take a bow). We are going for a quite unique, almost impossible feat of shooting a beautiful looking (not me, that's the look of the film) comedy indie film with teeth and a heart and so far with the tremendous vision of our director Josh Apignanesi and Argentine director of photography Natasha Braier and her Spanish speaking crew, we inch closer every day. I am not your average leading man but I will be flying the flag for fat bald men (cultivating a look or not) everywhere. Got in at 2.30 am tonight. Apart from Jimmy Carr can there be a more hard working man in showbiz right now? Thanks for all of you tooting your car when you see us filming on the streets of London, it's much appreciated.

 Last episode of TV show on Bank Holiday Monday, remember earlier start of 10.15. Consistenty getting over 2mil which I understand is good for a monday night (2.7 million the other week). Many of you have commented on the Signature sketch, and yes, as if my face didn't show it, I enjoyed that sketch more than any other during the series. Soon as I saw Madhu and Suleman on Britain's Got Talent I knew I had to learn that dance. Watch out for a final musical coming up at the end too. Thank you one and all for all the great feeback. It's all for you so appreciate the love and big ups back :)

PS: I shall be twittering soon. If you have signed up to someone already with my name it's not me. Am starting this weekend and I already have two followers, Popeia and the trusted Hakam Poselay, who I must congratulate on getting married. Two choices: You either indoctrinate your new missus in the ways of Djalili or you saw your last Omid Djalili gig back at the Apollo in 2008 (DVD of that show coming out Xmas 2009).

Peace out x

One of Britain’s most contemporary and multi-award-winning stand-up comedians is finally unleashed as a performer and writer in his own comedy sketch show. Mixing energetic stand-up with memorable sketches and characters, The Omid Djalili Show is released on DVD from 27th April 2009.

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Well my friends, so much has happened in the last few days, not least Britian's Got Talent kicking off with two wonderful overweight Greeks who had me howling and moved to see that the baton of big men dancing has well and truley been passed on from me to them, then seeing the dance group 'Flawless' who should be re-named 'Astounding' as they did the greatest dance piece I have ever seen on mainstream TV... add this to Chelsea letting in 3 at home to Bolton but still winning and before that winning at Anfield being the icing on the cake (still going to be tense at The Bridge tomorrow night for the 2nd leg) ..... but most importantly am happy to announce that production has started on my next movie in which I play the lead role in "The Infidel" co produced by myself and the writer of the piece one Mr. David Baddiel. It's a very exciting project born out of my performances at The Palladium and The Apollo which moved Mr. Baddiel to pitch the idea to me to which i responded to the positive. Two years in development and finally we can say it's going to happen with an outing at The Sundance fesitval hopefully in January 2010. The film also stars Richard Schiff from The West Wing, Art malik and Archie Punjabi. The link below is from two months ago with Richard Schiff mentioning work on the film about to start after 'that speech' by new President Obama. Have a butchers, he mentions the film towards the end of the clip. The ball has definitely started rolling baby...

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ud2tVrOX-A

STOP PRESS - THE OMID DJALILI SHOW NOW GOING OUT 20TH APRIL 10.35pm. Sorry guys, last minute change from the BBC put back a week from April 13. Tell everyone. Thanks also to everyone at the Altitude Festival in Meribel France. Fab fun and what a find was John Bishop, Bez look a like Scouser who is one of the funniest men around at the moment. Am doing Komedia Brighton TONIGHT for a benefit show for the Komedia if anyone fancies it. Lick off 7.30pm

Iranian New Year falling on the first day of Spring is a time of physical and spiritual renewal and regenration. I extend my greetings to everyone at this lovely time of year and hope that everyone has a great time with their friends and family ... and if not, why not? Don't be a misery guts. I myself am attending the Tottenham - Chelsea fixture WHERE SPARKS ALWAYS FLY and then some late night NEW YEAR functions, fighting my natural inclinations to simply vegetate in front of the TV while others revel in delight. I myself have every reason to be happy as the BBC have only just confirmed that the "Omid Djalili Show" has been given the rather fabulous slot of MONDAY NIGHTS BBC1 at 10.35pm starting this EASTER MONDAY APRIL 13TH. I have to thank the BBC for this as they have worked especially hard to make sure I am not clashing against any huge juggernaut of a show like X-Factor last year. As Iran is becoming flavour of the month at this moment do click on this to watch President Obama's message to the Iranian people. I personally was delighted by his use of Farsi, it's worth waiting for at the very end of the speech.  Obama - especially after his superb appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno - really can do no wrong at the moment:

http://nuttygallery.wordpress.com/2009/03/19/president-ob= amas-naw-ruz-message/