View Full Version : Omid Djalili show saturday bbc1
davey1970
16-11-2007, 20:43
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone/listings/programme.shtml?day=saturday&service_id=4223&filename=20071117/20071117_2130_4223_26483_30
only just noticed this is coming on tomorrow - i think he's great, but its saturday night, and it's bbc1, which makes me wonder........
Been looking forward to this ever since I heard one of the sample jokes.
Asian school:
Pupil: Sorry sir I left my satchel on the bus
Teacher : Well Done. Six House Points!
:lol:
Ah I saw something about this a while back but wasn't sure if it was an old series. I've been following Omid Djalili since I saw his standup in 2000, he's done pretty well since then but he's still not a household name
Will certainly Sky+ it
Always try to watch his stuff since I saw him on Jack Dee's Apollo prog.
He said he was flying out to the US in 2 weeks so he must get off to Heathrow so he gets through Security in time.
Only found out recently that the accent was a put on:D
His stand up bits are really funny, but the sketches themselves are bit cringingly bad
KennyVader
17-11-2007, 20:55
I've seen him live and thought he was brilliant.
On this I'm finding him a bit shouty and not particularly funny.
And yeah the sketches aren't funny at all. edit: except for the kebab shop. I liked that.
davey1970
18-11-2007, 03:02
disappointing. all the stage stuff was verbatim his stage act.
fair enough i suppose as the majority of viewers won't have seen that before.
sketches were not funny though. :help:
i liked the stands up bits - and the odd bits of the sketches were funny, but on the whole not - i did like the camp guy trying to make OBL photogenic though - found that very amusing.
of course overall id prefer a one off 1 hour stand up show on tv to an entire series like this, but hey ho.
of course overall id prefer a one off 1 hour stand up show on tv to an entire series like this, but hey ho.
Indeed, still can't understand why the BBC don't do a kind of 'one night stand' show that HBO does in America.
There are so many great "undiscovered" comics out there that will never get tv time ..... unless they write a crap sketch show that is :|
KennyVader
18-11-2007, 10:09
Indeed, still can't understand why the BBC don't do a kind of 'one night stand' show that HBO does in America.
There are so many great "undiscovered" comics out there that will never get tv time ..... unless they write a crap sketch show that is :|
Not one hour long but Jack Dee at the Apollo (Monday nights I think) usually has a couple of standups on besides himself.
Oh dear - was really looking forward to this. But it wasn't really very funny at all. Will try again next week and if it hasn't improved then wont bother with the rest.
Not one hour long but Jack Dee at the Apollo (Monday nights I think) usually has a couple of standups on besides himself.
It's not Jack Dee anymore - it has a different hosteach week. Dee did the first one of this series but that's it for him now.
It's Jimmy Carr hosting this week I think.
Bapapapa
18-11-2007, 11:22
I want my 30mins back..
/slams curtain
pjclark1
18-11-2007, 13:08
I turned over after 10 mins
I really enjoyed this. Occasionally the sketch bits lost it but that's true of nearly all comedy sketch shows. I thought that relative to most people, his hit rate for laughter was pretty high, I'll be watching next week!
MetalGearAl
19-11-2007, 09:04
It's not Jack Dee anymore - it has a different hosteach week. Dee did the first one of this series but that's it for him now.
It's Jimmy Carr hosting this week I think.
Jimmy Carr hosting or actually doing the stand up?
Omid Djalili was on the first series of Live At The Apollo :)
His Standup is excellent, seen him live a couple of times and he's quality.
The show on the other hand was definitely lacking, the standup parts were the same as the live show (no surprised, they all do it) but the sketches were painful. Hope it gets better!
MrsBrady
19-11-2007, 17:06
Jimmy Carr hosting or actually doing the stand up?
Omid Djalili was on the first series of Live At The Apollo :)
Well, the host usually does ten minutes of stand-up at the beginning anyway, followed by the 'text me, it's spontaneous - honest' bit at the end.
LIGHTRAY
19-11-2007, 20:01
Damn, missed this. Any repeats ?
There are no repeats listed.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/
is on their for dload for 7 days from broadcast
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/
is on their for dload for 7 days from broadcast
..and for Vista/Mac/Linux users?
boonspoon
24-11-2007, 22:30
Didn't see all of this tonight but the bit where he was talking about Scots having the mad side and Gordon Brown with the terrorists had me laughing though... :D
davey1970
24-11-2007, 22:33
apart from the stand up it was if anything worse than last week though i think.
LIGHTRAY
25-11-2007, 11:12
Thanks for the repeat info, peeps.
Caught the 2nd one last night, bit hit and miss, but I still laughed more often than not,will definitely keep watching. Always liked him whenever I've seen him, even in bit parts , (e.g The Mummy etc.)
Kirs-tea
26-11-2007, 07:56
Great show. Nice to have something decent to watch on BBC1 on a Saturday night!!
mr starface
26-11-2007, 14:19
Hmm didnt find this funny at all I'm afraid, much prefer Armstrong and Miller.
kwangomango
27-04-2009, 22:04
I am sure i saw this guy doing standup a few years ago and he was was pretty funny.
My God though, this was utter rubbish. The sketches were terrible and the standup no better. He makes Lenny Henry look good!
Why do the the BBC commision this rubbish when there are so many good comedians out there?
I notice it is co-written by 8 other people. Never a good sign.
Loved his stand-up when I saw it but the series isn't much cop. Seems like he wrote one great set and can't do much else. There have been some good gags but not enough to justify a series. Saw that the first series is out on DVD now!
jermainejones
28-04-2009, 16:26
His trademark put the mic between his leg and wave it up and down is just plain annoying.
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