Series 1 (2007)1. Episode OneFirst Broadcast: Sat 17th November 2007
Omid talks about his days as a bit-part actor, Muslim fundamentalists and Godzilla impressions. Sketches include a self-help guide to countryside survival, a wannabe actor trying to impress a famous actress, and an innocent film director who finds himself directing Osama Bin Laden. 2. Episode TwoFirst Broadcast: Sat 24th November 2007
Omid talks about different cultures, his plans for a new soap opera and what Gordon Brown is really like. With sketches including the wannabe actor trying to impress football commentator Ray Stubbs, and Alison Steadman as a guest star in Pride and Racial Prejudice. 3. Episode ThreeFirst Broadcast: Sat 1st December 2007
Omid talks about the environment and interfering Iranians. Sketches include another instructional video from Steve 'the Dragon' Thompson on how to find love, and the Wannabe Actor tries to impress Doctor Who actress Freema Agyeman. 4. Episode FourFirst Broadcast: Sat 8th December 2007
Omid talks about the culture of fame and about how using different accents can help in life. Sketches include a 1970s American-Iranian detective, Donny Chicago. 5. Episode FiveFirst Broadcast: Sat 15th December 2007
Omid talks about the three stages of marriage and having children. Sketches include the wannabe actor at an old people's home and an over-zealous football referee. 6. Episode SixFirst Broadcast: Sat 22nd December 2007
Omid talks about multiculturalism and the execution of Saddam Hussein. Sketches include some pushy parents and Donny Chicago going undercover. Series 2 (2009)1. Episode OneFirst Broadcast: Mon 20th April 2009
Omid gives some TV favourites a Middle-Eastern makeover as Sheiks In The City and Jihad's Army get the "Look Eastwards" treatment. Next, Omid dons facial hair and hose to bring Henry VIII to life in his own inimitable style, as he campaigns to be divorced from his feisty Spanish wife, Catherine of Aragon. 2. Episode TwoFirst Broadcast: Mon 27th April 2009
Omid muses over the British love of queuing and football chants. Sketches include Henry VIII looking for fresh blood; Napoleon Bonaparte attempting to become a catwalk model; and James Bond getting a new customised Aston Martin DB7. 3. Episode ThreeFirst Broadcast: Mon 4th May 2009
Omid looks at recycling, Gordon Brown's schooldays and drug testing in sport. Plus there's a variety of sketches including a look at the charity Apostrophes For Africa. 4. Episode FourFirst Broadcast: Mon 11th May 2009
Tonight, Omid's characters include Giggles Levine, an entertainer for Starrylight Cruises with an unexpectedly offensive act, and intrepid TV reporter Clive Wallace, who poses as a radical Anglican to go undercover just outside Chelmsford. 5. Episode FiveFirst Broadcast: Mon 18th May 2009
Singing star Connie Fisher turns up to pour oil on troubled waters as the sketches, stand-up and songs continue from "the man who proves you don't have to be working-class or American to be obese" - Omid Djalili. 6. Episode SixFirst Broadcast: Mon 25th May 2009
This week Omid's stand-up routine takes the audience on a comedy rollercoaster of drunk Nigerians, Fabio Capello and the Shadow Cabinet. And the series ends on a musical note with song-and-dance spectacular: Commuting - The Musical. |
