Omid Djalili pokes fun of Portsmouth

Comedian Omid Djalili has risked the wrath of Portsmouth with a not-so-funny dig at the city. He took to Twitter to tell his 218,000 followers that Portsmouth is poor.

Review: Omid Djalili

The performance was concluded with one final glimpse at his signature belly-dancing routine, before Birmingham's favourite Iranian walked off the stage to an enormous round of applause.

Video: Shaun the Sheep movie: 15 gags a minute no words

He made his first on screen appearance 20 years ago, and since then Shaun the Sheep has become a TV star in more than 170 countries.

Now, the former Wallace and Gromit sidekick is finally making it to the big screen in a new feature film, and it all unfolds without a single word being said.

Writers and Directors Mark Burton and Richard Starzak, and actor and comedian Omid Djalili told BBC Breakfast about the challenges of making a film with no script lines.

Review: Omid Djalili at Buxton Opera House

The pace never let up, a bravura performance decorated with a dazzling range of accents, interlaced with bursts of music and Iranian dancing.

Omid Djalili interview

The stand-up and TV favourite has a fund of anecdotes, is passionate about food and would make the ideal dinner-party guest. But it's perhaps best not to let him drive there.

Preview: Omid Djalili, Iranalamadingdong

Making big points not on the Iranian-British star's agenda these days.

Interview - Omid Djalili: Iranalamadingdong

"I've done lots of different things and enjoyed them but stand-up is definitely a love."

Omid Djalili interview

"I don't feel the same pressure to talk about things in the news any more."

Omid Djalili: I nearly died in a pit of poo

The comedian reveals his near-miss thanks to an unfortunate childhood encounter with a cesspit of human excrement...

How I get ready: Omid Djalili

'There's lots of to-ing and fro-ing about what to wear. I never look my best'.