OMID Djalili starts his show by butting in, unseen, over the pre-recorded Tivoli theatre safety warning, implying that the room is a death trap and in the event of a fire we’re all doomed anyway.
It’s a clever opening, which sets the tone for his wicked, yet good-natured, humour.
The British Iranian comic is too well known now to fool people that he’s entirely Middle Eastern, but he still plays on race, displaying his talent for accents, and politically incorrect jokes of the sort that only he would dare to get away with.
Several times he gets us laughing sheepishly at an outrageous gag before scolding us for doing so.
During Monday night's performance there were plenty of nods to Wimborne which gave the show a unique feel.
At the end of the first half, he left paper and pens on stage and invited us to write some questions for him during the interval, which makes for a brilliantly entertaining start to the second half.
He’s a proficient joke teller, full of wacky observations on life and prone to breaking into a song and dance routine at any moment. Always worth a watch.
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