OMID DJALILI will perform in Bradford and Leeds this winter as part of his national tour.

The show, entitled Schmuck For a Night, sees the award-winning comedian and actor trying to make sense of the world around him.

Omid said: “It’ll be so current sometimes audiences won’t laugh until they get home and turn on the TV.”

The Daily Telegraph described Omid is one of Britain’s most joyfully smart, stimulating and entertaining comedians, while Metro praised his “confident, engaging and thoughtful” show.

Omid’s credits range from Hollywood movies and television to live productions on the West End stage. He has appeared on UK and US television and starred in films such as the Shaun the Sheep Movie, Mr Nice, Gladiator, Sex And The City 2, The Mummy and The Infidel.

Omid has also just been cast in Disney’s new live-action production of The Nutcracker, which he will be filming alongside the tour.

On TV recently, Omid was seen in the BBC Four series Going Forward with Jo Brand, as well as making appearances in recent years in Dickensian for BBC1 and Stan Lee’s Lucky Man for Sky1.

Omid has also executively produced the acclaimed documentary We Are Many, about the global anti-war demonstrations that took place in 800 cities on February 15th 2003.

Last year Omid produced an Edinburgh Fringe show called Iraq Out & Loud, which saw almost 1500 comedians and members of the public read the entirety of the Chilcot Report for 24 hours a day, over 12 days.

Omid can be seen at Bradford Alhambra on February 10 (call 01274 432000 to book tickets) or Leeds Town Hall on March 24 (call 01133 760318).