Omid Djalili

Raised as the son of Iranian parents, a reporter and a dress maker, his interest in comedy sparked at a young age. He attended The University of Ulster, Coleraine in Northern Ireland and earned a degree in English and theatre studies.

[on Oliver Reed] Ollie died a few weeks later. Everyone said he went the way he wanted, but that's not true. It was very tragic. He was in an Irish bar in Malta and was pressured into a drinking competition. He should have just left, but he didn't.