User:Alicia Florrick/The Omid Djalili Show
| The Omid Djalili Show | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Sketch comedy, stand-up comedy |
| Starring | Omid Djalili |
| Theme music composer | Afro-Cuban All Stars |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Kenton Allen |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 17 November 2007 – 25 May 2009 |
The Omid Djalili Show was a British sketch comedy/stand-up comedy television show that aired on BBC One for two series from 17 November 2007 to 25 May 2009. In February 2010 it was announced that the show had been cancelled.[1]
Production[edit]
In July 2006, BBC One controller Peter Fincham ordered a series of The Omid Djalili Show,[2] produced by Hat Trick Productions
Writing by Omid Djalili, Will Smith, Roger Drew, Ian Stone, Ricky Grover and Ivor Dembina (series one) with script editor Steve Punt. The theme tune is a piece of Salsa music called "Amor Verdadero", performed by the Afro-Cuban All Stars.
The second series was recorded late 2008, and was first broadcast on 20 April 2009 at 10.35pm on BBC One.[3]
Episode list[edit]
Series 1[edit]
| # | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | 17 November 2007 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | 24 November 2007 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | 1 December 2007 |
| 4 | Episode 4 | 8 December 2007 |
| 5 | Episode 5 | 15 December 2007 |
| 6 | Episode 6 | 28 December 2007 |
Series 2[edit]
| # | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | 20 April 2009 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | 27 April 2009 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | 4 May 2009 |
| 4 | Episode 4 | 11 May 2009 |
| 5 | Episode 5 | 18 May 2009 |
| 6 | Episode 6 | 25 May 2009 |
Broadcast[edit]
The series originally aired from 17 November 2007 BBC One at
It is also broadcast in Australia on ABC1, in Denmark on DR2, in Estonia on ETV2 in 2010, in Israel on yes stars Comedy, in Germany on WDR and in Portugal on RTP2.