OMID Djalili, award winning comedian and star of film and tv shows including Gladiator and Dickensian, will be bringing his huge 108-date tour to Cotswold audiences next year with performances at Swindon’s Wyvern Theatre in January and Cheltenham Town Hall in April.

Of his new show, titled Schmuck For a Night, Omid said: “It’ll be so current sometimes audiences won’t laugh until they get home and turn on the TV.”

He will be in Swindon on Sunday, January 22 and Cheltenham on Friday, April 14.

As a stand-up and acclaimed actor, Omid’s credits range from Hollywood movies and television to live productions on the West End stage. He has appeared on UK and US TV, and starred in films such as the recently Golden Globe and Oscar nominated 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 has been seen in the BBC Four series Going Forward with Jo Brand, as well as making appearances in Dickensian for BBC1 and Stan Lee’s Lucky Man for SKY1.

This August 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. This memorable production was awarded the prestigious Panel Prize at Edinburgh Comedy Awards, and later TV Bomb’s Zeitgeist Award.

For more information about his tour and to book tickets visit swindontheatres.co.uk or cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk