The Fabulous Omid Djalili on Good Times and the World

The Fabulous Omid Djalili on Good Times and the World

Britain's Omid Djalili was inspired by the 1971 film, Fiddler on the Roof, and in 2016 played the titular character on stage in the UK.

15 DECEMBER 2021 • By Jordan Elgrably

 

Djalili was inspired to go into comedy and acting by the 1971 film, Fiddler on the Roof, and in 2016 played Tevye, the Russian-Jewish patriarch, on stage in the UK (courtesy The Times).

British Iranian actor, comedian and podcast host Omid Djalili opens up about comedy, racism and his beauty secrets in this informal interview with TMR’s editor.

 

 

Jordan Elgrably

Jordan Elgrably is an American, French, and Moroccan writer and translator. His stories and creative nonfiction have appeared in many anthologies and reviews, including Apulée, Salmagundi, and the Paris Review. Editor-in-chief and founder of The Markaz Review, he is the cofounder and... Read more

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