WHO IS MORE FUNNY...?

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Omid Djalili was born 30 September 1965 and is a British stand-up comedian and actor. Djalili was born in Chelsea, London to Iranian Bahá'í parents and is a Bahá'í himself. He attended Holland Park School and then attended the University of Ulster in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, studying English and Theatre studies.

In February 2009 British entertainers David Baddiel, Bill Bailey, Morwenna Banks, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Jo Brand, Russell Brand, Rob Brydon, Jimmy Carr, Jack Dee, Omid Djalili, Sean Lock, Lee Mack, Alexei Sayle, Meera Syal, Mark Thomas said in an open letter printed in the The Times of London of the Bahá'í leaders to be on trial in Iran: "In reality, their only “crime”, which the current regime finds intolerable, is that they hold a religious belief that is different from the majority…. we register our solidarity with all those in Iran who are being persecuted for promoting the best development of society …(and) with the governments, human rights organisations and people of goodwill throughout the world who have so far raised their voices calling for a fair trial, if not the complete release of the Baha’i leaders in Iran." Echoing the comments earlier in the month made by two hundred and sixty seven non-Bahá'í Iranian academics, writers, artists, journalists and activists from some 21 countries including Iran who signed an open letter of apology posted to Iranian.com and stating they were "ashamed" and pledging their support in Bahá'ís achieving the rights detailed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights for the Bahá'ís in Iran. See Persecution of Bahá'ís.

The first significant success of his stand-up comedy career was at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1995 with "Short, Fat Kebab Shop Owner's Son", followed by "The Arab and the Jew" in 1996. In his act he claimed to be the only Iranian comedian which, he said, was "three more than Germany". His stand-up routines and jokes focus primarily on multiculturalism and ethnic peculiarities. His hyperactive and energetic manner of imitating accents, undercutting political humour with absurd bellydances and singing has earned him a significant worldwide following.

He has performed in numerous countries, including Australia, Ireland, Denmark, Canada, Germany and the United States, where he had his own HBO Special and did 22 episodes of the NBC sitcom Whoopi with Whoopi Goldberg. Fans of his work include the Emir of Qatar, the late Robin Cook, and Bill Clinton. In 2003, he was listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy. He did his part for Comic Relief after the 2005 Indian Ocean earthquake and also in 2005 he appeared on the British TV show Top Gear as a celebrity driver. The same year he broke Edinburgh Festival box office records with over 16,500 ticket sales. His subsequent No Agenda tour was released on DVD in 2007.

In 2006, Sky Television picked him to be the face of their Saturday night movie premières, and he also announced a new tour of the UK, from January 2007 until March 2007, covering 23 different dates.

On 18 March 2007 he was voted by the British public as the 60th best stand-up comedian in a Channel 4 programme "The 100 Greatest Stand-Ups".

On 26 October 2007 he guest-presented the BBC political quiz show Have I Got News for You.

The Omid Djalili Show started on BBC1 on 17 November 2007. The series is a mix of sketches and stand-up material. A second series was recorded in late 2008 and began broadcast on BBC1 on 20 April 2009.

Omid performed at Pleasance as part of the Edinburgh Comedy Festival in 2008.

Omid also performed on We Are Most Amused on ITV to mark Prince Charles's 60th birthday in 2008.

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Peter John Kay (born 2 July, 1973) is an English comedian, writer, producer, director and actor. His work includes That Peter Kay Thing (2000), Phoenix Nights (2001), Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere (2004), Britain's Got the Pop Factor... (2008) and other independent productions.

Early career

Kay was born in Farnworth, Bolton, Greater Manchester (formerly Lancashire), and attended Mount St Joseph High School, leaving with one GCSE in Art. He took several menial jobs, including working in a toilet roll factory, Netto supermarket, a Cash and Carry, and a Bingo Hall[2], which later inspired episodes or sequences in That Peter Kay Thing. He began a degree course at the University of Liverpool but was unable to cope with the written work and dropped out. He then attended the University of Salford where he studied for a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Media Performance, which he completed. This involved a stand-up course at which he excelled. His first stand-up was a competition in Manchester, hosted by later co-star and co-writer of Phoenix Nights, Dave Spikey. Peter was last on the bill and won the competition, beating fellow stand-up comedian Johnny Vegas.

Kay's earliest TV appearance was an interview with Granada Television in which he listed the contents of his r

I might be slightly biased since I have Iranian heritage... but Omid Djalili is way funnier than Peter Kay. In my opinion.

He's very original and has great delivery, even though he repeats his material over and over again when he's on different shows :)

Oh and he's great live too - I usually feel uncomfortable laughing in front of people but it was hilarious (No Agenda that is)

omid djalili. he is more original and witty, just generally funny.

i find peter kay slightly immature, although that is to some peoples taste and it appeals to the 'family' audience more.

but personally, i find omid djalili funnier as his material is more original.

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I,d say they are about the same although Peter Kay's observation on life is brilliant just finished reading his biography a really good read

I like them both the same, I think they're hilarious!

I like them both the same, too, sorry can't pick!