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Omar Hamdi is a British comedian and television host. He is one of the presenters of the BBC Wales consumer affairs programme X-Ray. [1]
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Omar Hamdi is a British comedian and television host. He is one of the presenters of the BBC Wales consumer affairs programme X-Ray. [1]
Hamdi is a native of Cardiff, Wales. [2] His parents had moved from Egypt to Wales in the 1970s. [3]
He got into comedy through an ex-girlfriend who suggested that he use comedy as an outlet for his energy. [2]
He appeared at major comedy clubs in the UK including The Comedy Store. His stand-up comedy is autobiographical, including varying perspectives on nationality, gender and love, as well as a satirical take on the big issues facing the world. [4]
He began performing stand-up after graduating from Leeds University. He made his TV debut in 2014, performing stand-up on Seann Walsh's late night show. [5] He also starred in the chat show "Free Speech" [6]
Hamdi has been involved in the 2017 Super Muslim Comedy Tour. [7]
In 2015, Hamdi performed his routine, In the Valley of Kings, at the Edinburgh Fringe. Reviews stated he "delivers with vigour, but he's neither funny nor subtle enough to make an impact." [8]
In 2016 he guest starred in the BBC One political talk show Sunday Morning Live. In 2018 he was in the BBC One special "The Miners Who Made Us", where he was challenged to perform a stand up show in front of an audience of former coal miners. [9]
He has conducted sometimes controversial interviews including with the former English Defence League leader Tommy Robinson [10] and the politician and reality star George Galloway. In his 2016 interview with Hamdi, George Galloway revealed for the first time details of the sexual abuse he suffered as a child at the hands of an army officer. Hamdi was criticized for his perceived efforts to help rehabilitate Robinson's reputation and public standing. [11] Hamdi's other interviews have included actor David Prowse, who played Darth Vader in the original Star Wars films. [12]
He writes for newspapers and magazines, and was mentioned in Don't Panic I'm Islamic. [13] For the latter he undertook a stand-up and book tour around the UK, [14] after it was selected as Sunday Times Humour Book of the Year. [15] He has also written and presented on four series of BBC Radio 2’s award-winning show Pause for Thought. [16]
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