Mmm, we were surprised too. Not only are there 40 decent Irish
albums: many are even worthy of the tag "great". Here they are, as
chosen by
Brian Boyd ,
Jim Carroll ,
Kevin Courtney and
Tony Clayton-Lea
After 9/11 British-Iranian comedian Omid Djalili decided to
stand up and be counted, turning his act into an aggressive
dissection of Middle Eastern issues. He talks nuclear weapons and
belly dancing with
Brian Boyd
As well as his comedy career, Djalili is also an in-demand
character actor and has appeared in films as diverse as Gladiator
and Pirates of the Caribbean. He does worry about how many Middle
Eastern actors only seem to get to play "Arab scumbags".
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