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His parents, who are from Egypt, moved to the UK in the 1970s.[1] He is best-known as one of the presenters of the BBC Wales consumer affairs programme X-Ray.[2]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Early life[edit]Hamdi is a native of Cardiff, Wales.[3] He initially got into comedy through his ex-girlfriend who suggested that he use comedy as an outlet for his energy.[3]He is a comic, appearing at major comedy clubs in the UK[4] including The Comedy Store.[5] His stand-up comedy is autobiographical, including varying perspectives on nationality, gender and love,[6] as well as a satirical take on the big issues facing the world.[7]He began performing stand-up shortly after graduating from Leeds University.[8] He made his national TV debut in 2014, performing stand-up on Seann Walsh’s late night show.[9]  He also starred in the chat show “Free Speech”[10]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Hamdi has been heavily involved in the Muslim comedy circuit, including the 2015 HaLOL Christmas Comedy Special [11] and the 2017 Super Muslim Comedy Tour, that played 11 British cities.[12]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.”[13]In 2016 he guest starred in the BBC One political talk show Sunday Morning Live. His appearance led to a public disagreement between him and Lily Allen.[14]In 2018 he starred 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.[15]On 16 July 2019, Hamdi co-founded Pathos Communications, Ltd.,[16] a personal branding and PR company, based in London, UK.[17]He has conducted sometimes controversial celebrity interviews with personalities such as former English Defence League leader Tommy Robinson,[18] politician and reality star George Galloway,[19] and the original Darth Vader, actor David Prowse.[20] 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.[19] Hamdi received criticism for his perceived efforts to help rehabilitate Robinson’s reputation and public standing.[21]Writing career[edit]As well as TV hosting and stand-up, he writes for newspapers and magazines, and has been published in two books, Pause for Thought[22] and Don’t Panic I’m Islamic.[23] For the latter he undertook a stand-up and book tour around the UK,[24] after it was selected as Sunday Times Humour Book of the Year.[25] He has also written and presented on four series of BBC Radio 2\u2019s award-winning show Pause for Thought.[26] He claims to rarely watch stand-up on television,[27] or any television at all.[28]References[edit]^ “UK comics: ‘Arabs aren’t funny’? That’s a joke”. english.alarabiya.net. Retrieved 27 December 2017.^ “Episode 7, Series 16, X-Ray – BBC One”. BBC. Retrieved 27 December 2017.^ a b “Behind The Mic: Spotlight on Welsh comedians”. Wales Online. Wales Online. Retrieved 30 September 2018.^ “Omar Hamdi – Glee”. Glee. Retrieved 27 December 2017.^ Hamdi, Omar (10 May 2015), Omar Hamdi Comedy Store January 2015, retrieved 27 December 2017^ Episode 68: Omar Hamdi, retrieved 27 December 2017^ “Fringe Q&As: Omar Hamdi on politics and the Fringe punters”. HeraldScotland. Retrieved 27 December 2017.^ “Omar Hamdi”. IMDb. Retrieved 27 December 2017.^ “2014, Seann Walsh’s Late Night Comedy Spectacular – BBC Three”. BBC. Retrieved 27 December 2017.^ “How is it right to have a lower minimum wage for young adults age 18-21?, Episode 6, Series 3, Free Speech – BBC Three”. BBC. Retrieved 27 December 2017.^ “No to Donald Trump”. 19 December 2015.^ “Have you heard the one about the Muslims making a splash on the UK comedy scene?”. Arab News. 19 November 2019.^ “Omar Hamdi: In the Valleys of the Kings\u00a0: Chortle\u00a0: The UK Comedy Guide”. www.chortle.co.uk.^ Lily (16 October 2016). “@Omar_Hamdi_Com lol at you, a comedian saying ‘celebrities’ shouldn’t talk about politics, on a political tv show this morning. pic.twitter.com\/jCScieim0G”. @lilyallen. Retrieved 20 January 2018.^ “The Miners Who Made Us”. BBC. Retrieved 20 January 2018.^ “Omar Essam El-Din Saleh HAMDI personal appointments – Find and update company information – GOV.UK”. find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk.^ “Home | Guarantee PR and Pay On Results PR | London”. www.pathoscommunications.co.uk.^ “When a Muslim comedian had dinner with ex-EDL leader Tommy Robinson”. The Independent. 23 December 2015. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2017.^ a b “Who is George Galloway really? Perhaps London’s next Mayor?”. New Internationalist. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2017.^ “The force is strong with @Omar_Hamdi_Com and @isDARTHVADER at Film & Comic Con Cardiff. @BBCXRay strikes back 7.30pm FRIDAY @BBCOne Walespic.twitter.com\/pbDQlKuc1s”. @BBCXRay. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.^ “The Phony Martyrdom of Tommy Robinson”. jacobinmag.com.^ Pause for Thought: Foreword by Chris Evans and Vanessa Feltz. Watkins Media. 2016. p.\u00a014. ISBN\u00a0978-1-78678-009-6. Retrieved 5 January 2018.^ Gaspard, L.; Duffy, C.A.; Riddell, C.; Wheatle, A.; Manguel, A.; Farhi, M.; Aboulela, L.; Mahfouz, S. (2017). Don’t Panic, I’m Islamic: Words and Pictures on How to Stop Worrying and Learn to Love the Alien Next Door. Saqi. p.\u00a0180. ISBN\u00a0978-0-86356-993-7. Retrieved 5 January 2018.^ “Don’t Panic, I’m Islamic: Extreme Comedy NOW! | Saqi Books”. www.saqibooks.com. Retrieved 27 December 2017.^ Rudd, Reviews by Matt (26 November 2017). “Books of the year: Humour”. The Times. ISSN\u00a00140-0460. Retrieved 20 January 2018.^ “Comedians at the Super Muslim Comedy Tour 2017 | PennyAppeal.org”. www.pennyappeal.org. Retrieved 27 December 2017.^ Owens, David (19 June 2014). “Behind The Mic: Spotlight on Welsh comedians”. walesonline. Retrieved 27 December 2017.^ ““It was a brilliant bill, such a mixed bill” – Omar Hamdi on his Asian Network Comedy show appearance, Harpz’s Love Friday mix!, The Asian Network Breakfast Show – BBC Asian Network”. BBC. Retrieved 27 December 2017.     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/omar-hamdi-comedian-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Omar Hamdi (comedian) – Wikipedia"}}]}]