Omid Djalili – Comedian and Writer

Comedy challenges taste and convention, and it can rouse strong reactions as we saw at the Oscars when a joke earned comedian Chris Rock a slap in the face from the actor Will Smith. Stephen Sackur speaks to comedian Omid Djalili, who has spent more than 25 years finding laughs in often unlikely places. He was born in London to Iranian parents and has thrived as a cross-culture comedic chameleon. But is it possible to be funny without being mean?