Omid Djalili: Naked prank got me kicked out of school

...and he went on to fail his A-levels six times!

comedy Omid Djalili has revealed he was kicked out of school – after getting naked for a dare.

The comic was thrown out of Holland Park School in West London – an institution once dubbed ‘the socialist Eton’ – after her tried to emulate Monty Python’s Terry Jokes as a prank.

Appearing on Rhod Gilbert’s Growing Pains on Comedy Central tonight, he said: ‘There were always people daring me to do things, and I kept doing them.

‘I loved Monty Python – that scene when Terry Jones plays the piano – so one dare was to go in naked to play the piano, turn around and smile at the teachers and run out.

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‘Later, I came back trying to grovel to get back into sixth form, they said, "No, you showed your hairy arse one too many times, you’re not a good example".’

Djalili went on to fail his A-levels six times – but faked his results to gain entry to Ulster University in Coleraine, Northern Ireland.

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Published: 13 May 2024