On 18 March 2007, he was voted by the British public as the 60th best stand-up comedian in a Channel 4 programme "The 100 Greatest Stand-Ups". On 26 October 2007, he guest-presented the BBC political quiz show "Have I Got News for You". "The Omid Djalili Show" started on BBC1 on 17 November 2007. The series was a mix of sketches and stand-up material. A second series was recorded in late 2008 and began broadcast on BBC 1 on 20 April 2009. He performed on "We Are Most Amused" on ITV1 to mark Prince Charles's 60th birthday in 2008 and on "We Are Most Amused and Amazed" to mark his 70ths birthday in 2018.