Tickets are now on sale for The Infidel Premiere on the 8th of April at the Hammersmith Apollo! Besides being one the first in the country to see the film, you can expect live comedy and music from Omid Djalili, David Baddiel and special guests.

Welcome to our nationwide competition to find:

Which Religion is Funniest?

In the run up to the release of our film THE INFIDEL, we invite you and your friends to enter our competition in celebration of British comedy. You can submit your joke and/or vote on the jokes you find funniest. Head to www.infidelmovie.com/funniestreligion and get voting!

Prize:

The winner will get a chance to perform live at the Hammersmith Apollo at the premiere of THE INFIDEL before an audience of 3,500, including VIPs, comedians, celebrities, comedy agents, actors and filmmakers.

Rules:

Your joke must be funny and it must be about religion.

Your joke can be a stand-up video, piece of film, it can feature puppets. Or fish.

Your joke must not be longer then 5 minutes in length and it must not be offensive or racist.

Submit your joke or vote before 31 March 2010.

This is a great opportunity for any aspiring comedian out there to be seen, and also allows you and your friends to vote on the funniest religious joke. Join our group now and get voting!

(Click on the logo to head to the Facebook Application)

Omid Djalili will be launching a nationwide competition for British comedians and anyone with a funny religious joke on Tuesday 2nd March. The competition, Which Religions is Funniest? is a search for the funniest religious joke and the winner will get to perform live at the premier of The Infidel.

This is an exciting opportunity for comedians to get noticed, be seen and network. Read the official call for applicants below and watch Omid’s introduction to the competition below.

The Infidel team & Omid Djalili would like to invite you to the nationwide launch of the Which Religion is Funniest? competition. (www.infidelmovie.com/funniestreligion)

The launch will be on Tuesday 2nd March at the Comedy Pub, 7 Oxedon Street, SW1Y 4EE, London at 12:00

To coincide with the launch of The Infidel you too are invited to enter the competition by delivering your religious joke live at this event.

The jokes will be featured on our site and entered into the competition which will see the winner perform live at the premiere of The Infidel.

So if you’ve got a funny religious joke (which isn’t offensive) up your sleeve, come to our competition launch on Tuesday 2nd March 2010 and get noticed!

TO BOOK A TICKET WRITE TO: kevin@sohocomedy.com

****ENTRANCE FOR TICKET HOLDERS ONLY****

BBC Radio Four has just broadcast a piece reporting on The Infidel MUJU Preview Screening. Click on the logo below to listen to David Baddiel and Omid Djalili talking about the film as well as some audience reactions.

The report starts around 1hr, 20minutes, 30 seconds in.

Don’t miss David Baddiel and Tariq Ali’s conversation at the London Southbank Centre tonight. Believe it not, David Baddiel will engage in a serious conversation on politics, religion and identity by discussing ‘The Infidel’ and Tariq Ali’s work with him. Although Tariq is known for his influential work in the world of academics, it might be interesting to see for how long the debate remains serious.

Find out more about this event.

Here’s an article by Chris Hastings, at the Times Online about religious satire in film, comparing The Infidel vs. Four Lions (written by Chris Morris).  Read the article here.

Read what The Playlist blogger Oli Lyttelton has to say about ‘The Infidel’ trailer.

How do you make a feel good comedy about religion, especially if the said religions are Muslim and Jewish? Channel 4 goes behind-the-scenes of’ The Infidel’ to find out. To read more click here

David Baddiel tells the Independent about ‘The Infidel’ and how he takes filmmaking into unknown territory, as he skillfully brings humour to one of the most controversial and hypersensitive historical conflict between the Jewish and Muslim communities.

Read more…

The MUJU Crew present upSTARTS Festival 2009 in partnership with Three Faiths Forum.
8th November 2009, 2pm-9pm
Tickets: £4 (half day), £8 (all day incl. evening show and special guests)
www.muju.org.uk

A one of a kind festival showcasing new talent from our communities, performing side by side and in partnership. An amazing line up of artists already confirmed; including live theatre, comedy, film, spoken word/hip hop, scriptural illumination, fashion and much more..

We are also pleased to welcome David Baddiel and Omid Djalili for a conversation with MUJU on their upcoming comedy film, Infidel  (addressing Muslim and Jewish themes).

Come along for a few hours or the whole day to eat, laugh, be entertained and take part in a truly amazing day of celebration and collaboration. Dont miss the evening where top notch comedians and 2 brand new plays from MUJU will be performed on the main stage.

Confirmed artists include: Special guests: David Baddiel, Omid Djalili; Comedians: Joe Borr,  Ayesha Hazarika, Imran Yusef; Musicians: Spoken Word/Hip Hop MCs: Sarah Sayeed MC, Wasim Hussain; Musicians: Lines of Faith; Musician: Laoise Davidson in collaboration with Poetic Pilgrimage; Artist: Sarah Lightman; Illuminists/Calligraphers – Unaiza Karim, Diane George, Avielah Barclay; Architects: Daniel Leon, Ali Mangera Writers: Alia Bano, Jonny Berliner; Film makers: Yoav Segal, Ali Rafi.

To view our flier and check out our NEW WEBSITE www.muju.org.uk