Image caption Djalili took part in the Rhondda Arts Festival Treorchy

Comic Omid Djalili has upset some social media users in Wales with a joke about the Welsh language.

The comedian posted a picture of a road sign for Nantgaredig and the National Botanic Gardens of Wales, bearing the translation Gardd Fotaneg Genedlaethol.

Next to that the 53-year-old Londoner tweeted: "There are worse things than being Welsh, dyslexic & having a terrible stutter. But not many."

The gag sparked a flurry of angry responses.

Marc Jones wrote: "Disappointing that someone with Iranian heritage reckons it's OK to have a pop at a minority culture."

The Barry Horns said: "The showbiz class is rammed with upper middle class people who sneer at Wales."

The account later added: "Imagine the uproar if Rhod Gilbert made a joke about Iranians."

Djalili was born to Iranian parents.

Heledd ap Gwynfor tweeted: "There are worse things than being English, ignorant & having a terrible sense of bigotory (sic). But not many."

Djalili - who starred in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again and Bond movie The World Is Not Enough - responded to a number of the messages.

"Good point well made," he said to Emyr Gareth, who posted a picture of an English sign featuring the word "Loughborough".

"Any language looks strange when viewed through the prism of another language," Mr Gareth tweeted. "As a Welsh speaker, this sign looks like a cat's walked over the keyboard! Loughborough - seriously?!"

Louise Barfe issued a "gentle reminder" that BBC Radio 4 head of comedy Sioned Wiliam was a Welsh speaker.

"Going to suggest to Sioned a show with the superb replies," Djalili replied.

Djalili retweeted a number of replies to his tweet.

However, not everyone was irritated by the joke.

OnlyOneCardiffCity tweeted: "Message to the far-too-easily-offended-of-Twitter. Learn to take a joke. Embarrassing babies."

Djalili's remarks follow a gig he played on Saturday, June 29, at Treorchy's Park and Dare theatre as part of the Rhondda Arts Festival Treorchy.