Tez Ilyas

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tez Ilyas
Occupation	Stand-Up Comedian
Date Of Birth	Apr 8, 1983(1983-04-08)
Age	41
Birthplace	Blackburn
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Blackburn
Horoscope	Taurus

Tez Ilyas Biography

Tez Ilyas is one of the most popular and richest Celebrity who was born on April 8, 1983 in Blackburn, Blackburn, United Kingdom. Tehzeeb “Tez” Ilyas (Urdu: الیاس تہذیب ‎; born 8 April 1983) is a British stand-up comedian of Pakistani descent. He currently presents a satirical comedy show that mixes sketches and current affairs, called The Tez O’Clock Show on Channel 4.

Ilyas’ debut show TEZ Talks resembles TED Talks, the popular conference lecture series Ilyas’ show is inspired by his life as a British Muslim and defuses numerous misconceptions about Islam. His show is staged as an introductory seminar in becoming a convert to Islam with the audience playing the part of potential new recruits. This enables Ilyas to explain the intricacies of his belief system, while putting ‘bigoted’ misconceptions to bed. He gives a series of mock-inspirational speeches on integrating into British society, and explains concepts like jihad and Ramadan with ‘unpatronising good humour’, explores “British values” and debunks Islamophobic abuse. In August 2015, Ilyas performed the show at the Pleasance Courtyard at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. In February 2016, he performed the show at London’s Soho Theatre.

In June 2015, Ilyas made a short film The Fast and the Fool as part of the British Muslim Comedy series, five short films by Muslim comedians commissioned by the BBC to be released on BBC iPlayer. Ilyas goes through the day in the life of a fasting Muslim, and shows how he copes with the stresses and strains of an ordinary day in the office during Ramadan.

In December 2018, Ilyas featured in comedy short Bounty, a ‘Comedy Blap’ by Channel 4, which was set in his hometown of Blackburn.

Ilyas has performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe four times. In 2011, he was in a three hander with Gary Tro and Kate Lucas called Gags Songs and Bombs. In 2013, he was on the comedy reserve in the Pleasance Dome. In 2014, he performed for a week.

Tez Ilyas Net Worth

Tez Ilyas is one of the richest Stand-Up Comedian from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tez Ilyas 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Ilyas fell into comedy after googling online writing courses and completing a week long open mic workshop, before becoming a comedian in 2010.

In 2011, Ilyas reached the semi-finals of BBC Radio New Comedy Awards. In 2013, Ilyas was a finalist for Leicester Mercury New Comedian of the Year and won The Pleasance showcase The Comedy Reserve.

In July 2015, Ilyas performed at an Eid Special Comedy Night at The Comedy Store in London. In December of the same year, he performed at BBC Asian Network’s special comedy night, celebrating 50 years of Asian programmes on the BBC with a special comedy night in Birmingham.

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Who is Tez Ilyas Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Tez Ranked on the list of most popular Celebrity. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Tez Ilyas celebrates birthday on April 8 of every year.

What happened to Tez Ilyas?

In 2020, Tez Ilyas left his voluntary position on the comedy industry body, the Live Comedy Association, after admitting to ‘unacceptable behaviour’ , and wrote an apology on his Twitter account. Ilyas is a Muslim and is based in Clapham, London. He is a Blackburn Rovers Football Club fan.

What has Tez Ilyas done?

Tez Ilyas is one of the most celebrated stars in British comedy. In 2015 Ilyas achieved phenomenal success with his debut stand up hour TEZ Talks. A sell out run at the Soho Theatre and his own Radio 4 series based on the show followed, with a second series quickly being recommissioned.

Is Tez Ilyas from Blackburn?

East Lancashire comedian, Tez Ilyas, has announced a new comedy tour and tickets go on sale this week. Tez, from Blackburn , made the announcement yesterday (April 6) and revealed the towns and cities he will be visiting in ‘An Audience with Tez Ilyas’.

Will there be a 4th season of man like mobeen?

Guz Khan has revealed the next series of his BBC Three sitcom, Man Like Mobeen, will be the last. Speaking to CoventryLive he confirmed that that there will be a fourth set of episodes , however the show’s story will conclude in this run.

Where is Guz Khan?

Personal life. Khan is a Pakistani Muslim. He lives with his wife and four children in the West Midlands , next door to his mother.