Biography.
Tez Ilyas is one of the most celebrated stars in British comedy.
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. His highly anticipated follow up show Made in Britain went on to sell out every single performance (including extra shows) at the Edinburgh Fringe and gained spectacular critical acclaim, with a smash hit nationwide tour the following year. His third show Teztify once again delivered a spectacularly powerful, provocative and brilliantly funny hour of topical stand up, delivering to packed out audiences night after night.
Career highlights include his Channel 4 comedy Blap Bounty, which became the most watched show in the strand’s 10 year history, as well as his own satirical sketch series The Tez O’Clock Show which was met with huge critical acclaim. He appeared in Guz Khan’s “Man Like Mobeen”.
Tez’s hotly anticipated debut novel The Secret Diary of a British Muslim Aged 13 3/4, a teenage memoir quickly became a Sunday Times Bestseller in 2022.
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