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English stand-up comedian
Jamali Maddix (born 15 April 1991)[1] is an English stand-up comedian.[2] He appears as a regular panellist on the reboot of Never Mind the Buzzcocks and appeared on series 11 of Taskmaster .
Early life [ edit ]
Maddix was born in Ilford , East London [3] and later attended the University of Salford .[4] Maddix took leave from his university course when he contracted a blood infection from a tattoo, ultimately dropping out to pursue a career in comedy.[5] [6]
Maddix won the Chortle Student Comedian of the Year award in 2014.[7]
From September 2021, Maddix has been a regular panelist on Never Mind the Buzzcocks .[8]
In July 2022, Maddix's podcast Spooky Shit won the title of Best Comedy Podcast at the British Podcast Awards.[9]
Hate Thy Neighbor [ edit ]
Maddix hosted a documentary series on extremism titled Hate Thy Neighbor [10] in partnership with Vice in 2016. In the series, Maddix interviews extremists from around the world to understand how they think.[11] They included members of hate groups such as the National Socialist Movement , Azov Battalion , Nordic Resistance Movement , Black Hebrew Israelites and the English Defence League .
Taskmaster [ edit ]
Maddix appeared on series 11 of Taskmaster , which was broadcast from April to May 2021.[12] He came in fourth place.
Personal life [ edit ]
Maddix is dyslexic and dyspraxic .[13]
His father is Jamaican and his maternal grandfather is Greek , although for many years he had believed him to be Italian . In an episode of Big Zuu's Big Eats , recorded 12 December 2019, he said "My dad is Jamaican, my mum didn't know her pops and she always told me he was Italian, for some reason. I don't know, she said he's Italian, that's all she'll say, 'Ah, he's Italian.' And I remember, I was talking to mum one day and she goes, 'Ah no, he was Greek.' So, now I'm a quarter Greek, but I never knew I was a quarter Greek until now".[14]
Jamali has stated on numerous occasions during his stand-up performances and TV appearances that he considers himself to be a Buddhist .
As of 2016, he still lived in Ilford with his mother.[15] [16]
References [ edit ]
^ "Ilford, Islamophobia And The London Comedy Circuit" . Londonist . 1 June 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2023 .
^ Connor, Laura (20 August 2014). "Salford University comedian crowned funniest student in Britain" . Manchester Evening News . Retrieved 12 May 2023 .
^ Dessau, Bruce (30 July 2018). "Jamali Maddix talks prejudice, extremism and finding the funny" . Evening Standard . Retrieved 11 January 2023 .
^ "Jamali Maddix: 'I saw Bill Hicks and thought, there's someone like me' " . the Guardian . 27 November 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2023 .
^ "Review: Chortle Student Comedy Award final" . www.chortle.co.uk . 19 August 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2015 .
^ "Never Mind the Buzzcocks is back and coming exclusively to Sky and NOW with Greg Davies as host" .
^ "Jamali Maddix wins at British Podcast Awards 2022" . British Comedy Guide . 24 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022 .
^ "Jamali Maddix: Hate Thy Neighbour — TV review by Steve Bennett" . 23 November 2016.
^ Logan, Brian (2 March 2017). "Hate Thy Neighbour's Jamali Maddix: crude, cartoonish, straight-up standup" . The Guardian . ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 14 June 2017 .
^ "Taskmaster series 11 line up" . Twitter . Retrieved 18 December 2020 .
^ "Jamali Maddix: 'I saw Bill Hicks and thought, there's someone like me' " . the Guardian . 27 November 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2023 .
^ "Jamali Maddix". Big Zuu's Big Eats . 19 June 2020. Event occurs at 5:57. Dave .
^ "Ilford, Islamophobia And The London Comedy Circuit" . Londonist . June 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2020 .
^ "Jamali Maddix: 'I saw Bill Hicks and thought, there's someone like me' " . the Guardian . 27 November 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2023 .
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