Tez Ilyas
- 41 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, producer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings
Tez Ilyas and Shazia Mirza join Celebrity SAS Who Dares Wins
Not only are the directing staff taking the celebrities further away than ever before - halfway across the world - for winter warfare training in the south islands of New Zealand, they have also got a trick up their sleeves to turn up the heat.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 8th September 2024Fringe Best Free Shows 2024: Here are 11 must-see free shows at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Here are 11 of the free shows that have caught our eye this year.
David Hepburn, The Scotsman, 22nd July 2024The Muslims Are Coming review
Politics, heritage, class, faith and Will Smith all play a part in this multi-act rollercoaster.
Jay Richardson, The List, 3rd July 2024Nikhil & Jay animated CBeebies sitcom reveals voice cast
British Tamil actor Charithra Chandran leads the voice cast for CBeebies animated sitcom Nikhil & Jay, with Janine Duvitski, Mark Benton and Tez Ilyas amongst those also signed up.
British Comedy Guide, 2nd July 2024Tez Ilyas makes Blackburn independent pact plea to 'beat Labour'
Blackburn comedian Tez Ilyas has called on the 'independent' candidates in the general election to unite behind just one person to 'kick the Labour Party out of our town'.
Bill Jacobs, Lancashire Telegraph, 26th June 2024Tez Ilyas to tour again in 2024
Tez Ilyas: After Eight will run across September to November 2024.
British Comedy Guide, 2nd December 2023Guest revealed for next Live At The Apollo series
The guests have been revealed for the new series of Live At The Apollo.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th September 2022Is comedy the last hiding place for predators?
Anotonia Hoyle investigates Kathryn Roberts, the female stand-up raped by a fellow comic and groping stage comperes.
Anotonia Hoyle, Daily Mail, 15th June 2022Review: The Alter Comedy Club at The Hub at St Mary's
Featuring performances from Tez Ilyas, Callum Oakley and Jessica Fostekew.
Ben Macnair, Lichfield Live, 31st March 2022Russell Howard to headline Latitude
Russell Howard is to headline the Comedy Arena at this year's Latitude festival.
Chortle, 1st March 2022