Tez Ilyas
- 41 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, producer and stand-up comedian
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Interview: Tez Ilyas, TEZ Talks
Jaimie Wolbers interviews Tez Ilyas on his Fringe show TEZ Talks.
Jaimie Wolbers, Fresh Fringe, 8th August 2015Tez Ilyas: 'Richard Dawkins got it wrong'
Sharp suited Tez Ilyas is BNP through and through - a British National Pakistani of course! Tez tells Martin Walker that for his Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut he will endow his audience as potential converts to Islam.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 3rd August 2015Meet Tez Ilyas - Ed Fringe 2015
I'm Tez Ilyas, a stand-up comedian from Lancashire. In my debut Fringe show, TEZ Talks, I endow the audience as potential converts to Islam (yes really!) and give them a 'Talk' on how to integrate effectively into British society.
Short Com, 30th July 2015Fringe 2015: an interview with Tez Ilyas
Ahead of his solo show, TEZ Talks, the acclaimed Tez Ilyas speaks to Tess Pullen, about a fresh take on life in Britain and going from civil servant to satiric conversant.
Tess Pullen, Nouse, 27th July 2015BBC Asian Network announces comedy night
On Friday 7 February in London, the station's Breakfast show presenter, Tommy Sandhu hosts an exciting line-up of performers including home-grown rising stars like Abdullah Afzal (Citizen Khan) who makes his stand-up debut; the master of "twerking" Mawaan Rizwan; BBC New Comedy finalist Tez Ilyas, impressionist Anil Desai and critically acclaimed Romesh Ranganathan.
Asian Image, 21st January 2014Citizen Khan't: A UK-born Pakistani Muslim comic's view
I am a British-born Pakistani Muslim and I did not enjoy this show. It's not because I found it offensive, but just because it wasn't very funny unfortunately.
Tez Ilyas, The Huffington Post, 1st September 2012Radio 2 New Comedy Award: Winner Q&A
Last Saturday night Angela Barnes won this year's Radio 2 New Comedy Award 2011, fending off strong competition from fellow finalists Joe Lycett, Tez Ilyas, Chris Turner, Mark Restuccia and Pat Cahill.
Steve Saul, BBC Comedy, 24th June 2011And the last two semi-finalists are...
Angela Barnes (runner-up, Brighton heat) and Tez Ilyas (runner-up, Newcastle heat) are through to the semi-finals. Well done!
Sidd Khajuria, BBC Blogs, 31st May 2011