Jamali Maddix

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

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]

Career

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

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

Maddix appeared on series 11 of Taskmaster, which was broadcast from April to May 2021.[12] He came in fourth place.

Personal life

Maddix is dyslexic and dyspraxic.[13]

His father is Jamaican and his mother's father 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 and, you know, all right."[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
  1. "Jamali Maddix X on Instagram". Archived from the original on 25 December 2021.
  2. Tim Lewis, Jamali Maddix: I saw Bill Hicks and thought, there's someone like me The Observer 27 November 2016
  3. "Ilford, Islamophobia And The London Comedy Circuit". Londonist. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  4. Connor, Laura (20 August 2014). "Salford University comedian crowned funniest student in Britain". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  5. Dessau, Bruce (30 July 2018). "Jamali Maddix talks prejudice, extremism and finding the funny". Evening Standard. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  6. "Jamali Maddix: 'I saw Bill Hicks and thought, there's someone like me'". the Guardian. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  7. "Review: Chortle Student Comedy Award final". www.chortle.co.uk. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  8. "Never Mind the Buzzcocks is back and coming exclusively to Sky and NOW with Greg Davies as host".
  9. "Jamali Maddix wins at British Podcast Awards 2022". British Comedy Guide. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  10. "Jamali Maddix: Hate Thy Neighbour — TV review by Steve Bennett". 23 November 2016.
  11. 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.
  12. "Taskmaster series 11 line up". Twitter. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  13. "Jamali Maddix: 'I saw Bill Hicks and thought, there's someone like me'". the Guardian. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  14. "Jamali Maddix". Big Zuu's Big Eats. 19 June 2020. Event occurs at 5:57. Dave.
  15. "Ilford, Islamophobia And The London Comedy Circuit". Londonist. June 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  16. "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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