Jamali Maddix

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Jamali Maddix
Born (1991-04-08) 8 April 1991 (age 34)
Ilford, London, England
Occupation Comedian
Years active2014–present
Known for Never Mind the Buzzcocks , Taskmaster

Jamali Maddix (born 8 April 1991) [1] is an English comedian. [2] He appears as a regular panellist on the reboot of Never Mind the Buzzcocks and appeared on series 11 of Taskmaster .

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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 panellist 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]

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, and the English Defence League.

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 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] His uncle is former footballer Danny Maddix. [17]

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.
  17. ↑ Hogan, Michael (8 September 2024). "Comedian Jamali Maddix: 'The translator suddenly said: "I think she might have killed a guy"'". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 13 September 2024.


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