Jamali Maddix

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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 .

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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 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 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]

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  8. ↑ "Never Mind the Buzzcocks is back and coming exclusively to Sky and NOW with Greg Davies as host".
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  12. ↑ "Taskmaster series 11 line up". Twitter. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
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  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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