{{short description|English stand-up comedian (born 1991)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox person | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|04|08|df=y}} | birth_place = Ilford, London, England | occupation = Comedian | years_active = 2014–present | known_for = ''Never Mind the Buzzcocks'', ''Taskmaster'' }}
'''Jamali Maddix''' (born 8 April 1991)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CNakPfRH6Ka/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/jamalimaddix/2547507933271270042_2547507930200854037 |archive-date=25 December 2021 |url-access=registration|title=Jamali Maddix X on Instagram}}{{cbignore}}</ref> is an English comedian.<ref>Tim Lewis, [https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/nov/27/jamali-maddix-viceland-hate-thy-neighbour-bill-hicks-interview Jamali Maddix: I saw Bill Hicks and thought, there's someone like me] The Observer 27 November 2016</ref> Maddix has appeared as a regular panellist on the reboot of ''Never Mind the Buzzcocks'' since 2021 and in 2020 appeared on series 11 of ''Taskmaster''.
==Career== Maddix's career in comedy started unexpectedly when took leave from his university course when he contracted a blood infection from a tattoo on his left arm, ultimately dropping out to pursue a career in comedy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dessau |first=Bruce |date=2018-07-30 |title=Jamali Maddix talks prejudice, extremism and finding the funny |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/jamali-maddix-interview-people-are-obsessed-with-my-beard-a3899156.html |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=Evening Standard |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-11-27 |title=Jamali Maddix: 'I saw Bill Hicks and thought, there's someone like me' |url=http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/nov/27/jamali-maddix-viceland-hate-thy-neighbour-bill-hicks-interview |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> According to Maddix, the day he came out of hospital was the same day a comedy competition was taking place, so he had enough time off university to take part in, and rehearse for, the finals of the competition;<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Hogan |first=Michael |date=2024-09-08 |title=Comedian Jamali Maddix: 'The translator suddenly said: "I think she might have killed a guy"' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/article/2024/sep/08/comedian-jamali-maddix-the-translator-suddenly-said-i-think-she-might-have-killed-a-guy |access-date=2024-09-13 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> the competition was the 2014 Chortle Student Comedian of the Year award, which Maddix won.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=19 August 2014 |title=Review: Chortle Student Comedy Award final |url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/review/2014/08/25/20807/review%253A_chortle_student_comedy_award_final |accessdate=30 November 2015 |website=www.chortle.co.uk}}</ref>
Maddix hosted a documentary series on extremism titled ''Hate Thy Neighbor''<ref>{{cite web |date=23 November 2016 |title=Jamali Maddix: Hate Thy Neighbour — TV review by Steve Bennett |url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/review/2016/11/23/26295/jamali_maddix%3A_hate_thy_neighbour}}</ref> in partnership with ''Vice'' in 2016. In the series, Maddix interviews extremists from around the world to understand how they think.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Logan |first=Brian |date=2 March 2017 |title=Hate Thy Neighbour's Jamali Maddix: crude, cartoonish, straight-up standup |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/mar/02/hate-thy-neighbour-jamali-maddix-tv-comic-far-right-cultural-commentary |access-date=14 June 2017 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> They included members of hate groups such as the National Socialist Movement, Azov Battalion, Nordic Resistance Movement, and the English Defence League.
From September 2021, Maddix has been a regular panellist on the revived panel show ''Never Mind the Buzzcocks'', hosted by Greg Davies.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.skygroup.sky/article/never-mind-the-buzzcocks-is-back-and-coming-exclusively-to-sky-and-now-with-greg-davies-as-host | title=Never Mind the Buzzcocks is back and coming exclusively to Sky and NOW with Greg Davies as host }}</ref> In July 2022, Maddix's podcast ''Spooky Shit'' won the title of Best Comedy Podcast at the British Podcast Awards.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/online/news/6957/jamali-maddix-wins-at-british-podcast-awards-2022//|title=Jamali Maddix wins at British Podcast Awards 2022|date=2022-07-24|work=British Comedy Guide|access-date=2022-07-25|language=en-US}}</ref> Maddix appeared on series 11 of ''Taskmaster'', which was broadcast from April to May 2021, alongside Charlotte Ritchie, Lee Mack, Mike Wozniak and Sarah Kendall; he came in fourth place with 137 points.<ref>{{cite web |title=Taskmaster series 11 line up |url=https://twitter.com/taskmaster/status/1339693101405782017 |website=Twitter |access-date=18 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=TaskMaster.Info - Taskmaster UK: Series 11 |url=https://taskmaster.info/season.php?id=32 |access-date=2025-12-13 |website=taskmaster.info}}</ref>
==Personal life== Maddix was born in Ilford, East London<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-06-01 |title=Ilford, Islamophobia And The London Comedy Circuit |url=https://londonist.com/2015/06/ilford-islamophobia-and-the-london-comedy-circuit |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=Londonist |language=en}}</ref> and later attended the University of Salford.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Connor |first1=Laura |date=20 August 2014 |title=Salford University comedian crowned funniest student in Britain |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/watch-salford-university-comedian-crowned-7639236 |access-date=12 May 2023 |website=Manchester Evening News}}</ref> 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".<ref name="bz">{{cite episode |title=Jamali Maddix |series=Big Zuu's Big Eats |network=Dave |date=19 June 2020 |time=5:57}}</ref> His uncle is former footballer Danny Maddix.<ref name=":0" />
Maddix is dyslexic and dyspraxic.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-11-27 |title=Jamali Maddix: 'I saw Bill Hicks and thought, there's someone like me' |url=http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/nov/27/jamali-maddix-viceland-hate-thy-neighbour-bill-hicks-interview |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> 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, and in 2024 was living in East London.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ilford, Islamophobia And The London Comedy Circuit |url=https://londonist.com/2015/06/ilford-islamophobia-and-the-london-comedy-circuit |website=Londonist |date=June 2015 |access-date=22 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-11-27 |title=Jamali Maddix: 'I saw Bill Hicks and thought, there's someone like me' |url=http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/nov/27/jamali-maddix-viceland-hate-thy-neighbour-bill-hicks-interview |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Jamali Maddix launches our list of London’s 50 best pubs |url=https://www.timeout.com/london/comedy/jamali-maddix-2024-cover-interview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241230133523/https://www.timeout.com/london/comedy/jamali-maddix-2024-cover-interview |archive-date=30 December 2024 |access-date=2025-12-13 |work=Time Out London |language=en-GB |url-status=live }}</ref> Maddix paid to become an ordained minister online as a joke when he was younger.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-15 |title=Interview: Jamali Maddix on Taskmaster |url=https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/10242/jamali-maddix-taskmaster |access-date=2025-12-13 |website=Beyond The Joke |language=en}}</ref> Maddix has mentioned in interviews that if he weren't a comedian, he would likely be unemployed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Menon |first=Ashish |date=2023-06-26 |title=How Comedian Jamali Maddix finds funny in the foul |url=https://www.esquireme.com/brief/how-comedian-jamali-maddix-finds-funny-in-the-foul |access-date=2025-12-13 |website=Esquire Middle East |language=en-US}}</ref>
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== External links == *{{Official website}} *{{IMDb name|id=8314674|name=Jamali Maddix}}
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