Jamali Maddix

Jamali Maddix (born 8 April 1991) is an English comedian. He 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. His career in comedy started unexpectedly when he took leave from his university course after contracting a blood infection from a tattoo on his left arm, ultimately dropping out to pursue comedy. The day he came out of hospital was the same day a comedy competition was taking place, and he went on to win the 2014 Chortle Student Comedian of the Year award.

Maddix hosted the documentary series Hate Thy Neighbor on extremism in partnership with Vice in 2016, interviewing members of hate groups around the world. From September 2021 he became a regular panellist on the revived Never Mind the Buzzcocks, hosted by Greg Davies. In July 2022, his podcast Spooky Shit won Best Comedy Podcast at the British Podcast Awards. He appeared on series 11 of Taskmaster, broadcast from April to May 2021, finishing in fourth place with 137 points.

Maddix was born in Ilford, East London, and later attended the University of Salford. His father is Jamaican and his maternal grandfather is Greek, and his uncle is former footballer Danny Maddix. He is dyslexic and dyspraxic, and has stated on numerous occasions that he considers himself to be a Buddhist.