About Tez Ilyas
Mohammed Tehzeeb Ilyas (born 8 April 1983), popularly known as "Tez" Ilyas, is a British stand-up comedian. He is best known for starring in the BBC Three comedy, Man Like Mobeen and presenting the satirical comedy programme, The Tez O'Clock Show on Channel 4.
Ilyas was born on 8 April 1983 to a Pakistani Punjabi Muslim family in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. He started his career as a civil servant after studying biochemistry at Lancaster University, where he also completed a master's degree, and then got a graduate job in the civil service in London. He fell into comedy after googling online writing courses and completing a week-long open mic workshop before becoming a comedian in 2010. He has performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe four times.
Ilyas' debut show, TEZ Talks, resembles TED Talks and is inspired by his life as a British Muslim, dealing with numerous misconceptions about Islam. A BBC Radio 4 series based on the Tez Talks was commissioned and has run for three series. In June 2020, he released a stand-up comedy special, Teztify, on YouTube, and in April 2021 released his debut book, The Secret Diary of a British Muslim aged 13 3/4, published by Sphere Books.
Videos (96)
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1:01This guy decided to come to my show! Sit in the front row and *pretend* to be miserable the ENTIRE
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1:05Sometimes I really put my foot in it
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0:12Occasionally we play cute
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1:4822 June 2026
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1:02Justice for Husbands
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0:15England
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0:20Sabah 1-0 Tez One day I’ll find an audience as quick as me
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0:38🐀
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42:35Ep 91 - Old ShyDonald Had A Farm
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1:02Welcome back Harry
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0:09Had to ruin a good moment
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2:59WHERE ARE ALL THE CHICKENS?!?
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2:37Pirates of the Currybbean
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0:30Girl brekkie v Man brekkie
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1:05Cornershop CEO
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1:20Every Desi doctor was incepted by their parents as kids Tour on sale now!
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1:54Tez 1-0 Luton
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0:12Sharing is caring but self love fits like a glove
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0:48What you doing if your friend invites 10 of the friendship group to the wedding but not you?
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0:39It’s a maintenance cut
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1:42I hope Mark and Manji worked it out
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2:18is Gay Light Robbery!
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0:16Oops
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1:38I haven’t sold out
2.6K viewsGuest appearances (5)
Videos on other comedians' channels featuring Tez Ilyas.
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28:38THE HUNGRY GAMES- EPISODE 3- TEZ ILYAS, AMENA KHAN AND MUMZY STRANGER!
Humza Arshad
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1:10:02Tez Ilyas Blames AI For Everything | Don’t Ask Me That! with Paul Chowdhry
Paul Chowdhry
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54:19The Wildest Thing Tez Ilyas Has Seen At The Football Is Fowl! | Five Brilliant Things
Russell Howard
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1:01Laura Lexx | Junior Booker | Tez Ilyas
Mo Gilligan
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12:22Tez Ilyas on his book, childhood, and living through major world events - from RHLSTP Book Club 80
Richard Herring
830 viewsChannels on this page: Humza Arshad, Paul Chowdhry, Russell Howard, Mo Gilligan, Richard Herring
Frequently asked questions
What is Tez Ilyas known for?
Mohammed Tehzeeb Ilyas, popularly known as "Tez" Ilyas, is a British stand-up comedian. He is best known for starring in the BBC Three comedy Man Like Mobeen and presenting the satirical comedy programme The Tez O'Clock Show on Channel 4.
What did Tez Ilyas do before comedy?
He started his career as a civil servant after studying biochemistry at Lancaster University where he also completed a master's degree. He then got a graduate job in the civil service in London.
How did Tez Ilyas get into comedy?
Ilyas fell into comedy after googling online writing courses and completing a week-long open mic workshop before becoming a comedian in 2010.
What is TEZ Talks?
Ilyas' debut show, the TEZ Talks, resembles TED Talks. The show is inspired by his life as a British Muslim and deals with numerous misconceptions about Islam, staged as an introductory seminar on becoming a convert to Islam. A BBC Radio 4 series based on the Tez Talks was commissioned and has run for three series.
What book did Tez Ilyas write?
In April 2021, Ilyas released his debut book, The Secret Diary of a British Muslim aged 13 3/4, published by Sphere Books.
