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.