Tez Ilyas

Theatre

Tez Ilyas

Hen & Chicken Bristol

About

Tez Ilyas is a comic who tackles many topics with an intelligent mind and a flair for deconstructing modern society. He performs at Hen & Chicken, Bristol, on 19 November 2026.

What to expect

Tez Ilyas is a comic who tackles a variety of topics with an intelligent mind and a flair for deconstructing modern society while subverting audience expectations.

  • Playful style and cheeky personality
  • Won King Gong on first attempt
  • Reached BBC New Comedy Awards finals
  • Star of BBC Radio 4’s TEZ Talks
  • Appeared on BBC Two’s Live from the BBC
  • Appeared in BBC Three’s Man Like Mobeen
  • Chortle: 'sartorially stylish and winningly cheeky'

Questions

When does Tez Ilyas start and end?

Tez Ilyas is on Thursday, 19 November 2026.

Where is Tez Ilyas?

Tez Ilyas takes place at Hen & Chicken Bristol, 210 North St, Southville Bristol, Bristol.

How do I book?

Use the ticket link on the listing to book.

What is Tez Ilyas like?

Tez Ilyas is a mischievous and engaging comic.

He tackles a variety of topics with an intelligent mind.

He has a flair for deconstructing modern society while subverting audience expectations.

He has a playful style, a cheeky personality, and a wry wit.

Chortle called him 'sartorially stylish and winningly cheeky'.

The Guardian said: 'Blackburn-born Ilyas has a slickness more reminiscent of US comics, and the gags to back it up, though his most prized asset could yet be his bold, subversive streak'.

What awards has he won?

He won the London Comedy Store's King Gong on his first attempt.

He reached the finals of the BBC New Comedy Awards.

He was featured in Ents24's 20 Hardest Working Comedians of 2018 list.

What has he appeared in?

BBC Radio 4’s TEZ Talks

BBC Two’s Live from the BBC

BBC Three’s Man Like Mobeen

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Getting there

Hen & Chicken Bristol, 210 North St, Southville Bristol, BS3 1JF Bristol, England, GB

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