Tez Ilyas is going on tour with a new show, called Tez Things I Hate About You.
Career highlights include his star turn as Eight in the hit BBC sitcom Man Like Mobeen; Channel 4 comedy Blap Bounty; his own Channel 4 sketch series, The Tez O’Clock Show, which received widespread acclaim; and his debut book, The Secret Diary of a British Muslim Aged 13 3⁄4, a Sunday Times Bestseller (2022).
WEBSITE: www.tezilyas.com
TOUR DATES ON SALE NOW:
September 2026
Wed 2 Sept – Birmingham, Birmingham Glee
Thu 3 Sept – South Woodford, Lovegrove Theatre
Fri 4 Sept – High Wycombe, Wycombe Arts Centre
Sat 5 Sept – Wa[ord, Wa[ord Palace Theatre
Fri 11 Sept – Sheffield, Steamworks
Thu 17 Sept – Leeds, City VarieHes
Sat 19 Sept – Northampton, Royal & Derngate
Sun 20 Sept – Bolton, The Octagon
Fri 25 Sept – Bradford, St George's Hall
Sat 26 Sept – Leamington Spa, Royal Spa Centre
Sun 27 Sept – Chester, Alexanders
October 2026
Thu 1 Oct – Noingham, Arts Theatre
Fri 2 Oct – Leicester, Y Theatre
Sat 3 Oct – Cambridge, Cambridge JuncHon
Wed 7 Oct – Glasgow, The Stand
Thu 8 Oct – Edinburgh, Monkey Barrel
Fri 9 Oct – Slough, The Curve
Sat 10 Oct – Gravesend, The Woodville Studio
Thu 15 Oct – Harrogate, Harrogate Theatre
Fri 16 Oct – Liverpool, Hot Water Comedy Club
Sat 17 Oct – Lancaster, The Dukes
Thu 22 Oct – Newcastle, The Stand
Fri 23 Oct – York, Pocklington Arts Centre
Sat 24 Oct – Stockton on Tees, ARC, Library Theatre
Sun 25 Oct – Derby, Derby Theatre
Wed 28 Oct – Guildford, G Live
Thu 29 Oct – Canterbury, Marlowe Theatre
Fri 30 Oct – London, Hackney Empire
Sat 31 Oct – Luton, Hat Factory Arts Centre
November 2026
Thu 5 Nov – Southampton, Stage Door
Fri 6 Nov – Oxford, The North Wall
Sat 7 Nov – Reading, South Street
Wed 11 Nov – Birmingham, Old Rep
Fri 13 Nov – Blackburn, King George's Hall
Sat 14 Nov – Chorley, Chorley Theatre
Wed 18 Nov – Brighton, The Forge
Thu 19 Nov – Bristol, Hen & Chickens
Fri 20 Nov – Bath, Rondo Theatre
Sat 21 Nov – Cardiff, Wales Millennium Centre
Sun 22 Nov – Coventry, Warwick Arts Centre
Sat 28 Nov – Salford, The Lowry
