Jay Islaam
| Jay Islaam | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1982 (age 34–35) |
| Medium | Stand-up |
| Nationality | British |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Genres | Observational humour, Character comedy, Satire |
| Subject(s) | Autism, Political Correctness, Racism, Islam |
| Website | www |
Jay Islaam (born 1982) is an award-winning English stand-up comedian, broadcaster, podcaster and social commentator.
Islaam has written for The Guardian,Huffington Post,Birmingham Mail,Chortle, Beyond The Joke and Gigglebeats. He presents weekly arts and culture shows on Radio Peterborough and Switch Radio, and has also appeared on BBC Radio London,BBC Radio Nottingham, BBC Radio WM and BBC Asian Network.
Islaam is from Birmingham, England, and lives in the Cambridgeshire city of Peterborough. He previously worked as a marketing consultant, and started performing stand-up comedy when he visited the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August 2013. He is teetotal and vegan.
Islaam is a Muslim of Punjabi heritage. He refuses to label himself as an "ethnic comedian", and has written about his objection to positive discrimination. He has described his comedy as "neither left-wing nor right-wing" and cites George Carlin, Omid Djalili and Bill Hicks as influences.
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