His mother is British-Italian and his father is Jamaican.Jamali is notable for winning the Chortle Student Comedian of the Year award in 2014, and hosts a documentary on extremism titled "Hate Thy Neighbour" (2016) in partnership with Vice, wherein he interviews extremists from around the world to understand how they think.
In some episodes he has been physically confronted by the people he has interviewed.
Jamali lives with his mother in Ilford, East London.