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Harriet Kemsley

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
41

Gender
Female

Birthday
January 21, 1987 (39 years old)

Place of Birth
Canterbury, Kent, UK

Harriet Kemsley

Biography

Kemsley began stand-up in 2011 and within months won the Funny's Funny contest. In 2012, she won Bath Comedy Festival New Act of the Year and Brighton Comedy Festival New Act of the Year and was named by Rhod Gilbert as one of the Ten Must See Comics of 2012. Her autobiographical solo show, Slutty Joan, was reviewed positively in The Guardian.

She hosts a podcast, Why Is Harriet Crying?, with fellow comedian Sunil Patel.

Kemsley has appeared on Sam Delaney's News Thing, Roast Battle, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and 8 Out of 10 Cats. She and then-fiancé Bobby Mair appeared on a Viceland reality show in 2017, entitled Bobby & Harriet Get Married, featuring their wedding, officiated by comedian Romesh Ranganathan.

As an actress, she has appeared in the film Bonobo and on TV on Damned and Doctor Foster. She also provided the voice of Nashandra, the final boss of the video game Dark Souls II.

Known For

Acting

2026Wagging Rightsas Self
2025Hamleys: Top 100 Toys of All Timeas Self
2025Clash of the Comicsas Self
2025Iain Stirling's Roast The Internetas Self
2025LOL: Last One Laughing UKas Self
2024Harriet Kemsley: Everything Always Works Out For Meas Self
2024Battle In The Boxas Self
2024Out of Orderas Self - Guest
2023Harriet Kemsley: Woman Childas Self
2023Big Brother: Late & Liveas Self
2023MAFS UK: It’s Official! With Lucinda Lightas Herself
2021The Weakest Linkas Self - Contestant
2021Never Mind the Buzzcocksas Self - Panellist
2021Grave New Worldas Harriet
2021This Is My Houseas Self
2020Michael McIntyre's The Wheelas Self - Expert
2020Mission: Accessibleas Self - Guest
2020Guessableas Self
2020You Build The Thing You Think You Areas Mother
2019Pants on Fireas Self - Challenger
2019Pants on Fireas Self - Guest
2019The Ranganationas Self
2019Hypotheticalas Self
2018Roast Battleas Self
2017Richard Osman's House of Gamesas Self - Contestant
2017Richard Osman's House of Gamesas Self - Panellist
2017The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Sliceas Self
2017Bobby and Harriet Get Marriedas
2016A Load of Crocas Meg Fish
2014Bonoboas Helen
2014Alan Davies: As Yet Untitledas Self
20138 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdownas Self
20138 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdownas Self - Contestant
2013The Last Legas Self
2011The Jonathan Ross Showas Self
2011Pointless Celebritiesas Self - Contestant
2010Comedy Central at the Comedy Storeas Self - Host
2007Would I Lie to You?as Self
2007Would I Lie to You?as Self - Panellist
20058 Out of 10 Catsas Self
2004Live at the Apolloas Self - Performer

Production

2023Harriet Kemsley: Woman Child...Writer