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Harriet Kemsley

Actor, WriterBorn January 21, 1987 (37 years)
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
  • Bonobo
  • Bobby & Harriet Get Married
  • Grave New World

Filmography

2024
Battle in the Box (TV Series) · as Self
2023
2023
Big Brother: Late & Live (TV Series) · as Self
2023
Jon & Lucy's Odd Couples (TV Series) · as Self
2023
2021
Britain's Favourite Toys (TV Series) · as Self
2021
Question Team (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
2021
Rob Beckett's Undeniable (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
2021
Never Mind the Buzzcocks (2021) (TV Series) · as Self - Panellist
2021
Apocalypse Wow (TV Series) · as Self - Celebrity
2021
This is My House (TV Series) · as Self
2020
2020
Mission: Accessible (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
2019
Pants on Fire (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
2019
Comedians Giving Lectures (TV Series) · as Self - Comedian
2019
Hey Tracey! (TV Series) · as Self - Special Guest
2019
The Ranganation (TV Series) · as Self
2019
Hypothetical (TV Series) · as Self
2019
The Stand Up Sketch Show (TV Series) · as Self
2018
Roast Battle (TV Series) · as Self
2017
Richard Osman's House of Games (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant
2017
CelebAbility (TV Series) · as Self
2014
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled (TV Series) · as Self
2012
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant
2007
Would I Lie to You? (TV Series) · as Self
2005
8 Out of 10 Cats (TV Series) · as Self
2004
Live at the Apollo (TV Series) · as Self - Special Guest
2002
Celebrity Mastermind (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant
1996
Never Mind the Buzzcocks (TV Series) · as Self - Special Guest

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