
Harriet Kemsley
Known for Acting · 36 credits
- Born
- 1987-01-21 (age 39)
- Place of birth
- Canterbury, Kent, UK
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
TV Shows (30)

8 Out of 10 Cats
2005
as Self

The Last Leg
2013
as Self

Would I Lie to You?
2007
as Self / Self - Panellist

The Jonathan Ross Show
2011
as Self

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
2013
as Self - Contestant

Pointless Celebrities
2011
as Self - Contestant

Richard Osman's House of Games
2017
as Self - Contestant / Self - Panellist

The Weakest Link
2021
as Self - Contestant

Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
2020
as Self - Expert

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014
as Self

The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
2017
as Self

Never Mind the Buzzcocks
2021
as Self - Panellist

Hypothetical
2019
as Self

Live at the Apollo
2004
as Self - Performer

Guessable
2020
as Self

Roast Battle
2018
as Self

Big Brother: Late & Live
2023
as Self

The Ranganation
2019
as Self

This Is My House
2021
as Self

Out of Order
2024
as Self - Guest

Comedy Central at the Comedy Store
2010
as Self - Host

Battle In The Box
2024
as Self

MAFS UK: It’s Official! With Lucinda Light
2023
as Herself

Pants on Fire
2019
as Self - Guest / Self - Challenger

Grave New World
2021
as Harriet

Iain Stirling's Roast The Internet
2025
as Self

Bobby and Harriet Get Married
2017
Mission: Accessible
2020
as Self - Guest
Wagging Rights
2026
as Self
A Load of Croc
2016
as Meg Fish
Movies (6)
About Harriet Kemsley
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 an… With 36 credits spanning from 2004 to 2026, Harriet Kemsley has appeared in 6 films and 30 TV shows.
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Most Popular Harriet Kemsley Movies
- Bonobo (2014) — as Helen
- Clash of the Comics (2025) — as Self
- You Build The Thing You Think You Are (2020) — as Mother
- Harriet Kemsley: Woman Child (2023) — as Self
- Harriet Kemsley: Everything Always Works Out For Me (2024) — as Self
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