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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