Harriet Kemsley
Born: 1987-01-21 in Canterbury, Kent, UK
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- Wagging Rights as Self
2025
- Iain Stirling's Roast The Internet as Self
- Clash of the Comics as Self
- Hamleys: Top 100 Toys of All Time as Self
2024
- Out of Order as Self - Guest
- Battle In The Box as Self
- Harriet Kemsley: Everything Always Works Out For Me as Self
2023
- Big Brother: Late & Live as Self
- MAFS UK: It’s Official! With Lucinda Light as Herself
- Harriet Kemsley: Woman Child as Self
2021
- The Weakest Link as Self - Contestant
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self - Panellist
- This Is My House as Self
- Grave New World as Harriet
2020
- Michael McIntyre's The Wheel as Self - Expert
- Guessable as Self
- Mission: Accessible as Self - Guest
- You Build The Thing You Think You Are as Mother
2019
- The Ranganation as Self
- Hypothetical as Self
- Pants on Fire as Self - Challenger
2018
- Roast Battle as Self
2017
- Richard Osman's House of Games as Self - Contestant
- The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice as Self
- Bobby and Harriet Get Married
2016
- A Load of Croc as Meg Fish
2014
- Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled as Self
- Bonobo as Helen
2013
- The Last Leg as Self
- 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown as Self - Contestant
2011
- The Jonathan Ross Show as Self
- Pointless Celebrities as Self - Contestant
2010
- Comedy Central at the Comedy Store as Self - Host
2007
- Would I Lie to You? as Self
2005
- 8 Out of 10 Cats as Self
2004
- Live at the Apollo as Self - Performer