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 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.
Acting
TV
Would I Lie to You?
as Self
2007
TV
Would I Lie to You?
as Self - Panellist
2007
TV
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
as Self - Contestant
2013
TV
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
as Self
2013
TV
8 Out of 10 Cats
as Self
2005
TV
The Last Leg
as Self
2013
TV
Richard Osman's House of Games
as Self - Contestant
2017
TV
Richard Osman's House of Games
as Self - Panellist
2017
Movie
Bonobo
as Helen
2014
TV
The Jonathan Ross Show
as Self
2011
TV
Pointless Celebrities
as Self - Contestant
2011
TV
Live at the Apollo
as Self - Performer
2004
TV
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
as Self
2014
TV
Roast Battle
as Self
2018
TV
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
as Self - Expert
2020
TV
The Ranganation
as Self
2019
TV
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self - Panellist
2021
TV
Hypothetical
as Self
2019
TV
Big Brother: Late & Live
as Self
2023
TV
The Weakest Link
as Self - Contestant
2021
TV
Guessable
as Self
2020
TV
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
as Self
2017
TV
Battle In The Box
as Self
2024
TV
Iain Stirling's Roast The Internet
as Self
2025