Harriet Kemsley

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

The Last Leg

8 Out of 10 Cats

The Jonathan Ross Show

Would I Lie to You?

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

Pointless Celebrities

All Movies (6)

Hamleys: Top 100 Toys of All Time2025 · as Self
Clash of the Comics2025 · as Self
Harriet Kemsley: Everything Always Works Out For Me2024 · as Self
Harriet Kemsley: Woman Child2023 · as Self
You Build The Thing You Think You Are2020 · as Mother
Bonobo2014 · as Helen

All TV Shows (34)

Wagging Rights2026 · as Self
Iain Stirling's Roast The Internet2025 · as Self
Battle In The Box2024 · as Self
Out of Order2024 · as Self - Guest
Big Brother: Late & Live2023 · as Self
MAFS UK: It’s Official! With Lucinda Light2023 · as Herself
The Weakest Link2021 · as Self - Contestant
Never Mind the Buzzcocks2021 · as Self - Panellist
Grave New World2021 · as Harriet
This Is My House2021 · as Self
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel2020 · as Self - Expert
Mission: Accessible2020 · as Self - Guest
Guessable2020 · as Self
Pants on Fire2019 · as Self - Guest
Pants on Fire2019 · as Self - Challenger
The Ranganation2019 · as Self
Hypothetical2019 · as Self
Roast Battle2018 · as Self
Richard Osman's House of Games2017 · as Self - Contestant
Richard Osman's House of Games2017 · as Self - Panellist
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice2017 · as Self
Bobby and Harriet Get Married2017
A Load of Croc2016 · as Meg Fish
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled2014 · as Self
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown2013 · as Self - Contestant
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown2013 · as Self
The Last Leg2013 · as Self
The Jonathan Ross Show2011 · as Self
Pointless Celebrities2011 · as Self - Contestant
Comedy Central at the Comedy Store2010 · as Self - Host
Would I Lie to You?2007 · as Self
Would I Lie to You?2007 · as Self - Panellist
8 Out of 10 Cats2005 · as Self
Live at the Apollo2004 · as Self - Performer