Harriet Kemsley
1.5Acting

Harriet Kemsley

Jan 21, 1987 - Canterbury, Kent, UK

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.

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Cast

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Movie2014BonoboHelen
Movie2023Harriet Kemsley: Woman ChildSelf
Movie2024Harriet Kemsley: Everything Always Works Out For MeSelf
Movie2020You Build The Thing You Think You AreMother
TV Show20138 Out of 10 Cats Does CountdownSelf - Contestant3
TV Show2019HypotheticalSelf3
TV Show2014Alan Davies: As Yet UntitledSelf1
TV Show2019The RanganationSelf1
TV Show2021Grave New WorldHarriet4
TV Show2020Guessable1
TV Show2020Mission: AccessibleSelf - Guest1
TV Show2019Pants on FireSelf - Guest1
TV Show2019Pants on FireSelf - Challenger1
TV Show2018Roast BattleSelf1
TV Show2021This Is My HouseSelf2
TV Show2017Richard Osman's House of GamesSelf - Contestant5
TV Show2010Comedy Central at the Comedy StoreSelf - Host1
TV Show20058 Out of 10 CatsSelf3
TV Show2017Bobby and Harriet Get Married6
TV Show2024Battle In The BoxSelf2
TV Show2023Big Brother: Late & LiveSelf1
TV Show20138 Out of 10 Cats Does CountdownSelf1
TV Show2021Never Mind the BuzzcocksSelf - Panellist1
TV Show2007Would I Lie to You?Self1
TV Show2017Richard Osman's House of GamesSelf - Panellist5
TV Show2025LOL: Last One Laughing UKSelf6
TV Show2011Pointless CelebritiesSelf - Contestant1

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Movie2023Harriet Kemsley: Woman ChildWriterWriting