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
- 2026Wagging RightsSelf6 ep.
- 2026UnacceptableSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2025Iain Stirling's Roast The InternetSelf1 ep.
- 2025LOL: Last One Laughing UKSelf6 ep.
- 2024Battle In The BoxSelf2 ep.
- 2024Out of OrderSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2023Big Brother: Late & LiveSelf1 ep.
- 2023MAFS UK: It's Official! With Lucinda LightHerself1 ep.
- 2021Never Mind the BuzzcocksSelf - Panellist1 ep.
- 2021Grave New WorldHarriet4 ep.
- 2021This Is My HouseSelf2 ep.
- 2020Mission: AccessibleSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2020GuessableSelf1 ep.
- 2019Pants on FireSelf - Challenger2 ep.
- 2019The Hit ListSelf - Contestant1 ep.
- 2019The RanganationSelf1 ep.
- 2019HypotheticalSelf3 ep.
- 2018Roast BattleSelf1 ep.
- 2017House of GamesSelf - Contestant10 ep.
- 2017The Great British Bake Off: An Extra SliceSelf1 ep.
- 2017Bobby and Harriet Get Married6 ep.
- 2016A Load of CrocMeg Fish3 ep.
- 2014Alan Davies: As Yet UntitledSelf1 ep.
- 20138 Out of 10 Cats Does CountdownSelf - Contestant5 ep.
- 2010Comedy Central at the Comedy StoreSelf - Host1 ep.
- 2007Would I Lie to You?Self - Panellist2 ep.
- 20058 Out of 10 CatsSelf3 ep.
- 2004Live at the ApolloSelf - Performer1 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2026UnacceptableSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 20188 Out of 10 Cats Does CountdownGuest, Self, Self - Contestant5 ep.
- 2026The Hit ListSelf - Contestant1 ep.
- 2026Bridge of LiesSelf - Contestant1 ep.
- 2026The Weakest LinkSelf - Contestant1 ep.
- 2026The Jonathan Ross ShowSelf1 ep.
- 2026Out of OrderSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2025Would I Lie to You?Self, Self - Panellist2 ep.
- 2023House of GamesSelf - Contestant, Self - Panellist15 ep.
- 2025Live at the ApolloSelf - Performer1 ep.
- 2025The Last LegSelf1 ep.
- 2025Michael McIntyre's The WheelSelf - Expert1 ep.
- 2025MAFS UK: It's Official! With Lucinda LightHerself1 ep.
- 2025The Great British Bake Off: An Extra SliceSelf1 ep.
- 2025Iain Stirling's Roast The InternetSelf1 ep.
- 2025Pointless CelebritiesSelf - Contestant1 ep.
- 2024Never Mind the BuzzcocksSelf - Panellist1 ep.
- 2024Battle In The BoxSelf2 ep.
- 2023Big Brother: Late & LiveSelf1 ep.
- 2022This Is My HouseSelf2 ep.
- 2020HypotheticalSelf3 ep.
- 2022GuessableSelf1 ep.
- 2021The RanganationSelf1 ep.
- 2021Alan Davies: As Yet UntitledSelf1 ep.
- 2020Mission: AccessibleSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 20198 Out of 10 CatsSelf3 ep.
- 2019Pants on FireSelf - Challenger, Self - Guest2 ep.
- 2018Comedy Central at the Comedy StoreSelf - Host1 ep.
- 2018Roast BattleSelf1 ep.