Harriet Kemsley
Actor / Comedian
Comedy
Acting
Voiceover
Comedy
Harriet is an award winning comedian, writer and actress. She has starred in the Viceland reality sitcom Bobby and Harriet: Get Married which she co-created and co-wrote with her husband Bobby Mair, to huge critical acclaim. She can also be seen on Dave's Hypothetical, ITV's Hey Tracey, Comedy Central’s Roast Battle, and is a recurring guest on 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and 8 Out of 10 Cats. Her other credits include hosting the BBC Radio 4 Comedy Club, The Radio 1 Comedy Lounge, BBC3’s Comedy Marathon, The One Show (Edinburgh Special) and Kevin’s Hart’s LOL Live.
Harriet’s awards include the Leicester Mercury New Act of the Year Finalist, Funny’s Funny Winner, Up The Creek New Act of the Year Winning and Leicester Square New Act of the Year Finalist. She has been described by Time Out as ‘a very funny rising star’ and as one of Rhod Gilbert’s ‘Ten Comics to See’ in the Mail on Sunday.
Television
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
Comedians Giving Lectures | DAVE | ||
Live At The Apollo | COMEDY CENTRAL | ||
Undeniable | COMEDY CENTRAL | ||
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown | ZEPPOTRON LTD | ||
The Ranganation | ZEPPOTRON LTD | ||
As Yet Untitled | PHIL MCINTYRE ENTERTAINMENT | ||
Stand Up Sketch Show | SPIRIT MEDIA | ||
Hypothetical | HAT TRICK PRODUCTION LTD | ||
Mission Accessible with Rosie Jones | ROCKERDALE STUDIOS LTD | ||
Guessable | Tuesday’s Child | ||
Hey Tracey | DR PLUTO FILMS | ||
Greatest Toys of the 70s, 80s and 90s and Greatest Toys at Christmas | BIG DEAL FILMS LTD | ||
I Bet You Don`t Know | CPL PRODUCTIONS LIMITED | ||
8 Out of 10 Cats | Zeppotron | ||
Roast Battle UK | Comedy Central | ||
Love in the Countryside | BBC |
Radio
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
BBC Radio 4's Comedy Club Presenter | BBC | ||
James Acaster’s Perfect Sounds | BBC | ||
Backchat | BBC STUDIOS | ||
Comedy Catalysts | BBC |
Stage
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
Harriet Kemsley: Honeysuckle Island (2022) | Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2022 | ||
Harriet Kemsley: Slutty Joan (2018) | Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2018 | ||
Harriet Kemsley: Bad At Doing (2017) | The Caves, Edinburgh Festival | ||
Harriet Kemsley: The Girl on The Wrong Train (2016) | The Caves, Edinburgh Festival | ||
Just for Laughs Montreal, Kevin Hart's LOL Live (2016) | |||
Isy Suttie: The Actual One (2016) | Tour Support | ||
Latitude Festival (2015) | |||
Festival No6 (2015) | |||
Citadel Festival (2015) | |||
Harriet Kemsley: Puppy Fat (2015) | Pleasance Courtyard | ||
Katherine Ryan: Kathbum (2015) | Tour Support | ||
Stewart Francis (2015) | Tour Support | ||
Oslo Comedy Festival (2014) | |||
Katherine Ryan: Glam Role Model (2014) | Tour Support | ||
Latitude (2014) | |||
Sky Cat Laughs Kilkenny Comedy Festival (2014) | |||
Kerry Godliman (2014) | Tour Support | ||
Stephen Merchant: Hello Ladies (2013) | Tour Support | ||
Doc Brown Tour Support (2013) | Tour Support | ||
BBC3 Comedy Marathon (2012) |
Acting
Harriet is an award winning comedian, writer and actress. Recently, she starred in the Viceland reality sitcom Bobby and Harriet: Get Married which she co-created and co-wrote with her husband Bobby Mair, to huge critical acclaim. She also performed on Comedy Central’s Roast Battle, Jo Brand’s Channel 4 series Damned, appeared on the most recent season of Doctor Foster for BBC and is a recurring guest on 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and 8 Out of 10 Cats. Her other credits include The Radio 1 Comedy Lounge, BBC3’s Comedy Marathon, The One Show (Edinburgh Special) and Kevin’s Hart’s LOL Live.
Harriet’s awards include the Leicester Mercury New Act of the Year Finalist, Funny’s Funny Winner, Up The Creek New Act of the Year Winning and Leicester Square New Act of the Year Finalist. She has been described by Time Out as ‘a very funny rising star’ and as one of Rhod Gilbert’s ‘Ten Comics to See’ in the Mail on Sunday.
Television
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
THE GIRL WHISPERER | Actress | Giles Alderson | Figi Productions |
A LOAD OF CROC | Meg Fish | Matthew Hightop | Turtle Canyon Comedy |
GRAVE NEW WORLD | Harriet | Stuart Laws | Turtle Canon Comedy |
JOHNNY PELHAM'S COMEDY SHORT | Harriet | Simon Neal | Yellow Door Productions |
DOCTOR FOSTER | Waitress | Jeremy Lovering | Drama Republic |
BOBBY & HARRIET GET MARRIED | Harriet | Rockerdale Studios | |
DAMNED | Daisy Ronson | Ian Fitzgibbon | What Larks!/ Channel 4 |
THE ONE SHOW EDINBURGH SHOWCASE | Herself | BBC | |
LAWS OF FUNNY (PILOT) | Herself | Gary Monaghan | Zodiac |
SAM DELANEY'S NEWS THING | Herself | 30 Billion |
Film
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
BONOBO | Helen | Matthew Knott | Fable Films Ltd |
Stage
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
DON’T DROP THE EGG | Kate | Edinburgh Fringe Festival | |
THE PECULIAR CASE OF KEMSLEY AND TODD | Self / Creator | Edinburgh Fringe Festival | |
STOVEPIPE | Ensemble | Michael Longhurst | The Bush Theatre/Hightide |
THE REVENGER'S TRAGEDY | The Duchess | Frank Whately and Jo Horton | The Rose Theatre |
THE CHERRY ORCHARD | Madame Ranyevskya | Jamie Harper | Rose Theatre Studio |
MOTHER COURAGE | Frankie | Kirsty Housley | The National Theatre Studio |
TRACES | Various | Tessa Walker | Paines Plough |
JAKE'S WOMEN | Mollie | Gigi Robarts | The White Bear Theatre |
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST | Cecily | Stuart Watson | Putney Arts Theatre |
THE MYSTERY PLAYS | Virgin Mary | Kevin Wood | Canterbury Cathedral |
YOU LOOK TASTY! | Sue | David Mercatali | Supporting Wall |
Other
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
HABITS | Donna | Ted Wilkes | YouTube |
THE BOY WHISPERER (Online) | Emma | Giles Anderson | Little Rock |
PUPPY FAT (Short Film) | Self | MJ Delaney | Princess Productions |
LAUGHTER TRACK SITCOM (Rehearsed Reading) | Suni | Paul Ashton | BBC |
HARRIET'S GUIDE TO COOL ( Short Film - Pilot) | Self | Rebecca Papworth | Princess Productions/BBC |
THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA | Julia | Lotte Wakeham | The Rose Theatre, Kingston |
Short Film
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
FLU & ME | Beastly Boss | Eliot J Fallows | YouTube |