Harriet Kemsley


Harriet Kemsley is an English stand-up comedian and actress.

Early life

Kemsley grew up in Canterbury, Kent. She studied English literature at Kingston University.

Career

Kemsley began stand-up in 2011 at the Laughing Horse, and 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.
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.

Personal life

Kemsley is married to fellow comedian Bobby Mair. She has dyspraxia and is a vegan.