Acting
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.
The Last Leg
2013 · TV
Pointless Celebrities
2011 · TV
Would I Lie to You?
2007 · TV
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
2013 · TV
8 Out of 10 Cats
2005 · TV
Richard Osman's House of Games
2017 · TV
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011 · TV
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
2020 · TV
The Weakest Link
2021 · TV
Big Brother: Late & Live
2023 · TV
Live at the Apollo
2004 · TV
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014 · TV
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
2021 · TV
The Hit List
2019 · TV
Guessable
2020 · TV
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
2017 · TV
Hypothetical
2019 · TV
The Ranganation
2019 · TV
Roast Battle
2018 · TV
LOL: Last One Laughing UK
2025 · TV
This Is My House
2021 · TV
Iain Stirling's Roast The Internet
2025 · TV
Comedy Central at the Comedy Store
2010 · TV
Clash of the Comics
2025 · Movie
MAFS UK: It’s Official! With Lucinda Light
2023 · TV
Battle In The Box
2024 · TV
Out of Order
2024 · TV
Hamleys: Top 100 Toys of All Time
2025 · Movie
You Build The Thing You Think You Are
2020 · Movie
Bonobo
2014 · Movie
Grave New World
2021 · TV
Bobby and Harriet Get Married
2017 · TV
Pants on Fire
2019 · TV
Harriet Kemsley: Woman Child
2023 · Movie
Harriet Kemsley: Everything Always Works Out For Me
2024 · Movie
