HARRIET Kemsley has become a force to be reckoned with in the world of comedy, since her rise to fame.
After cementing her name on the stand up circuit, she has also carved herself a successful TV career.
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Who is Harriet Kemsley?
Born in Canterbury, Kent on June 21, 1987, Harriet Kemsley is a talented comedian.
She 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, also received rave reviews.
What is Harriet Kemsley known for?
Harriet is known for hosting her podcast, Why Is Harriet Crying?, with fellow comedian Sunil Patel.
She has also appeared on Sam Delaney’s News Thing, Roast Battle, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and 8 Out of 10 Cats.
As an actress, Harriet has starred in the film Bonobo.
On TV, her acting credits include Damned, and the highly acclaimed Doctor Foster.
Harriet also provided the voice of Nashandra, the final boss of the video game Dark Souls II.
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Is Harriet Kemsley on social media?
Harriet is very active on social media, and has a huge following on Instagram.
You can join her legion of fans on her handle @harrietkemsley.
On there Harriet posts lots of behind-the-scenes shots from her work as a comedian.
Is Harriet Kemsley married?
Harriet is married to fellow comedian Bobby Mair and they have a daughter together,
Together they appeared on a Viceland reality show in 2017, entitled Bobby & Harriet Get Married
It followed the couple’s wedding, which was officiated by comedian Romesh Ranganathan.
Speaking about the show, Harriet previously told cenemagazine.co.uk: “We’d love to do more. I think it was, because it was us getting married, it was kind of a standalone thing.
“But now that we’ve had the baby, I think that there’s definitely lots to talk about.
“I mean, it was mad, we got the commission six weeks before we got married.
“And so we were planning the wedding, filming and writing. We just looked back at all our past arguments and then we could rehash them and write lines for each other and recreate them.
“In a very roundabout way, I think it was quite a healthy way to deal with this kind of stuff.”
In 2023 the couple featured on Channel 4’s Jon & Lucy’s Odd Couples.
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