Harriet Kemsley
Who Harriet Kemsley is
Harriet Kemsley is an English stand-up comedian, writer and actor who won the Funny's Funny competition, Up The Creek's New Act of the Year and the Bath Comedy Festival's New Act Competition in 2012, and was named by Rhod Gilbert as one of his ten comics to see. She has appeared on Comedy Central's Roast Battle, Dave's Hypothetical and ITV's Hey Tracey, is a recurring guest on 8 Out of 10 Cats and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, has acted in Jo Brand's Damned and the BBC's Doctor Foster, and has hosted BBC Radio 4 Comedy Club and The Radio 1 Comedy Lounge.
Her live shows include The Girl on the Wrong Train (2016) and Honeysuckle Island (2022), she has played Just for Laughs in Montreal, and she co-hosts the podcasts Single Ladies In Your Area and Desert Island Dicks. Her track Bikini Beach Babe was played on SiriusXM's Raw Comedy channel through the summer of 2025.
At a glance
- Podcasts
- Single Ladies In Your Area and Desert Island Dicks
- On screen
- Roast Battle, Hypothetical, Hey Tracey and 7 more
- Official site
- harrietkemsley.com ↗
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: harrietkemsley.com ↗.
Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →
Specials, shows and podcasts
On screen
- Roast Battle Comedy Central
- Hypothetical Dave
- Hey Tracey ITV
- 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown recurring guest, Channel 4
- 8 Out of 10 Cats recurring guest, Channel 4
- Damned Channel 4
- Doctor Foster BBC
- BBC Radio 4 Comedy Club host
- The Radio 1 Comedy Lounge host
- Kevin Hart's LOL Live Just for Laughs Montreal, 2016
Podcasts
- Single Ladies In Your Area co-host
- Desert Island Dicks co-host
Comedians like Harriet Kemsley
Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.
- Amy Gledhill also in 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
- Huge Davies also in Hypothetical
- Helen Bauer also in Hypothetical
- Jimmy Carr also in 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
- Kiri Pritchard-McLean also in Hypothetical
- Paul Foot also in 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
- Sean Lock also in 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
- Aisling Bea also in 8 Out of 10 Cats
Questions and answers
Where is Harriet Kemsley performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: harrietkemsley.com ↗.
What podcasts do they host?
Single Ladies In Your Area and Desert Island Dicks.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Roast Battle, Hypothetical, Hey Tracey, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, 8 Out of 10 Cats and Damned, among 10 credits.
Who are some comedians like them?
Amy Gledhill (also in 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown), Huge Davies (also in Hypothetical), Helen Bauer (also in Hypothetical), Jimmy Carr (also in 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown) and Kiri Pritchard-McLean (also in Hypothetical).
The full SUCDb record
The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.
Sources
- United Agents · unitedagents.co.uk ↗ An award winning comedian, writer and actress; Dave's Hypothetical, ITV's Hey Tracey, Comedy Central's Roast Battle; recurring guest on 8 out of 10 Cats Does…
- Bath Comedy Festival - New Act Competition ↗ 2012: winner Harriet Kemsley; 2nd Manos the Greek; 3rd Dan McKee (as of 8 October 2026)
- Official site ↗ Listen to 'Single Ladies In Your Area' and 'Desert Island Dicks'; represented by United Agents (TV, writing, acting, live) (as of 8 October 2026)
- xmplaylist - 'Bikini Beach Babe', Harriet Kemsley on Raw Comedy (Internet Archive capture, 7 October 2025) ↗ Track page on Raw Comedy; recent plays 23 July, 11 August, 26 August, 13 September and 1 October 2025 (UTC) (as of 8 October 2026)
Updated 9 October 2026 · the record checked 8 October 2026