Cast & creator
Harriet Kemsley
Best known for The Last Leg, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Would I Lie to You?
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.
7
film credits
38
television credits
44
2004–2026 · acting roles
6.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (45)
Showing 45 of 45 credits
The Last Leg
Self
2013
8 Out of 10 Cats
Self
2005
Would I Lie to You?
Self
2007Would I Lie to You?
Self - Panellist
2007
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self
2011
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Self - Contestant
20138 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Self
20138 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Guest
2013
Pointless Celebrities
Self - Contestant
2011
Richard Osman's House of Games
Self - Contestant
2017Richard Osman's House of Games
Self - Panellist
2017
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
Self - Expert
2020
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
Self
2014
The Weakest Link
Self - Contestant
2021
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
Self
2017
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self - Panellist
2021
Live at the Apollo
Self - Performer
2004
Big Brother: Late & Live
Self
2023
Hypothetical
Self
2019
The Hit List
Self - Contestant
2019
Guessable
Self
2020
Roast Battle
Self
2018
The Ranganation
Self
2019
Unacceptable
Self - Guest
2026
LOL: Last One Laughing UK
Self
2025
Iain Stirling's Roast The Internet
Self
2025
Comedy Central at the Comedy Store
Self - Host
2010
This Is My House
Self
2021
Out of Order
Self - Guest
2024
MAFS UK: It’s Official! With Lucinda Light
Herself
2023Mission: Accessible
Self - Guest
2020
Wagging Rights
Self
2026
Battle In The Box
Self
2024A Load of Croc
Meg Fish
2016
Clash of the Comics
Self
2025
Pants on Fire
Self - Challenger
2019Pants on Fire
Self - Guest
2019
Grave New World
Harriet
2021
Bonobo
Helen
2014
Bobby and Harriet Get Married
2017
Hamleys: Top 100 Toys of All Time
Self
2025
You Build The Thing You Think You Are
Mother
2020
Harriet Kemsley: Woman Child
Self
2023Harriet Kemsley: Woman Child
Writer
2023
Harriet Kemsley: Everything Always Works Out For Me
Self
2024