Harriet Kemsley looks back: ‘My parents say I was a very well-behaved child. Sadly this has been in steady decline over the years’

The comedian on overcoming her shyness, doing standup in secret and being a chaos magnet Born in Canterbury in 1987, Harriet Kemsley is a comedian and podcaster. She began standup in 2011, winning a string of best newcomer awards. As well as touring, she has appeared on 8 Out of 10 Cats and LOL: Last One Laughing UK. In 2017 she starred in the Viceland reality series Bobby & Harriet Get Married with fellow comedian Bobby Mair, with whom she has a four-year-old daughter, Mabel. She presents th...

By Harriet Gibsone