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Harriet is an award winning comedian, writer and actress who has developed her scattiness into a powerhouse form of stand-up. Beneath her sweet exterior is a fierce comedy brain.
She has starred in the Viceland reality sitcom Bobby and Harriet: Get Married which she co-created and co-wrote with her ex-husband Bobby Mair, to huge critical acclaim. She has also appeared on Live at the Apollo, Dave?s Hypothetical, Comedy Central?s Roast Battle, and is a recurring guest on 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and 8 Out of 10 Cats.
"Extraordinarily talented." ???? Scotsman
"Packs in high calibre jokes."???? Guardian
"A masterful hour." ???? Skinny
Plus support from Ed Night, Kate Lucas and MC Ben Van der Velde
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Harriet Kemsley
Among Harriet's many accolades are Funny's Funny Female Comedian Of The Year 2011 winner, Bath New Act of the Year 2012 winner and Brighton New Act of the Year 2012 winner. 'Excellent Writing' (Chortle), 'Harriet Kemsley shone' (Sternberg Clarke) 'Fresh. different. brilliant' 9Funny's Funny) 'A hilarious combination of bashful and weird' (Three Weeks) 'A quirky, very funny new stand up... her style is refreshingly original and she's a seriously good writer' (Time Out).
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Ed Night
Ed is a critically acclaimed stand up comic, writer, actor, and presenter. He's performed stand up globally, including at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival where he also featured in their opening night gala on ABC, and BBC3's "Zen Motoring", in which Ed appeared, recently won a Broadcast Award.
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Kate Lucas
'Kate Lucas is a unique act who combines a warm, self-deprecating persona with a dark dry wit that that runs through her songs. She combines catchy, original melodies with sophisticated lyrics and a fresh delivery style to present her playfully bitter musings on life' (Careys) 'Stole the whole evening with her musical comedy... had some of the crowd at the back of the room crying with tears' (Fringe Report) 'Combines deft lyrics with a lovely sense of progression' (Chortle) 'Hugely talented musical funny girl' (Monkey Business Comedy).
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Ben Van Der Velde
Ben Van der Velde is a stand-up comedian, actor, improviser and presenter, who, over the past few years, has spread joy and nonsense to all four corners of the British Isles, as well as Greece, Switzerland, Estonia, Latvia, Finland and Norway. He is a regular host and act for respected British comedy clubs such as The Comedy Store, The Stand, Komedia, The Backyard, Covent Garden Comedy Club, Outside the Box, the Frog & Bucket, Comedy Club 4 Kids, Off the Kerb and The Comedy Café, as well as hosting stages for Bestival, Festival No.6 and Sunday Papers Live. He has also founded the Church of the Holy Kazoo with comedy legend Mark Thomas, walked the entire London Underground network to raise money for The Refugee Council and even took part in experiments at The Royal Society that revealed him to have the most infectious laugh of any human, rat or monkey. Ben is a regular performer at the Edinburgh Festival, where he has performed four critically-acclaimed shows: Chain Letter, Strudelhead, Barbarians and Sidekick. In 2016 his most recent show received 5 and 4 star reviews, whilst several of jokes made it into lists of ‘Best Joke at the Fringe’ compiled by The Scotsman, i-News and The Huffington Post. Ben has amassed a few residencies as an MC; most notably at Really Lovely Comedy and the legendary Free Beer Show, where he has featured alongside acts such as Omid Djalili, Reginald D. Hunter, Sarah Millican, Jim Jefferies and Andrew Maxwell . Ben is currently helmsman of the Chortle Award-winning Good Ship Comedy Club in Camden Town, where he can be seen spinning webs of nonsense and good humour every Monday from 8pm. (<a href="http://www.goodshipcomedy.com)" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.goodshipcomedy.com)</a> “A sharp and crafty gagsmith, with wittily obtuse takes on…an impressively wide range of topics…bringing flair and confidence to them all.” Steve Bennett, Chortle “Highly promising…an accomplished comic.” Time Out “Wonderfully improvised riffs showcasing his impressive spontaneity and sharp tongue.” Edinburgh Festivals Magazine “The perfect comedy club host – he is a master of audience interaction. The audience weren’t just warmed up, but pretty hysterical even before the first act of the night hit the stage.” Huffington Post “On flights of fancy, he pushes ideas to extremes and displays a crackling, spontaneous energy in which we’re swept up.” Fest
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