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Darren Harriott

Darren Harriott (born 1 September 1988) is a British stand-up comedian from Oldbury, West Midlands.[1] He was nominated for the Best Newcomer Award and Best Show Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2017 and 2019 respectively.[2][3]

Darren Harriott
Born1 September 1988 Edit this on Wikidata
Websitehttps://darrenharriott.com Edit this on Wikidata

Early life edit

Harriott was born to parents Patrick and Paulette, and grew up in Oldbury, near Birmingham in the West Midlands.[4] His father was a drug dealer who was incarcerated during Harriott's childhood. He died by suicide while Harriott was still a child.[4]

Career edit

Harriott moved to London at the age of 26 to pursue a career in comedy. He worked as a security guard at venues including the Hammersmith Apollo to finance his early years.[5]

Harriott has toured the UK with his shows "Visceral" and "Good Heart Yute,"[6][7] and regularly appears at comedy clubs across the country.[8] His stand-up shows became the basis for his BBC Radio 4 series Darren Harriott's Black Label.[9]

Harriott has appeared on multiple television shows such as Live at the Apollo,[10] The Last Leg,[11] Ghost Bus Tours,[12] Hey Tracey!,[13] Comedy Games Night,[14] 8 Out of 10 Cats,[15] The Apprentice: You’re Fired!,[16] Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice,[17] Catchpoint for Sport Relief,[18] University Challenge for Comic Relief,[19] CelebAbility,[20] The Stand Up Sketch Show,[21] Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier,[22] Celebrity Mastermind,[23] Pointless Celebrities,[24] Dave Gorman: Terms and Conditions Apply,[25] Dave's Comedian's Against Living Miserably,[26] Comedy Central Live,[27] Roast Battle,[28] Mock the Week,[29] Comedy Central at the Comedy Store,[30] Hypothetical,[31] Russell Howard's Stand Up Central,[32] Don't Hate the Playaz, Love Island,[33] and The Comedy Bus.[34]

On radio he has hosted Newsjack Unplugged,[35] Comedy of the Week[36] for BBC Radio 4 and the BBC Radio 4 Summer Festival.[37] Radio appearances include BBC Radio 4 shows Best of the Fest[38] and The Now Show,[39] and BBC Radio 5 Live comedy sports panel show Fighting Talk.[40]

He appeared on Dave's Campaign Against Living Miserably, where he discussed his father's incarceration and death.[41]

In late 2021, Harriott co-presented the Dave travelogue British as Folk alongside fellow comedians Ivo Graham and Fern Brady. In 2022, he was a regular panellist on Love Island's companion show Aftersun.[42] He co-hosts the podcast Shame is Delicious with Eshaan Akbar.[43][44]

In 2023, Harriott was a contestant on the fifteenth series of Dancing on Ice.[45]

Filmography edit

TV
Year Programme Channel Notes
2016 Stand Up Central Comedy Central Series 2, Episode 1
2017 Live at the Apollo BBC Series 13, Episode 3[46]
2018 The Great Xmas Rant ITV -
Mock the Week BBC Series 17, Episode 1[47]
Comedy Central at The Comedy Store Comedy Central Series 5, Episodes 2 and 7[48]
Roast Battle Series 2, Episode 4[49]
2019 Don't Hate the Playaz ITV Series Regular[50]
The Stand Up Sketch Show Series 1, Episode 3[51]
The Dog Ate My Homework BBC [52]
Hypothetical Dave Series 1, Episode 6[53]
The Comedy Bus Comedy Central Series 1, Episode 6[54]
Comic Relief BBC Celebrity University Challenge aired as part of a telethon[55]
CelebAbility ITV Series 4, Episode 4[56]
Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier Dave Series 2, Episode 2[57]
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice Channel 4 Series 3, Episode 8[58]


Dave Gorman's Terms and Conditions Apply Dave Episode 5[59]
The Apprentice: You're Fired BBC Series 14, Episode 5[60]
Live at the Apollo Host/Presenter, Series 15[61]
Romesh Presents... Sky Host/Presenter, Episode 8: Stan By Your Man[62]


Celebrity Mastermind BBC Series 17, Episode 2[63]
2020 8 out of 10 Cats E4 Series 22, Episode 7[64]
Comedy Against Living Miserably Dave Series 1, Episode 2[65]
2021 Outsiders Series 2
Richard Osman's House of Games BBC Two Series 4, Episodes 66–70[66]
Would You Rather? CBBC Host/Presenter
British as Folk Dave Co-presenter[45]
2022 The Real Dirty Dancing E4 Contestant[67]
Backstage with Katherine Ryan Amazon Prime Video Series 1, Episode 5[68]
Love Island: Aftersun ITV Regular panellist; series 8[69]
Britain's Top Takeaways BBC Two Co-presenter[70]
2023 Dancing on Ice ITV Contestant; series 15[71]
Weakest Link BBC One Contestant; Series 3, Episode 4 [72]

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External links edit

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