Darren Harriott
Darren Harriott | |
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Born | 1 September 1988 |
Website | https://darrenharriott.com |
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]
Career
Harriott has toured the UK with his shows ‘Visceral’ and ‘Good Heart Yute’,[4][5] and regularly appears at comedy clubs across the country.[6] His stand-up shows became the basis for his BBC Radio 4 series Darren Harriott’s Black Label.[7]
Harriott has appeared on multiple television shows such as Live at the Apollo,[8] The Last Leg,[9] Ghost Bus Tours,[10] Hey Tracey,[11] Comedy Games Night,[12] 8 Out of 10 Cats,[13] The Apprentice: You’re Fired!,[14] Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice,[15] Catchpoint for Sport Relief,[16] University Challenge for Comic Relief,[17] CelebAbility,[18] The Stand Up Sketch Show,[19] Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier,[20] Celebrity Mastermind,[21] Pointless Celebrities,[22] Dave Gorman: Terms and Conditions Apply,[23] Dave’s Comedian’s Against Living Miserably,[24] Comedy Central Live,[25] Roast Battle,[26] Mock the Week,[27] Comedy Central at the Comedy Store,[28] Hypothetical,[29] Russell Howard’s Stand Up Central,[30] Don't Hate the Playaz and The Comedy Bus.[31]
On radio he has hosted Newsjack Unplugged,[32] Comedy of the Week[33] for BBC Radio 4 and the BBC Radio 4 Summer Festival.[34] Radio appearances include BBC Radio 4 shows Best of the Fest[35] and The Now Show,[36] and BBC Radio 5 Live comedy sports panel show Fighting Talk.[37]
He appeared on Dave's Campaign Against Living Miserably, where he discussed the fact that his father was a drug addict/dealer who hanged himself in prison on 2 March 2000.[38]
In late 2021, Harriott co-presented the Dave travelogue British as Folk alongside fellow comedians Ivo Graham and Fern Brady.[39]
Filmography
Year | Programme | Channel | Notes |
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2016 | Stand Up Central | Comedy Central | Series 2, Episode 1 |
2017 | Live at the Apollo | BBC | Series 13 Episode 3[40] |
2018 | The Great Xmas Rant | ITV | - |
2018 | Mock the Week | BBC | Series 17: Episode 1[41] |
2018 | Comedy Central at The Comedy Store | Comedy Central | Series 5: Episode 2, Episode 7[42] |
2018 | Roast Battle | Comedy Central | Series 2: Episode 4[43] |
2019 | Don't Hate the Playaz | ITV | Series Regular[44] |
2019 | The Stand Up Sketch Show | ITV | Series 1 Episode 3[45] |
2019 | The Dog Ate My Homework | BBC | [46] |
2019 | Hypothetical | Dave | Series 1 Episode 6[47] |
2019 | The Comedy Bus | Comedy Central | Series 1 Episode 6[48] |
2019 | Comic Relief | BBC | Celebrity University Challenge aired as part of a telethon[49] |
2019 | CelebAbility | ITV | Series 4 Episode 4[50] |
2019 | Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier | Dave | Series 2 Episode 2[51] |
2019 | The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice | Channel 4 | Series 3 Episode 8[52]
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2019 | Dave Gorman's Terms and Conditions Apply | Dave | Episode 5[53] |
2019 | The Apprentice: You're Fired | BBC | Series 14 Episode 5[54] |
2019 | Live at the Apollo | BBC | Host/Presenter Series 15[55] |
2019 | Romesh Presents... | Sky | Host/Presenter Episode 8: Stan By Your Man[56]
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2019 | Celebrity Mastermind | BBC | Series 17 Episode 2[57] |
2020 | 8 out of 10 Cats | E4 | Series 22 Episode 7[58] |
2020 | Comedy Against Living Miserably | Dave | Series 1 Episode 2[59] |
2021 | Richard Osman's House of Games | BBC Two | Series 4, Episodes 66–70[60] |
2021 | Would You Rather? | CBBC | Host/Presenter |
2021 | British as Folk | Dave | Co-presenter[39] |
2022 | Britain's Top Takeaways | BBC Two | Co-presenter[61] |
2023 | Dancing on Ice | ITV | Contestant; series 15[62] |
References
- ^ "Series 2 Halloween Special". Hey Tracey!. 26 October 2020. ITV2.
- ^ Logan, Brian (23 August 2017). "Edinburgh comedy awards: the nominees in full". The Guardian.
- ^ "Edinburgh Comedy awards 2019: surrealists, standups and sausage act vie for prize". The Guardian. 21 August 2019.
- ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Darren Harriott: Visceral". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Darren Harriott: Good Heart Yute". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ "About Darren | Darren Harriott". darrenharriott.com.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Darren Harriott: Black Label". BBC. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Live At The Apollo Series 13, Episode 3 - Rob Beckett, Jen Brister, Darren Harriott". British Comedy Guide.
- ^ Guide, British Comedy. "The Last Leg Series 20, Episode 4". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Ghost Bus Tours - ITV2 Comedy". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Hey Tracey! Series 2, Episode 4". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Comedy Game Night Series 1, Episode 6". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "8 Out of 10 Cats: 8 Out of 10 Cats - On Demand". Channel 4. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "The Apprentice: You're Fired! - TV Episode Calendar". episodecalendar.com. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice: The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice - On Demand". Channel 4. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "BBC One - Catchpoint, for Sport Relief 2020, Episode 1". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Comic Relief Does University Challenge". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ Iain Stirling's CelebAbility - Series 3 - Episode 4, retrieved 1 April 2021
- ^ The Stand Up Sketch Show - Series 1 - Episode 3, retrieved 1 April 2021
- ^ "Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier | Dave Channel". dave.uktv.co.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "BBC One - Celebrity Mastermind, 2019/2020, Episode 2". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "BBC One - Pointless Celebrities, Series 12, Comedians". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ UKTV. "Dave Gorman: Terms and Conditions Apply, Series 1, Episode 1 - Buy, Chew, Swallow, Poo, Repeat on UKTV Play". UKTV Play. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Comedy Against Living Miserably Series 1, Episode 2". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Comedy Central Live Series 1, Episode 4 - Darren Harriott". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Roast Battle", Wikipedia, 26 March 2021, retrieved 1 April 2021
- ^ "BBC Two - Mock the Week, Series 17, Episode 1". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Darren Harriott - House Share - Comedy Central At The Comedy Store". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Hypothetical Series 1, Episode 6". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Stand Up Central Series 2, Episode 1". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ Guide, British Comedy. "The Comedy Bus - Comedy Central Comedy". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - Newsjack, Newsjack Unplugged, Series 4, Episode 8". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "BBC Sounds - Comedy of the Week - Available Episodes". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Summer Comedy Festival, Darren Harriott". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Fresh From the Fringe, Fresh from the Fringe 2018 - Part 2, Episode Two - Darren Harriott". BBC.
- ^ "The Now Show - Next on - BBC Radio 4". BBC.
- ^ "BBC Radio 5 live - Fighting Talk, Des Kelly, Kath Merry, Greg Brady, Darren Harriott". BBC.
- ^ "Series 1, Episode 2". Comedy Against Living Miserably. 22 April 2020. Dave.
- ^ a b Golby, Joel (11 September 2021). "British As Folk: three comedians in a campervan have fun with history". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "BBC Two - Live at the Apollo, Series 13, Episode 3". BBC.
- ^ "BBC Two - Mock the Week, Series 17, Episode 1". BBC.
- ^ "Comedy Central at the Comedy Store - Season - TV Series | Comedy Central UK".
- ^ "Roast Battle - Season - TV Series | Comedy Central UK".
- ^ "Don't Hate the Playaz - Series 1 - Episode 1".
- ^ "The Stand Up Sketch Show - Series 1 - Episode 3".
- ^ "The Dog Ate My Homework - Series 7: 8. Kieron v Leah" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Hypothetical Series 1, Episode 6". British Comedy Guide.
- ^ "The Comedy Bus Series and Episode Guides | TV from RadioTimes". Radio Times.
- ^ "BBC One - Comic Relief, 2019, University Challenge". BBC.
- ^ "Iain Stirling's CelebAbility - S3 - Episode 4". Radio Times.
- ^ "Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier | Dave Channel". dave.uktv.co.uk.
- ^ "The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice: The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice - Episode Guide". Channel 4.
- ^ "Dave Gorman: Terms and Conditions Apply | Dave Channel". dave.uktv.co.uk.
- ^ "BBC Two - The Apprentice: You're Fired, Series 15, Oxford and Cambridge Discount Buying". BBC.
- ^ "BBC Two - Live at the Apollo, Series 15, Episode 4". BBC.
- ^ "Romesh Presents". Sky.
- ^ "BBC One - Celebrity Mastermind, 2019/2020, Episode 2". BBC.
- ^ "8 Out of 10 Cats: 8 Out of 10 Cats - On Demand". Channel 4.
- ^ "Comedy Against Living Miserably 2 on UKTV Play". UKTV Play.
- ^ "BBC Two - Richard Osman's House of Games, Series 4, Episode 66". BBC. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "BBC Two - Britain's Top Takeaways".
- ^ "Dancing on Ice". itv.com/presscentre. Retrieved 1 December 2022.