British comedian
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]
Early life
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
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
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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