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]
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]
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]
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[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]
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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]
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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] |