Darren Harriott

Darren Harriott (born 1 September 1988) is a British stand-up comedian from the Black Country in the 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  (age 31)
Websitehttps://darrenharriott.com 

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 performed stand-up comedy on television shows Live at the Apollo,[8] Russell Howard’s Stand Up Central,[9] as well as appearing on television comedy panel shows such as Mock The Week,[10] and Hypothetical,[11] Radio appearances include BBC Radio 4 shows Best of the Fest[12] and The Now Show,[13] and BBC Radio 5 Live comedy sports panel show Fighting Talk.[14] He is the host of Newsjack - Unplugged and Comedy of the Week on BBC Radio 4 .

He appeared on Dave's Comedy 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.[15]

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[16]
2018 The Great Xmas Rant ITV -
2018 Mock the Week BBC Series 17: Episode 1[17]
2018 Comedy Central at The Comedy Store Comedy Central Series 5: Episode 2, Episode 7[18]
2018 Roast Battle Comedy Central Series 2: Episode 4[19]
2019 Don't Hate the Playaz ITV Series Regular[20]
2019 The Stand Up Sketch Show ITV Series 1 Episode 3[21]
2019 The Dog Ate My Homework BBC [22]
2019 Hypothetical Dave Series 1 Episode 6[23]
2019 The Comedy Bus Comedy Central Series 1 Episode 6[24]
2019 Comic Relief BBC Celebrity University Challenge aired as part of a telethon [25]
2019 CelebAbility ITV Series 4 Episode 4[26]
2019 Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier Dave Series 2 Episode 2[27]
2019 The Great British Bake Off: Channel 4 Series 3 Episode 8[28]


2019 Dave Gorman's Terms and Conditions Apply Dave Episode 5[29]
2019 The Apprentice: You're Fired BBC Series 14 Episode 5[30]
2019 Live at the Apollo BBC Host/Presenter Series 15[31]
2019 Romesh Presents... Sky Host/Presenter Episode 8: Stan By Your Man[32]


2019 Celebrity Mastermind BBC Series 17 Episode 2[33]
2020 8 out of 10 Cats E4 Series 22 Episode 7[34]
2020 Comedy Against Living Miserably Dave Series 1 Episode 2[35]

References
  1. Logan, Brian (23 August 2019). "Darren Harriott review – confessions of a kiss-chase failure". The Guardian.
  2. Logan, Brian (23 August 2017). "Edinburgh comedy awards: the nominees in full". The Guardian.
  3. "Edinburgh Comedy awards 2019: surrealists, standups and sausage act vie for prize". the Guardian. 21 August 2019.
  4. Guide, British Comedy. "Darren Harriott: Visceral". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  5. Guide, British Comedy. "Darren Harriott: Good Heart Yute". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  6. "About Darren | Darren Harriott". darrenharriott.com.
  7. "BBC Radio 4 - Darren Harriott: Black Label". BBC. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
  8. Guide, British Comedy. "Live At The Apollo Series 13, Episode 3 - Rob Beckett, Jen Brister, Darren Harriott". British Comedy Guide.
  9. "Russell Howard's Stand Up Central: Darren Harriot and Jimmy Carr - S2". Radio Times.
  10. "BBC Two - Mock the Week, Series 17, Episode 1". BBC.
  11. "Hypothetical | Dave Channel". dave.uktv.co.uk.
  12. "BBC Radio 4 - Fresh From the Fringe, Fresh from the Fringe 2018 - Part 2, Episode Two - Darren Harriott". BBC.
  13. "The Now Show - Next on - BBC Radio 4". BBC.
  14. "BBC Radio 5 live - Fighting Talk, Des Kelly, Kath Merry, Greg Brady, Darren Harriott". BBC.
  15. "Series 1, Episode 2". Comedy Against Living Miserably. 22 April 2020. Dave.
  16. "BBC Two - Live at the Apollo, Series 13, Episode 3". BBC.
  17. "BBC Two - Mock the Week, Series 17, Episode 1". BBC.
  18. "Comedy Central at the Comedy Store - Season - TV Series | Comedy Central UK".
  19. "Roast Battle - Season - TV Series | Comedy Central UK".
  20. https://www.itv.com/hub/dont-hate-the-playaz/2a5935a0001. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  21. "The Stand Up Sketch Show - Series 1 - Episode 3".
  22. "The Dog Ate My Homework - Series 7: 8. Kieron v Leah" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  23. Guide, British Comedy. "Hypothetical Series 1, Episode 6". British Comedy Guide.
  24. "The Comedy Bus Series and Episode Guides | TV from RadioTimes". Radio Times.
  25. "BBC One - Comic Relief, 2019, University Challenge". BBC.
  26. "Iain Stirling's CelebAbility - S3 - Episode 4". Radio Times.
  27. "Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier | Dave Channel". dave.uktv.co.uk.
  28. "The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice: The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice - Episode Guide". Channel 4.
  29. "Dave Gorman: Terms and Conditions Apply | Dave Channel". dave.uktv.co.uk.
  30. "BBC Two - The Apprentice: You're Fired, Series 15, Oxford and Cambridge Discount Buying". BBC.
  31. "BBC Two - Live at the Apollo, Series 15, Episode 4". BBC.
  32. "Romesh Presents". Sky.
  33. "BBC One - Celebrity Mastermind, 2019/2020, Episode 2". BBC.
  34. "8 Out of 10 Cats: 8 Out of 10 Cats - On Demand". Channel 4.
  35. "Comedy Against Living Miserably 2 on UKTV Play". UKTV Play.


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