Reading Indie Comedy Festival present: Harriet Kemsley

Sat May 16 2026 at 02:00 pm to 03:00 pm UTC+00:00

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Reading Indie Comedy Festival present: Harriet Kemsley
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Reading Indie Comedy Festival will return in 2026 between the 16 - 18 of May.
The festival will comprise of 4 days of hilarious shows across Reading's independent comedy circuit.
Further detail will follow as we confirm the festival programme so keep an eye on this page.
The Festival Pass will grant entry to every show at the festival including Special Saturday Show at The Pentahotel with headliner Simon Brodkin and Comedy at the Taproom Sunday Showcase 2026 with Headliner Sara Pascoe.
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Harriet is an award winning comedian, writer and actress. She has starred in the Viceland reality sitcom Bobby and Harriet: Get Married which she co-created and co-wrote with her husband Bobby Mair, to huge critical acclaim. She can also be seen on Dave's Hypothetical, ITV's Hey Tracey, Comedy Central’s Roast Battle, and is a recurring guest on 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and 8 Out of 10 Cats. Her other credits include hosting the BBC Radio 4 Comedy Club, The Radio 1 Comedy Lounge, BBC3’s Comedy Marathon, The One Show (Edinburgh Special) and Kevin’s Hart’s LOL Live.
Harriet’s awards include the Leicester Mercury New Act of the Year Finalist, Funny’s Funny Winner, Up The Creek New Act of the Year Winning and Leicester Square New Act of the Year Finalist. She has been described by Time Out as ‘a very funny rising star’ and as one of Rhod Gilbert’s ‘Ten Comics to See’ in the Mail on Sunday.
Festival pass: £50
Advance - Harriet Kemsley ONLY: £10
Lineup subject to change. Timings may changes slightly as we finalise the festival schedule.
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