Darren Harriott

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]