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Canterbury’s Harriet Kemsley to perform the final night of her stand-up tour at the Gulbenkian Arts Centre

Canterbury comedian Harriet Kemsley will finish her nationwide tour with a hometown performance.

The stand-up has been touring the country with her latest show Honeysuckle Island, which comes to an end at the Gulbenkian Arts Centre on Saturday, December 10.

Harriet Kemsley is returning to Canterbury with her new stand-up show. Picture: Matt Crockett
Harriet Kemsley is returning to Canterbury with her new stand-up show. Picture: Matt Crockett

You can book tickets to Harriet’s Canterbury show online here.

The tour, which comes off the back of appearances on Live at the Apollo and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, sees the comic tackle subjects such as her youth, being a new mum and beauty standards for women.

Harriet grew up in Kent and attended Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School in Canterbury along with her sister. Her father also went on to teach at the school.

Harriet performed Honeysuckle Island to a sold-out audience at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and for five nights at the Soho Theatre. Picture: Matt Crockett
Harriet performed Honeysuckle Island to a sold-out audience at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and for five nights at the Soho Theatre. Picture: Matt Crockett

The comedian, who recently performed her latest show to a sold-out audience at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, returns to her family home for the final night of her tour, which included five nights at the Soho Theatre in London.

Harriet is known for sharing her personal life in her work, particularly in Bobby and Harriet Get Married. The TV mockumentary starred Harriet and her real-life husband Bobby Mair.

The pair, who have a child together, shared their ‘fake’ married life with viewers in the mini-series, which aired in 2017.

Harriet Kemsley will be at the Gulbenkian Arts Centre in Canterbury on Saturday, December 10. Tickets cost £14.

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