darren harriott

Wednesday 13 October 2021

Nominee: Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer 2017 

 

**** Evening Standard – “Passionate, articulate, witty.” 
**** The Sunday Times – “This sharp debut explores his many contradictions with primetime warmth. Watch him.”

Guardian Recommended Show 2017

Darren Harriott is one of the most exciting comedians on the circuit. Over the last couple of years, he has appeared on Live at the ApolloRussell Howard’s Stand Up Central, BBC Radio 4’s Best of the FestThe Now Show and 5Live’s Fighting Talk. He also features in a series for Comedy Central Online, and has his own BBC Three short coming soon.

2017 saw Darren head to the Edinburgh Festival with his debut hour Defiant at the Pleasance Courtyard, which was a big hit with audiences and critics alike. In 2018, following a run at the Soho Theatre, he jetted off to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival where he appeared on the televised Gala.

A confident performer with a captivating charm, Darren’s comedy deals with everything from subverting stereotypes, to everyday observations, to that juiciest of topics, religion – all with a cutting edge.

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