Darren Harriott (born 1 September 1988) is a British stand-up comedian from Oldbury, 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]

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Darren Harriott
Born	1 September 1988
Website	https://darrenharriott.com

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Harriott was born to parents Patrick and Paulette, and grew up in Oldbury, near Birmingham in the West Midlands.^[4] His father was a drug dealer who was incarcerated during Harriott's childhood. He died by suicide while Harriott was still a child.^[4]

Harriott moved to London at the age of 26 to pursue a career in comedy. He worked as a security guard at venues including the Hammersmith Apollo to finance his early years.^[5]

Harriott has toured the UK with his shows "Visceral" and "Good Heart Yute,"^[6][7] and regularly appears at comedy clubs across the country.^[8] His stand-up shows became the basis for his BBC Radio 4 series Darren Harriott's Black Label.^[9]

Harriott has appeared on multiple television shows such as Live at the Apollo,^[10] The Last Leg,^[11] Ghost Bus Tours,^[12] Hey Tracey!,^[13] Comedy Games Night,^[14] 8 Out of 10 Cats,^[15] The Apprentice: You’re Fired!,^[16] Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice,^[17] Catchpoint for Sport Relief,^[18] University Challenge for Comic Relief,^[19] CelebAbility,^[20] The Stand Up Sketch Show,^[21] Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier,^[22] Celebrity Mastermind,^[23] Pointless Celebrities,^[24] Dave Gorman: Terms and Conditions Apply,^[25] Dave's Comedian's Against Living Miserably,^[26] Comedy Central Live,^[27] Roast Battle,^[28] Mock the Week,^[29] Comedy Central at the Comedy Store,^[30] Hypothetical,^[31] Russell Howard's Stand Up Central,^[32] Don't Hate the Playaz, Love Island,^[33] and The Comedy Bus.^[34]

On radio he has hosted Newsjack Unplugged,^[35] Comedy of the Week^[36] for BBC Radio 4 and the BBC Radio 4 Summer Festival.^[37] Radio appearances include BBC Radio 4 shows Best of the Fest^[38] and The Now Show,^[39] and BBC Radio 5 Live comedy sports panel show Fighting Talk.^[40]

He appeared on Dave's Campaign Against Living Miserably, where he discussed his father's incarceration and death.^[41]

In late 2021, Harriott co-presented the Dave travelogue British as Folk alongside fellow comedians Ivo Graham and Fern Brady. In 2022, he was a regular panellist on Love Island's companion show Aftersun.^[42] He co-hosts the podcast Shame is Delicious with Eshaan Akbar.^[43][44]

In 2023, Harriott was a contestant on the fifteenth series of Dancing on Ice.^[45]