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Tanya Hennessy
Born 1985 (age 38–39)
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Medium
  • Digital content creator
  • radio announcer
  • comedian
  • television presenter
  • author
  • actor
Nationality Australian
Years active 2010–present
Genres Digital media, social media, observational comedy, parody and satirical comedy
Notable works and roles
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
... History Australia
Hughesy, We Have a Problem
Studio 10

Tanya Hennessy (born 1985) is an Australian digital content creator, comedian, writer and television presenter who works in Australia. Hennessy taught drama and worked in theatre as a stage manager at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe before switching to a career in radio announcing. She worked for Southern Cross Austereo and the HIT Network commercial radio stations in Newcastle, Griffith, Toowoomba and Canberra.

She is best known for her comedy videos including Everyday Makeup Tutorial, Get A Real Job and Things People Say on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram, and as a celebrity competitor in the Australian version of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!

Career

..... Hennessy hosted The Bachelor: UNPACKED on Channel 10 and guest hosted on Studio 10 and The Loop.

Awards and nominations

Digital media
Year Award Category Work Result Role Ref.
2017 Video Junkee Awards The Breakthrough Award Video content creator for an online video or series Won Writer, presenter
Radio
Year Award Category Work Result Role Ref.
2017 Australian Commercial Radio Awards Best Radio Documentary Braden's Story- Ryan Jon, Tanya Hennessy and Joe Gleeson
(hit104.7 Canberra)
Won Writer, presenter
2018 Australian Commercial Radio Awards Best Entertainment Presenter hit104.7 Canberra Breakfast Won Writer, presenter

Radio

Radio broadcasting
Year Radio station Role Notes
2011 Newcastle community radio Volunteer mid-dawn and breakfast show producer
2012 NXFM 106.9 Panellist for Fifi Box and Jules Lund
NXFM 106.9 Co-announcer with Jules Lund and Dan Debuf
2013 2DayFM 104.1 Panellist for Dan Debuf and Maz Compton
2014 Griffith radio station Breakfast show presenter and producer
2015 Toowoomba radio station Producer and panellist
2016 Canberra 104.7 Producer, presenter and panellist for Breakfast with Ryan and Tanya

Stage

Comedy Tours
Year Title Role Notes
2019 Low Expectations Writer/performer Comedy show with comedian and content creator Christian Hull, toured in Australia and New Zealand

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2019 Chris & Julia's Sunday Night Takeaway Herself 1 episode
The Daily Talk Show Herself 1 episode
The Unboxing Camilla
33rd Annual ARIA Music Awards 2019 Presenter for Best Comedy Release 1 episode
2020 I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Herself 17 episodes
Hughesy, We Have a Problem Herself 1 episode
... History Australia Christina MacPherson 1 episode
The Project Herself 1 episode
2021 Celebrity Letters and Numbers Herself: Contestant 1 episode
2021 AACTA Awards: Industry Awards category Herself: Presenter 1 episode

Podcasts

Podcasting
Year Title Role Notes
2019 Shameless with Zara McDonald and Michelle Andrews, IN CONVERSATION: Tanya Hennessy Herself (guest) 1 episode
2020 Better Than Yesterday with Osher Günsberg Herself (guest) 1 episode
I Can't Stop with Tanya Hennessy and Steph Tisdell Writer/Presenter
2022 Hennessy's Hotline Writer/Presenter

Books

  • 2018: Am I Doing This Right?: Life Lessons from the Encyclopedia Bri-Tanya by Tanya Hennessy (ISBN: 1760632236)
  • 2020: Help Self: Learn from my mistakes so you can make different ones! by Tanya Hennessy (ISBN: 9781760876630)
  • 2021: Drum Roll Please, It's Stevie Louise by Tanya Hennessy (ISBN: 9781760526412)
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