Tanya Hennessy
Born1985 (age 38–39)
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Medium
  • Digital content creator
  • radio announcer
  • comedian
  • television presenter
  • author
  • actor
NationalityAustralian
Years active2010–present
GenresDigital media, social media, observational comedy, parody and satirical comedy
Notable works and roles
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Drunk 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.[1] She worked for Southern Cross Austereo and the HIT Network commercial radio stations in Newcastle, Griffith, Toowoomba[2] and Canberra.[3][4]

She is best known for her comedy videos including Everyday Makeup Tutorial,[5] Get A Real Job[6] and Things People Say[7][8][9] on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram, and as a celebrity competitor in the Australian version of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here![10][11]

Youtube Career

Tanya Hennessy started her youtube channel 7th February 2015. Hennessy's first public video was "Tanya Hennessy WELCOME" and uploaded on the 18th September 2015. She now has over 21 million views on her youtube channel in total and strives to reach 50,000,000.

Career

Hennessy performed in the television series Drunk History Australia and The Unboxing, and appeared as herself in Hughesy, We Have a Problem, The Daily Talk Show[12] and Chris & Julia's Sunday Night Takeaway. Hennessy hosted The Bachelor: UNPACKED on Channel 10 and guest hosted on Studio 10 and The Loop.[13]

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 [14]
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 [15]
2018 Australian Commercial Radio Awards Best Entertainment Presenter hit104.7 Canberra Breakfast Won Writer, presenter [16]

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
Drunk 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)[17][18]
  • 2020: Help Self: Learn from my mistakes so you can make different ones! by Tanya Hennessy (ISBN 9781760876630)[19][20]
  • 2021: Drum Roll Please, It's Stevie Louise by Tanya Hennessy (ISBN 9781760526412)[21]

References

  1. ↑ Staff writer, Booktopia (13 June 2018). Am I Doing This Right?. Allen and Unwin Australia. Retrieved 25 September 2020 – via Booktopia.
  2. ↑ Harris, Meghan (23 May 2017). "From Toowoomba radio to red carpet with Zac Efron". The Dalby Herald Pty Ltd. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  3. ↑ Dohertry, Megan (29 August 2018). "Canberra radio stars up for awards". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Tanya Hennessy". HSM. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  5. ↑ Staff writer, Toowoomba Living (13 June 2018). "Meet Tanya Hennessy". Toowoomba Living. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  6. ↑ Staff writer, The Mornington Peninsula Magazine (9 July 2020). "In Conversation - March 2020 - Creativity is Karla's middle name". The Mornington Peninsula Magazine. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  7. ↑ Staff writer, Pauline (25 April 2018). "Popular social media stars Sketchshe, Tanya Hennessy Macdoesit and more join draw with Jazza and Cakes by Choppa for VidCon Australia 2018". Flourish PR. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  8. ↑ Bido, Tatiana (15 March 2017). "This Hilarious Viral Makeup Tutorial Is the Most Honest Thing on the Internet". Yahoo Sport. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  9. ↑ Hollings, Emily (6 December 2018). "LITERALLY LOL-ING: All the thoughts Travel Advisors have in a day". KarryOn. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  10. ↑ Knox, David (6 January 2020). "I'm A Celebrity cast unveiled". TV Tonight. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  11. ↑ "RECAP: Tanya Hennessy Farewells The Jungle". TV Blackbox. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  12. ↑ "Tanya Hennessy". The Daily Talk Show. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  13. ↑ McManus, Bridget (28 December 2019). "Critic's Choice M Magazine December 29". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  14. ↑ "Video Junkee Award Winners Announced". FilmInk. 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  15. ↑ Staff writer, B&T Magazine (14 October 2017). "Australian Commercial Radio Awards 2017 Winners Revealed". B&T Magazine. The Misfits Media Company Pty Limited. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  16. ↑ Nguyen, Han (21 October 2018). "Canberra radio stations win at commercial radio awards". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  17. ↑ "Am I Doing This Right?: Life Lessons from the Encyclopedia Bri-Tanya by Tanya Hennessy". Good Reads. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  18. ↑ "Am I Doing This Right?: Life lessons from the Encyclopedia Bri-Tanya: Tanya Hennessy". Allen and Unwin. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  19. ↑ Help Self: Learn from my mistakes so you can make different ones! by Tanya Hennessy. Retrieved 25 September 2020 – via Booktopia.
  20. ↑ "Help Self: Learn from my mistakes so you can make different ones!- Tanya Hennessy". Allen and Unwin. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  21. ↑ Drum Roll Please, It's Stevie Louise by Tanya Hennessy. Retrieved 14 April 2021 – via Booktopia.
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