| Tanya Hennessy | |
| Birth Place: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Active: | 2010–present |
| Genre: | Digital media, social media, observational comedy, parody and satirical comedy |
| Notable Work: | 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]
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]
| 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) | Writer, presenter | [15] | ||
| 2018 | Australian Commercial Radio Awards | Best Entertainment Presenter | hit104.7 Canberra Breakfast | Writer, presenter | [16] |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |