# Tanya Hennessy

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 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 and Chris & Julia's Sunday Night Takeaway. 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 |
| 2011 | Newcastle community radio | Volunteer mid-dawn and breakfast show producer |
| 2012 | NXFM 106.9 | Panellist for Fifi Box and Jules Lund |
| 2012 | 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 |
| 2019 | The Daily Talk Show | Herself | 1 episode |
| 2019 | The Unboxing | Camilla | |
| 2019 | 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 |
| 2020 | Hughesy, We Have a Problem | Herself | 1 episode |
| 2020 | Drunk History Australia | Christina MacPherson | 1 episode |
| 2020 | The Project | Herself | 1 episode |
| 2021 | Celebrity Letters and Numbers | Herself: Contestant | 1 episode |
| 2021 | 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 |
| 2020 | 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)