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