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'''Emily Taheny''' (born 1978) is an Australian comedian, television actress and singer known for her multiple appearances on the [[sketch comedy]] television series ''[[Comedy Inc. (Australian TV series)|Comedy Inc.]]'' from 2003 through 2007,<ref name="sydneymorningherald">{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/Review/Comedy-Inc--The-Late-Shift/2005/05/31/1117305611856.html?oneclick=true|title=Comedy Inc – The Late Shift|last=McEvoy|first=Marc |date=1 June 2005|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|accessdate=16 May 2010}}</ref> her role as "Kat" on the 2009 series ''[[The Jesters (TV series)|The Jesters]]'', and as a regular cast member on long-running satirical news program ''[[Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell]]''. She was born at [[Warooka]], [[Yorke Peninsula]], [[South Australia]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/emily-tahenys-colourful-characters-light-up-mad-as-hell-20150209-139ozi.html |title=Emily Taheny's colourful characters light up Mad As Hell |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=12 February 2015 |accessdate=23 August 2018}}</ref>
'''Emily Taheny''' (born 1978) is an Australian comedian, television actress and singer known for her multiple appearances on the [[sketch comedy]] television series ''[[Comedy Inc. (Australian TV series)|Comedy Inc.]]'' from 2003 through 2007,<ref name="sydneymorningherald">{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/Review/Comedy-Inc--The-Late-Shift/2005/05/31/1117305611856.html?oneclick=true|title=Comedy Inc – The Late Shift|last=McEvoy|first=Marc |date=1 June 2005|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|accessdate=16 May 2010}}</ref> her role as "Kat" on the 2009 series ''[[The Jesters (TV series)|The Jesters]]'', and as a regular cast member on long-running satirical news program ''[[Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell]]''. She was born at [[Warooka]], [[Yorke Peninsula]], [[South Australia]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/emily-tahenys-colourful-characters-light-up-mad-as-hell-20150209-139ozi.html |title=Emily Taheny's colourful characters light up Mad As Hell |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=12 February 2015 |accessdate=23 August 2018}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
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She has performed at the [[Adelaide Fringe Festival]], [[Edinburgh Festival]],<ref name="theage1">{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/04/01/1017206183344.html|title=Therapy of laughter springs from a life very ordinary|last=Carbone|first=Suzanne |date=2 April 2002|work=[[The Age]]|accessdate=16 May 2010}}</ref> and [[Melbourne Festival]].<ref name="theage3">{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/12/29/1040511256553.html|title=TV and radio comedy's new centre-stage|last=Scott-Norman|first=Fiona |date=30 December 2002|work=[[The Age]]|accessdate=16 May 2010}}</ref> She won the Fringe Cabaret Award at the Melbourne Festival in 2002 for her performance in ''Cliff Hanger''.<ref name="theage2">{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/12/23/1040511003846.html|title=The reinvention of cabaret|author=staff|date=24 December 2002|work=[[The Age]]|accessdate=16 May 2010}}</ref> In 2003, she graduated from the College of Country Music in [[Tamworth, New South Wales]].<ref name="thejesters" />
She has performed at the [[Adelaide Fringe Festival]], [[Edinburgh Festival]],<ref name="theage1">{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/04/01/1017206183344.html|title=Therapy of laughter springs from a life very ordinary|last=Carbone|first=Suzanne |date=2 April 2002|work=[[The Age]]|accessdate=16 May 2010}}</ref> and [[Melbourne Festival]].<ref name="theage3">{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/12/29/1040511256553.html|title=TV and radio comedy's new centre-stage|last=Scott-Norman|first=Fiona |date=30 December 2002|work=[[The Age]]|accessdate=16 May 2010}}</ref> She won the Fringe Cabaret Award at the Melbourne Festival in 2002 for her performance in ''Cliff Hanger''.<ref name="theage2">{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/12/23/1040511003846.html|title=The reinvention of cabaret|author=staff|date=24 December 2002|work=[[The Age]]|accessdate=16 May 2010}}</ref> In 2003, she graduated from the College of Country Music in [[Tamworth, New South Wales]].<ref name="thejesters" />


Taheny made her television debut on ''[[Comedy Inc. (Australian TV series)|Comedy Inc.]]'' in 2003, playing various characters on the show until its cancellation in 2007. In 2005, she made a guest appearance on ''[[Spicks and Specks (TV series)|Spicks and Specks]]''. In 2006, she appeared on ''[[The Chaser's War on Everything]]'', singing a song alongside [[Andrew Hansen]]'s Crazy Warehouse character. She appeared as "Kat" in the 2009 television series ''[[The Jesters (TV series)|The Jesters]]'',<ref name="thejesters" /> and has appeared in the series ''[[Sleuth 101]]''.<ref name="australiantelevisioninformationarchive">{{cite web|url=http://www.australiantelevision.net/sleuth101/episodes.html|title=Sleuth 101|publisher=Australian Television Information Archive|accessdate=16 May 2010}}</ref> Since 2012, she has been a regular cast member on the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]'s satirical news program ''[[Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell]]'', playing numerous recurring and one-off characters. In 2017, she appeared in the first episode of ''[[True Story with Hamish & Andy]]''.
Taheny made her television debut on ''[[Comedy Inc. (Australian TV series)|Comedy Inc.]]'' in 2003, playing various characters on the show until its cancellation in 2007. In 2005, she made a guest appearance on ''[[Spicks and Specks (TV series)|Spicks and Specks]]''. In 2006, she appeared on ''[[The Chaser's War on Everything]]'', singing a song alongside [[Andrew Hansen]]'s Crazy Warehouse character. She appeared as "Kat" in the 2009 television series ''[[The Jesters (TV series)|The Jesters]]'',<ref name="thejesters" /> and has appeared in the series ''[[Sleuth 101]]''.<ref name="australiantelevisioninformationarchive">{{cite web|url=http://www.australiantelevision.net/sleuth101/episodes.html|title=Sleuth 101|publisher=Australian Television Information Archive|accessdate=16 May 2010}}</ref> From 2012 to 2022, she was a regular cast member on the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]'s satirical news program ''[[Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell]]'', playing numerous recurring and one-off characters, and she competed in a special ''[[Hard Quiz|Mad As Hell does Hard Quiz]]'' in 2022. In 2017, she appeared in the first episode of ''[[True Story with Hamish & Andy]]''. In 2018 she starred in the comedy film ''[[The Flip Side]]''.<ref>{{Citation | last= Tuckett | first= Graeme | title= The Flip Side: A bland, pointless tale that boasts sub-soap opera plotting | url= https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/film-reviews/106859495/the-flip-side-a-bland-pointless-tale-that-boasts-subsoap-opera-plotting | periodical= Stuff | date= 6 September 2018}}</ref>


In 2019, Taheny appeared in Channel 7 series ''Secret Bridesmaids Business.''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=2019-09-26 |title=Secret business for hometown girl {{!}} TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2019/09/secret-business-for-hometown-girl.html |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=tvtonight.com.au |language=en-AU}}</ref>
== Filmography ==


==Filmography==
===Film===
===Film===
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|''[[Now Add Honey]]''
|''[[Now Add Honey]]''
|Detective Davis
|Detective Davis
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| rowspan="2" |2018
|''[[That's Not My Dog!]]''
|Herself
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|''[[The Flip Side]]''
|Ronnie
|Lead role
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|TBA
|''Kangaroo''
|Dorinda
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! Role
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! class="unsortable" | Notes
!Ref
|-
|-
|2003–07
|2003-07
|''[[Comedy Inc. (Australian TV series)|Comedy Inc.]]''
|''[[Comedy Inc. (Australian TV series)|Comedy Inc.]]''
|Various
|Various
|Regular role
|Regular role
|
|-
|-
|2007
|2007
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|Shona
|Shona
|"The Black Dog"
|"The Black Dog"
|
|-
|-
|2009–11
|2009-11
|''{{sortname|The|Jesters|The Jesters (TV series)}}''
|''{{sortname|The|Jesters|The Jesters (TV series)}}''
|Kat Bailey
|Kat Bailey
|Main role
|Main role
|
|-
|-
|2010
|2010
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|Hermoine / Rebecca
|Hermoine / Rebecca
|"Delete Cache", "Performance Enhancing Death"
|"Delete Cache", "Performance Enhancing Death"
|
|-
|-
|2012–2022
|2012–present
|''[[Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell]]''
|''[[Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell]]''
|Various
|Various
|Regular role
|Regular role
|
|-
|-
|2013–14
|2013-14
|''[[It's a Date (TV series)|It's a Date]]''
|''[[It's a Date (TV series)|It's a Date]]''
|Manda
|Manda
|"Should You Date on the Rebound?", "What's the Worst Thing That Can Happen on a Date?"
|"Should You Date on the Rebound?", "What's the Worst Thing That Can Happen on a Date?"
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|-
|-
|2014
|2014
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|Annie
|Annie
|TV miniseries
|TV miniseries
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|-
|-
|2015
|2015
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|Various
|Various
|Regular role
|Regular role
|
|-
|-
|2016-2017
|2016
|''Little Acorns''
|''[[All Star Family Feud]]''
|Emily
|Herself
|2 episodes
|9 episodes
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=2016-09-03 |title=Women behaving badly on Little Acorns {{!}} TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2016/09/women-behaving-badly-on-little-acorns.html |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=tvtonight.com.au |language=en-AU}}</ref>
|-
|2017
|''[[Behave Yourself! (TV series)|Behave Yourself!]]''
|Herself
|Contestant, episode 1
|-
|-
|2017
|2017
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|Rebecca Slaw
|Rebecca Slaw
|Episode 1
|Episode 1
|
|-
|2018
|''How to Stay Married''
|Claire
|1 episodes
|
|-
|2019
|[[Secret Bridesmaids' Business|''Secret Bridesmaids' Business'']]
|Nicole
|3 episodes
|
|-
|2021
|''Fraud Festival''
|Emily
|TV movie
|
|-
|2021-22
|''[[Bluey (2018 TV series)|Bluey]]''
|Wendy
|4 episodes
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2023
|''Monologue''
|Monique
|6 episodes
|
|-
|[[Bay of Fires (TV series)|''Bay of Fires'']]
|Jodie
|7 episodes
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=2022-08-12 |title=More cast join Bay of Fires for ABC {{!}} TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2022/08/more-cast-join-bay-of-fires-for-abc.html |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=tvtonight.com.au |language=en-AU}}</ref>
|-
|''Plausible Deniability''
|Ashlee Beake
|2 episodes
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2024
|[[Population 11|''Population 11'']]
|Audrey
|10 episodes
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=2024-01-31 |title=Airdate: Population 11 {{!}} TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/01/airdate-population-11.html |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=tvtonight.com.au |language=en-AU}}</ref>
|-
|''Thou Shalt Not Steal''
|Karen
|2 episodes
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=2024-09-09 |title=Airdate: Thou Shalt Not Steal {{!}} TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/09/airdate-thou-shalt-not-steal.html |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=tvtonight.com.au |language=en-AU}}</ref>
|}

=== Self appearances ===
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!Title
!Role
!Notes
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|-
|2019
|2019
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|Herself
|Herself
|1 episode
|1 episode
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|-
|2017
|''[[Behave Yourself! (TV series)|Behave Yourself!]]''
|Herself
|Contestant, episode 1
|
|-
|2016–2017
|''[[All Star Family Feud]]''
|Herself
|2 episodes
|
|}
|}


==Recognition==
==Recognition==
===Awards and nominations===

===Awards & nominations===
*2001, won Best Newcomer Award at the [[Melbourne International Comedy Festival]]<ref name="thejesters" />
*2001, won Best Newcomer Award at the [[Melbourne International Comedy Festival]]<ref name="thejesters" />
*2002, won Fringe Cabaret Award at the [[Melbourne Festival]]<ref name="theage2" />
*2002, won Fringe Cabaret Award at the [[Melbourne Festival]]<ref name="theage2" />
*2023, won Best Actor Award at the Sydney Web Festival


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 10:23, 10 September 2024

Emily Taheny
Born1978 (age 45–46)
Warooka, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Occupation(s)Comedian, television actress, singer
Years active1989–present
RelativesFiona O'Loughlin (sister)

Emily Taheny (born 1978) is an Australian comedian, television actress and singer known for her multiple appearances on the sketch comedy television series Comedy Inc. from 2003 through 2007,[1] her role as "Kat" on the 2009 series The Jesters, and as a regular cast member on long-running satirical news program Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell. She was born at Warooka, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia.[2]

Career

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Taheny began doing stand-up comedy in 1989.[3] She graduated from the Centre for Performing Arts in South Australia and collaborated with her sister Fiona O'Loughlin on the stage show Fiona, Her Sister and Some Guy, which received the Best Newcomer Award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2001.[4]

She has performed at the Adelaide Fringe Festival, Edinburgh Festival,[5] and Melbourne Festival.[6] She won the Fringe Cabaret Award at the Melbourne Festival in 2002 for her performance in Cliff Hanger.[7] In 2003, she graduated from the College of Country Music in Tamworth, New South Wales.[4]

Taheny made her television debut on Comedy Inc. in 2003, playing various characters on the show until its cancellation in 2007. In 2005, she made a guest appearance on Spicks and Specks. In 2006, she appeared on The Chaser's War on Everything, singing a song alongside Andrew Hansen's Crazy Warehouse character. She appeared as "Kat" in the 2009 television series The Jesters,[4] and has appeared in the series Sleuth 101.[8] From 2012 to 2022, she was a regular cast member on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's satirical news program Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell, playing numerous recurring and one-off characters, and she competed in a special Mad As Hell does Hard Quiz in 2022. In 2017, she appeared in the first episode of True Story with Hamish & Andy. In 2018 she starred in the comedy film The Flip Side.[9]

In 2019, Taheny appeared in Channel 7 series Secret Bridesmaids Business.[10]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2014 The Heckler Emma
2015 Now Add Honey Detective Davis
2018 That's Not My Dog! Herself
The Flip Side Ronnie Lead role
TBA Kangaroo Dorinda

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref
2003–07 Comedy Inc. Various Regular role
2007 Stupid, Stupid Man Shona "The Black Dog"
2009–11 The Jesters Kat Bailey Main role
2010 Sleuth 101 Hermoine / Rebecca "Delete Cache", "Performance Enhancing Death"
2012–2022 Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell Various Regular role
2013–14 It's a Date Manda "Should You Date on the Rebound?", "What's the Worst Thing That Can Happen on a Date?"
2014 INXS: Never Tear Us Apart Annie TV miniseries
2015 Open Slather Various Regular role
2016 Little Acorns Emily 9 episodes [11]
2017 Get Krack!n Rebecca Slaw Episode 1
2018 How to Stay Married Claire 1 episodes
2019 Secret Bridesmaids' Business Nicole 3 episodes
2021 Fraud Festival Emily TV movie
2021-22 Bluey Wendy 4 episodes
2023 Monologue Monique 6 episodes
Bay of Fires Jodie 7 episodes [12]
Plausible Deniability Ashlee Beake 2 episodes
2024 Population 11 Audrey 10 episodes [13]
Thou Shalt Not Steal Karen 2 episodes [14]

Self appearances

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Year Title Role Notes
2019 Celebrity Name Game Herself 1 episode
2017 Behave Yourself! Herself Contestant, episode 1
2016–2017 All Star Family Feud Herself 2 episodes

Recognition

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Awards and nominations

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References

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  1. ^ McEvoy, Marc (1 June 2005). "Comedy Inc – The Late Shift". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
  2. ^ "Emily Taheny's colourful characters light up Mad As Hell". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  3. ^ Rod McGuirk, Rod (6 July 2001). "Alice Springs comic gets govt support for Edinburgh festival". Australian Associated Press.
  4. ^ a b c d "Emily Taheny bio at Movienetwork". movienetwork.tv. Archived from the original on 17 September 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
  5. ^ Carbone, Suzanne (2 April 2002). "Therapy of laughter springs from a life very ordinary". The Age. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
  6. ^ Scott-Norman, Fiona (30 December 2002). "TV and radio comedy's new centre-stage". The Age. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
  7. ^ a b staff (24 December 2002). "The reinvention of cabaret". The Age. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
  8. ^ "Sleuth 101". Australian Television Information Archive. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
  9. ^ Tuckett, Graeme (6 September 2018), "The Flip Side: A bland, pointless tale that boasts sub-soap opera plotting", Stuff
  10. ^ Knox, David (26 September 2019). "Secret business for hometown girl | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  11. ^ Knox, David (3 September 2016). "Women behaving badly on Little Acorns | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  12. ^ Knox, David (12 August 2022). "More cast join Bay of Fires for ABC | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  13. ^ Knox, David (31 January 2024). "Airdate: Population 11 | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  14. ^ Knox, David (9 September 2024). "Airdate: Thou Shalt Not Steal | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
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