Emily Taheny (born 1978) is an Australian comedian, television actress and singer known for her multiple appearances on the

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television series '' Comedy Inc.'' from 2003 through 2007, her role as "Kat" on the 2009 series '' The Jesters'', and as a regular cast member on long-running satirical news program ''

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''. She was born at

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Career

Taheny began doing

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in 1989. 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

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in 2001. She has performed at the

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, and

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. She won the Fringe Cabaret Award at the Melbourne Festival in 2002 for her performance in ''Cliff Hanger''. In 2003, she graduated from the College of Country Music in

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. 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

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's Crazy Warehouse character. She appeared as "Kat" in the 2009 television series '' The Jesters'', and has appeared in the series ''

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''. From 2012 to 2022, she was a regular cast member on the

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's satirical news program ''

'', 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 ''

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Recognition

Awards and nominations

*2001, won Best Newcomer Award at the

*2002, won Fringe Cabaret Award at the

References

External links

*
Official website
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