Emily Taheny

Emily Taheny
Born	Emily Taheny Warooka, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia
Occupation	Television actress Comedian Singer
Years active	1989–present

Emily Taheny is an Australian television actress, comedian, and singer known for her multiple appearances on the sketch comedy television series Comedy Inc. from 2003 through 2007, and for her role as "Kat" on the 2009 series The Jesters. She was born at Warooka, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia.

Taheny began doing stand-up comedy 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 Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2001.

She has performed at the Adelaide Fringe Festival, Edinburgh Festival, and Melbourne Festival. 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 Tamworth, New South Wales.

Taheny made her television debut on Comedy Inc. in 2003. She played various characters between 2003 and 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, and has appeared in the series Sleuth 101.

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