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Denise Margaret Scott AM (born 24 April 1955) is an Australian stand-up comedian, actor, television and radio presenter.

Career

Scott has appeared frequently on Australian television since her regular slot on ABC TV's The Big Gig in 1990, and a weekly segment on Tonight Live with Steve Vizard. Scott was one of the most frequent guests on musical quiz show Spicks and Specks, and appeared several times on The Glass House and Good News Week.

In 1993 she performed the live show, Women Stand Up! with Sue Ingleton and Lynda Gibson. She also co-starred with Judith Lucy and Lynda Gibson in stage spectaculars Comedy Is Not Pretty (1999) and Comedy Is Still Not Pretty (2003).

She was a member of the Vega 91.5 FM breakfast radio show; Dave and Denise with Shaun Micallef (formerly called Shaun, Beverley and Denise), until she finished up with Vega on 23 November 2007.

Scott has made appearances on Network 10 shows Can of Worms, The Circle, The Project, All Star Family Feud, Would I Lie to You?, Have You Been Paying Attention? and Hughesy, We Have a Problem.

Scott starred as Trish Gross in the Australian drama series Winners & Losers on the Seven Network. She appeared as a guest on the talk show Can of Worms on Network Ten on Monday 29 August. Scott also appeared on Channel 31's To Hell in a Handbasket, with Dolly Diamond on Tuesday 17 December 2013.

Scott stars as Gwen in the Australian ABC comedy series It's a Date.

In 2017, Scott started narrating the Australian travel series Travel Guides on the Nine Network, and again teamed up with Judith Lucy for a new live show, Disappointments which commenced touring and was performed in Melbourne in April 2017 as part of the International Comedy Festival.

In April 2018, Network Ten announced Scott would join Studio 10 as a panelist.

In 2019, Scott competed in the sixteenth season of Dancing with the Stars, where she was paired up with Jeremy Garner. She was second to be eliminated from the competition.

In July 2019, Scott announced her resignation as a panelist on Studio 10.

In 2023, she stars in the reboot of the popular sitcom Mother and Son, written by Geoffrey Atherden. Scott portrays the ageing and frail Maggie, alongside Matt Okine who plays her son Arthur, the current series re-imagining also introduces a multicultural aspect, with the current Arthur being from a migrant background

Filmography

Film

Television

Television (as self)

Radio

Stage

Writer

Awards & honours

Personal life

Scott grew up in Greensborough, Victoria. She lives with her partner John, whom she met whilst in a clowning ensemble in Albury-Wodonga. She has two children, musician Jordie Lane and multidisciplinary artist Bonnie Lane.

Scott was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer (HER2-positive) just before embarking on the Mother and Son reboot, and underwent chemotherapy while shooting.

References

1. All that happened at number 26 / Denise Scott, ACT Public Library.
2. Lallo, Mike: All jokes aside …, The Age, 3 November 2008.
3. Nugent, Ann (23 April 1993). "Feminist or not, you will enjoy this show". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). p. 12. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
4. Bennet, Sally (14 March 2016). "30 years of laughs and counting". Heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
5. "Comedy Is Not Pretty". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 February 2003. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
6. "Hilarious, humorous? Ha, ha, ha!". The Age. 26 March 2003. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
7. ^ O'Brien, Kerrie (28 March 2017). "Denise Scott on the C word, the lie-down that lasted a year, and Disappointments". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
8. It's A Date: Trailer (ABC1) on YouTube (16 July 2013). Retrieved on 16 April 2014.
9. Dolan, Joe (16 April 2017). "Judith Lucy & Denise Scott: Disappointments (MICF)". The Music. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
10. "Angela Bishop and Denise Scott to join Studio 10 as panellists". Mumbrella. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
11. Pobjie, Ben (12 February 2019). "Denise Scott hopes her dance moves won't turn into a comedy act". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
12. "Dancing With The Stars 2019: Denise Scott Leaves But Not Before A Few More Iconic Clapbacks". 10 daily. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
13. "2023 Upfronts: ABC".
14. https://token.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/DEN-Biography-1.pdf
15. ^ "Denise Scott - Token Artist Management | Hire or Book Denise Scott Here". Token. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
16. Geraets, Nell (9 August 2023). "Denise Scott, star of Mother and Son reboot, diagnosed with cancer". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
17. https://token.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/DEN-Biography-1.pdf
18. "All about my mother". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
19. Geraets, Nell (9 August 2023). "Denise Scott, star of Mother and Son reboot, diagnosed with cancer". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 June 2024.

External links

• Denise Scott at IMDb

• 1955 births
• Australian women radio presenters
• Australian stand-up comedians
• Helpmann Award winners
• Living people
• Comedians from Melbourne
• Australian women comedians
• Radio personalities from Melbourne
• People from Greensborough, Victoria
• Members of the Order of Australia