Denise Scott

Last updated

Denise Scott
AM
Born (1955-04-24) 24 April 1955 (age 69)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Other namesScotty
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • actor
  • television presenter
  • radio presenter
PartnerJohn Lane
Children2

Denise Margaret Scott AM (born 24 April 1955) [1] is an Australian stand-up comedian, actor, television and radio presenter.

Contents

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 . [2] 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. [3] She also co-starred with Judith Lucy and Lynda Gibson in stage spectaculars Comedy Is Not Pretty (1999) [4] and Comedy Is Still Not Pretty (2003). [5] [6]

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. [7] 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 . [8]

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. [9]

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

In 2019, Scott competed in the sixteenth season of Dancing with the Stars , where she was paired up with Jeremy Garner. [11] She was second to be eliminated from the competition. [12]

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 [13]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleType
1985 Malcolm Willy's WifeFeature film
1988An Ordinary WomanShort film
1992VaudevilleNatural NormansTV movie
1995GorgeousAdditional characters (voices)Short film
1995MaidenheadHat Shop WomanShort film
2007The Sounds of AusSelfTV movie
2013Mother's BoyMotherShort film
2014 Timothy Melinda GarrettTV movie

Television

YearTitleRoleType
1989–90 Tuesday Night Live: The Big Gig Carmen / Babs Blewitt / Jude / Escort Agent / Doris / Wife / Magazine ReaderTV series, 9 episodes
1992 Six Pack KatherineTV series, 1 episode
1992 Let the Blood Run Free Mrs RottweilerTV series, 1 episode
1993–95 Full Frontal Various charactersTV series, 26 episodes
1996 Neighbours Coral ReevesTV series, 2 episodes
1997 Good Guys, Bad Guys WaitressTV series, 1 episode
1997Get a LifeDaphne StorkTV series
1998 Halifax f.p. ShiriTV series, 1 episode
1998 The Genie from Down Under 2 DeniseTV series, 1 episode
1999 Blue Heelers Pam KellyTV series, 1 episode
1999 SeaChange Wilhelmina SeagullTV series, 1 episode
2000Introducing Gary PerryWoman at ZooTV series, 1 episode
2000 One Size Fits All Various charactersTV series, 13 episodes
2001 Shock Jock Miss WandaTV series, 1 episode
2002 Short Cuts Mrs CoxonTV series, 4 episodes
2009 The Librarians NurseTV series, 1 episode
2010 Bed of Roses Patti RankinTV series, 1 episode
2010 Sleuth 101 EnidTV series, 1 episode
2011 Judith Lucy's Spiritual Journey Sister Aileen (flashback)TV series, 1 episode
2011–16 Winners & Losers Trish GrossTV series, seasons 1–5, 75 episodes
2013To Hell in a Handbasket, with Dolly DiamondTV series
2013Being BrendoBrenda AbbottTV series, 2 episodes
2013–14 It's a Date GwenTV series, 2 episodes
2014Bleak: The Web SeriesNoniWeb series, 3 episodes
2015 Please Like Me DoctorTV series, 1 episode
2015–17 House Husbands Nurse ToniTV series, season 4-5, 14 episodes
2016 Jack Irish Sybill McLeodTV series, 2 episodes
2017 Travel Guides NarratorTV series
2018 True Story with Hamish & Andy BernadetteTV series, 1 episode
2019 Get Krackin MargaretTV series, 1 episode
2021–22 Fisk LeslieTV series, 2 episodes
2023 Mother and Son MaggieTV series, 8 episodes

Television (as self)

YearTitleRoleType
1990 Tonight Live with Steve Vizard Regular guestTV series
1996 In Melbourne Tonight SelfTV series, 1 episode
1998Smallest Room in the HouseSelfTV series, 1 episode
2000 The Big Schmooze SelfTV series, 1 episode
2001–04 Rove Live GuestTV series, 3 episodes
2004Stand Up!SelfTV series, 1 episode
2004 Australian Idol SelfTV series, 1 episode
2005 Good Morning Australia SelfTV series, 1 episode
2006 Bert's Family Feud Team CaptainTV series, 3 episodes
2007 The Sideshow SelfTV series, 1 episode
2005–22 Spicks and Specks Regular panellistTV series, 47 episodes
2009–10 Good News Week GuestTV series, 2 episodes
2009–10 Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation SelfTV series, 3 episodes
2009–11 The Project GuestTV series, 46 episodes
2010 The Breast Darn Show in Town SelfTV special
2011Warehouse Comedy FestivalSelfTV series
2011–12 Can of Worms GuestTV series, 2 episodes
2012 The Circle SelfTV series, 1 episode
2012Total AgonySelfTV series, 6 episodes
2012 Pictures of You SelfTV series
2013 Adam Hills Tonight SelfTV series, 1 episode
2013 This Week Live SelfTV series
2013 Tractor Monkeys SelfTV series, 3 episodes
2015 Judith Lucy Is All Woman SelfTV series, 6 episodes
2015–17 Stop Laughing...This Is Serious SelfTV series, 3 episodes
2016 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery SelfTV series, 1 episode
2016 The Big Music Quiz ContestantTV series, 2 episodes
The Glass House GuestTV series
2017 All Star Family Feud ContestantTV series
2017The Justine Clark ShowSelfTV series
2017–18 The Weekly with Charlie Pickering SelfTV series, 2 episodes
2017–19 Travel Guides NarratorTV series, 16 episodes
2018Midsumma VAC Hypothetical 2018PanellistTV special
2018 Studio 10 Co-hostTV series, 3 episodes
2018 Tomorrow Tonight PanellistTV series, 1 episode
2018–22 Have You Been Paying Attention? PanellistTV series, 19 episodes
2018–21 Hughesy, We Have a Problem GuestTV series, 8 episodes
2019 Dancing with the Stars ContestantTV series, season 16, 5 episodes – second to be eliminated
2019 Behave Yourself SelfTV series, 1 episode
2020Lady O'LoughlinSelfTV series
2020 Who Do You Think You Are? SelfTV series, 1 episode
2020 Play School SelfTV series, 1 episode
2022 Would I Lie to You? GuestTV series, 1 episode
2022 The Cheap Seats SelfTV series
2022 The Dog House Australia SelfTV series, 1 episode
2022 The Hundred with Andy Lee PanellistTV series, 1 episode

Radio

YearTitleRoleStation
2004The Judith Lucy ShowWeekly segment 2Day FM
2005774 ABC Evenings with Derek Guille Host - 3 weeks ABC Radio
2005The Arvo with Judith Lucy and Peter HelliarWeekly segment 2Day FM
2006–07Dave and Denise with Shaun Micallef (formerly Shaun, Beverley and Denise)Co-host Vega 91.5 FM
2013-15 Breakfast with Meshel and Tommy Regular guest appearances Nova 100
2019 Hughesy & Kate Fill in co-host Hit Network
2019Kennedy Molloy – National DriveRegular guest appearances Triple M

[14]

Stage

YearTitleRoleVenue / Company
1990The Second Royal Commission – Ensemble ShowComedian Melbourne International Comedy Festival
1990A Natural Normans ChristmasComedy act with Lynda Gibson, Lynne McGranger & Sally-Anne UptonLast Laugh - Melbourne
1990This Is Denise ScottSolo comedy actHilton Hotel, Melbourne
1992Extraordinary Encounters of a Mundane KindSolo comedy act Melbourne Fringe Festival
1993Women Stand Up!Comedian
1993Sing & SwingComedy act with Bob Downe & Gina Riley Last Laugh – Melbourne
1993–94Canberra Comedy SummitComedy act with Lynda Gibson & Sue Ingleton Canberra Theatre Centre
1996Life of the PartySolo comedy act Melbourne International Comedy Festival
1998Mum’s the WordComedy act with Jane Clifton, Sally Cooper, Carmelina Di Guglielmo, Tracy Harvey & Meg Nantsou Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Her Majesty’s Theatre, Adelaide
1999-2000; 2003Comedy is Not PrettyComedy act with Judith Lucy & Lynda Gibson Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe, Sydney Opera House
2000Suburban RiotSolo comedy act Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe
2003Comedy is Still Not PrettyComedy act with Judith Lucy & Lynda Gibson Melbourne International Comedy Festival
2004Scotty & SonComedy duo with Jordie Lane Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Albury-Wodonga Comedy Festival
2005Denise Scott Gives Good CouncilSolo comedy act Melbourne International Comedy Festival
2007Up FrontSolo comedy act Melbourne International Comedy Festival
2007OVCA Lynda Gibson Memorial Comedy EventSolo comedy act Melbourne Athenaeum
RegretsSolo comedy act Melbourne International Comedy Festival
2008–09 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow Solo comedy actAustralian national tour
2009 Byron Writers Festival Comedy act Byron Bay, New South Wales
2009-10Number 26Solo comedy act Melbourne International Comedy Festival (premiere & return seasons), Campbelltown Arts Centre, Devonport Entertainment Centre, Kingston Performing Arts Centre, Brisbane Cabaret Festival, Sydney Opera House
2011-2012Solo Show Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival, Brisbane Comedy Festival
2012 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow Solo comedy actSingapore, Hong Kong
2013The SpiralComedy duo with Judith Lucy Melbourne International Comedy Festival at Princess Theatre, Adelaide Fringe Festival, Brisbane Powerhouse, Canberra Theatre, The Concourse, Chatswood, Enmore Theatre, Perth Concert Hall, Hobart, Darwin Festival
2013Bendigo Writer’s FestivalSolo comedy act Bendigo, Victoria
2013Laugh Your Tits Off - Love Your Sister FundraiserSolo comedy act
2013 Woodford Folk Festival Solo comedy act Woodford, Queensland
2014–15Mother BareSolo comedy act Adelaide Fringe Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney Opera House, Brisbane Powerhouse
2016Not Just For LaughsComedy act with Tommy Little Regional Queensland tour
2016Lorne Performing Arts FestivalSolo comedy act Lorne, Victoria
2016 Queenscliff Music Festival Solo comedy act Queenscliff, Victoria
2016–18DisappointmentsComedy duo with Judith Lucy Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe Festival, Australian national tour, London Soho Theatre
2019Byron Bay Comedy FestivalSolo comedy act Byron Bay, New South Wales
2022Still HereComedy duo with Judith Lucy Australian national tour

[15]

Writer

YearTitleRoleType
2009All That Happened At Number 26AuthorAutobiographical novel
2012The TourAuthorAutobiographical novel
The Australian Women’s Weekly ColumnistMonthly column

[15]

Awards & honours

YearNominated workAwardCategoryResult
1999Comedy Is Not PrettyMelbourne International Comedy FestivalStella Award for Best ShowNominated
1999Extraordinary Encounters of a Mundane KindRadio National AwardBest Solo Performer in the Melbourne Fringe FestivalWon
2000Suburban Riot Melbourne International Comedy Festival Barry Award for Most Outstanding Show Nominated
2003Comedy is Still Not Pretty Melbourne International Comedy Festival Age Critics AwardWon
2004Comedy is Still Not Pretty Green Room Award Most Innovative Use of Form and Most Outstanding Cabaret ShowWon
2004Scotty and Son Melbourne International Comedy Festival Barry Award for Most Outstanding Show Nominated
2005Denise Scott Gives Good Council Melbourne International Comedy Festival Barry Award for Most Outstanding Show Nominated
2009Number 26Groggy SquirrelCritics’ AwardWon
2011Regrets Helpmann Award Best Comedy Performer Won
2011Regrets Melbourne International Comedy Festival Director’s Choice AwardWon
2014 Winners & Losers Equity Ensemble Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesNominated
2014Mother Bare Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award Barry Award for Most Outstanding Show Won
2017Disappointments with Denise Scott and Judith Lucy Melbourne International Comedy Festival People's Choice AwardWon
2023 King’s Birthday Honours List Order of Australia Significant service to the arts as a comedian and actressHonoured [16]

[17]

Personal life

Scott grew up in Greensborough, Victoria. [18] She lives with her partner John, whom she met whilst in a clowning ensemble in Albury-Wodonga. [7] She has two children, musician Jordie Lane and multidisciplinary artist Bonnie Lane. [7]

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. [19]

Related Research Articles

Mother and Son is an Australian television sitcom that was broadcast on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) from 16 January 1984 until 21 March 1994. The show stars Ruth Cracknell, Garry McDonald, Henri Szeps and Judy Morris. It featured many Australian actors of the time in guest roles. It was created and written by Geoffrey Atherden. Its theme song features the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, playing I Want a Girl , a jazz standard which was recorded by Al Jolson in the 1920s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Magda Szubanski</span> Australian actress and comedian (born 1961)

Magdalene Mary Therese Szubanski, known as Magda Szubanski, is an Australian comedy actress, author, singer and LGBT rights advocate. She performed in Fast Forward, Kath & Kim as Sharon Strzelecki and in the films Babe (1995) and Babe: Pig in the City (1998), Happy Feet (2006) and Happy Feet Two (2011). In 2003 and 2004 surveys, she polled as the most recognised and well-liked Australian television personality.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wil Anderson</span> Australian comedian (b. 1974)

William James Anderson is an Australian comedian, writer, presenter, and podcaster.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Peter Helliar</span> Australian comedian and broadcaster

Peter Jason Matthew Helliar is an Australian comedian, actor, television, radio presenter, writer, producer and director. He is best known for his work on television as a former regular co-host of The Project on Network Ten from January 2014 to December 2022, replacing previous presenter Dave Hughes to host alongside Carrie Bickmore, Waleed Aly and Lisa Wilkinson. Helliar also appeared with Rove McManus as his sidekick on The Loft Live from 1997 to 1998, on Rove from 1999 and 2009 and in Before the Game as alter ego Bryan Strauchan. Helliar initially worked the Melbourne comedy circuit in the mid-1990s, performing in various venues and the annual Melbourne International Comedy Festival. He has performed in numerous television ads, most notably for Fernwood Fitness. Helliar has been nominated for the Gold Logie, a prestigious award bestowed upon the Most Popular Personality on Television in 2017.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Judith Lucy</span> Australian comedian

Judith Mary Lucy is an Australian comedian and actress, known primarily for her stand-up comedy. Lucy joined the team of the ABC's The Weekly with Charlie Pickering in 2019.

Yumi Tasma Stynes is an Australian feminist podcaster and author. She is the presenter of the ABC Radio podcast Ladies, We Need to Talk about female health and sexuality. Between 2010 and 2012, she presented the morning television show The Circle and was previously a television presenter on Channel V Australia and Max. During 2013 she was a presenter on Sydney's Mix 106.5 FM radio breakfast program. A portrait of Stynes by Yoshio Honjo was a finalist for the 2022 Archibald Prize.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rebel Wilson</span> Australian actress (born 1980)

Rebel Melanie Elizabeth Wilson is an Australian actress and producer. After graduating from the Australian Theatre for Young People in 2003, Wilson began appearing in the SBS comedy series Pizza (2003–2007) and later appeared in the sketch comedy show The Wedge (2006–2007). She wrote, produced and starred in the musical comedy series Bogan Pride (2008). Shortly after moving to the United States, Wilson appeared in the comedy films Bridesmaids and A Few Best Men, both in 2011.

Mia Freedman, also known as Mia Lavigne, is the co-founder of women’s digital media company Mamamia. She was the youngest editor of the Australian edition of Cosmopolitan in 1996, aged 24.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Robyn Butler</span> Australian writer, actress and producer

Robyn Butler is an Australian writer, actress and producer who is best known for her starring role in the television comedy series The Librarians. Butler hosted a radio program called Tough Love with Mick Molloy on the Triple M network. She is married to actor Wayne Hope with whom she runs the production company Gristmill, and is also the mother of actress Molly Daniels.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tom Gleeson</span> Australian comedian (born 1974)

Thomas Francis Gleeson is an Australian stand-up comedian, writer, television and radio presenter. Gleeson formerly co-hosted The Weekly with Charlie Pickering alongside Judith Lucy and currently hosts Hard Quiz and Taskmaster Australia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kerri-Anne Kennerley</span> Australian television presenter (born 1953)

Kerri-Anne Kennerley is an Australian television and radio presenter, actress and singer. She has more than 50 years in the industry, and is an inductee into the Logie Hall of Fame. Kennerley co-hosted Network 10's breakfast television program Good Morning Australia for 11 years. She then went on to replace Tracy Grimshaw and David Reyne as the host of Midday, making the show Midday with Kerri-Anne. After leaving Midday, she hosted her own breakfast television show on the Nine Network called Kerri-Anne and was more recently a co-host on Network 10's Studio 10. She starred in Pippin at the Sydney Lyric Theatre in 2020 as Pippin's grandmother, Berthe.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Celia Pacquola</span> Australian comedian and actress (born 1983)

Celia Pacquola is an Australian comedian, writer, presenter and actor who performs predominantly in Australia and the United Kingdom.

<i>Studio 10</i> Australian television news show

Studio 10 was an Australian morning talk show on Network 10 which aired from 4 November 2013 to 22 December 2023. Its final hosts were Angela Bishop, Narelda Jacobs and Tristan MacManus and aired between 10 am and noon on weekdays and a highlights show aired between 10 am and noon on weekends. Studio 10 was broadcast live from Network 10 Studios in Pyrmont, a suburb in Sydney's inner-city.

The Weekly with Charlie Pickering is an Australian news satire series on the ABC. The series premiered on 22 April 2015, featuring Charlie Pickering as host with Tom Gleeson, Adam Briggs and Judith Lucy in the cast who joined the show in 2019, replacing Kitty Flanagan.

Emelia Rachael Rusciano is an Australian comedian, podcaster, television and radio presenter, singer, author and entertainer.

Zoë Coombs Marr is an Australian comedian, performer and actor.

Anne Elizabeth Gabrielle Edmonds is an Australian comedian and actress best known for her stand-up work and for creating and starring in the ABC comedy series The Edge of the Bush. Beginning her career in comedy at 29 (2010) after working in mental health in rural Australia, Edmonds uses her suburban background, singing/songwriting and storytelling to create a fearless, self-deprecating and often macabre stand up voice. Humiliation and despair are central themes to Edmonds' comedy, as are stories of teenage mischief, sex, failure, relationships and loneliness.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Angela Bishop</span> Australian reporter and television presenter

Angela Bishop is an Australian reporter and television presenter who was a co-host and the entertainment presenter on Network 10's Studio 10.

Lynda Jane Wiseman "Gibbo" Gibson was an Australian comedian and actress.

Becky Lucas is an Australian stand-up comedian, writer, and presenter. She has also appeared in Australian television series.

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. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 "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.