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

Scott has appeared frequently on Australian television since her regular slot onABC TV'sThe Big Gig in 1990, and a weekly segment onTonight Live with Steve Vizard.^[2] Scott was one of the most frequent guests on musical quiz showSpicks and Specks, and appeared several times onThe Glass House andGood News Week.

In 1993 she performed the live show,Women Stand Up! with Sue Ingleton andLynda Gibson.^[3] She also co-starred withJudith Lucy andLynda Gibson in stage spectacularsComedy Is Not Pretty (1999)^[4] andComedy Is Still Not Pretty (2003).^[5][6]

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

Scott has made appearances onNetwork 10 showsCan of Worms,The Circle,The Project,All Star Family Feud,Would I Lie to You?,Have You Been Paying Attention? andHughesy, We Have a Problem.

Scott starred as Trish Gross in the Australian drama seriesWinners & Losers on theSeven Network.^[7] She appeared as a guest on the talk showCan of Worms onNetwork Ten on Monday 29 August. Scott also appeared on Channel 31'sTo Hell in a Handbasket, with Dolly Diamond on Tuesday 17 December 2013.

Scott stars as Gwen in the Australian ABC comedy seriesIt's a Date.^[8]

In 2017, Scott started narrating the Australian travel seriesTravel Guides on theNine Network, and again teamed up withJudith Lucy for a new live show,Disappointments which commenced touring and was performed in Melbourne in April 2017 as part of theInternational Comedy Festival.^[9]

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

In 2019, Scott competed in thesixteenth season ofDancing 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 onStudio 10.

In 2023, she stars in the reboot of the popular sitcomMother and Son, written byGeoffrey Atherden. Scott portrays the ageing and frail Maggie, alongsideMatt 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]

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Scott grew up inGreensborough, Victoria.^[18] She lives with her partner John, whom she met whilst in a clowning ensemble inAlbury-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 theMother and Son reboot, and underwent chemotherapy while shooting.^[19]

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