She’s graced some of Australia’s most beloved TV series – Mother and Son, Please Like Me, Jack Irish, Winners and Losers, and House Husbands – bringing her unmistakable warmth and perfect comic timing to every role. But it’s onstage where Denise truly shines. She’s a comedic powerhouse who’s collected serious hardware: a Helpmann Award and the Melbourne Comedy Festival’s Director’s Choice Award for her solo show Regrets, plus the Festival’s Most Outstanding Show award for Mother Bare. She’s also toured extensively with Judith Lucy, their sold-out partnership and award wins proving two legends are better than one.

In 2026, Denise added another milestone to the list, hosting the Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s iconic Gala at the Palais Theatre, proudly supporting Oxfam Australia. After navigating a cancer diagnosis and treatment over the past three years, Denise has returned to solo stand-up for the first time in more than a decade with her new show, Tickety Boo. Her most personal show yet, Tickety Boo finds Denise doing what she has always done best: turning real life, even the frightening and deeply unexpected parts of it, into something warm, sharply observed and very funny.

You’ll also find Denise as a go-to guest on panel shows like Spicks and Specks, The Project, The Hundred and Have You Been Paying Attention? She voices the Tortoise on the kids’ hit Do Not Watch This Show and narrates Nine Network’s Travel Guides, because apparently one career isn’t enough! Smart, genuine, and effortlessly funny, Denise Scott is the real deal.