26 Facts About Andrew Denton

Andrew Denton is known for his comedy and interviewing technique.

Andrew Denton is responsible for introducing the troupe of The Chaser to Australian audiences.

Andrew Denton then studied at Mitchell College of Advanced Education in Bathurst, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in communications in 1982.

Andrew Denton was involved in the campus radio station, 2MCE.

Andrew Denton worked on Australian radio stations early in his media career, beginning as a writer for radio presenter Doug Mulray on Triple M Sydney.

Andrew Denton had an early involvement in the Sydney Theatresports movement.

Andrew Denton worked as a morning radio host for the Triple M in Sydney.

Andrew Denton has said in radio interviews that he regrets being involved in the program due to the unacceptable level of human manipulation.

Andrew Denton made his first television appearance as an extra on the ABC television series The Investigators, and progressed to being a member of the team that was runner-up on the Australian improvised comedy show Theatresports in 1987.

Between 1988 and 1995 he hosted the TV shows Blah Blah Blah, The Money or the Gun, Live and Sweaty, all on ABC-TV, as well as a comedy talk show, Andrew Denton, which aired on Seven Network.

Each week on The Money or the Gun, Andrew Denton had a musical guest play a cover version of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" in a different musical style, usually the genre of the guest's own musical style.

Robert Plant and Jimmy Page, musicians from Led Zeppelin, later appeared on Andrew Denton to perform a Rolf Harris song.

Andrew Denton appeared as a contestant on the Nine Network's Sale of the Century.

Andrew Denton had a cameo appearance in the Australian film Let's Get Skase.

Also in 2003, Andrew Denton provided the narration for the ABC TV animated documentary series Human Contraptions.

In 2009, Andrew Denton hosted the second season of Elders, a series of interviews with ageing notable Australians.

In 2018, Andrew Denton hosted Interview, produced by Legacy Media for the Seven Network.

In 2011, Andrew Denton served as executive producer on the crowd-funded horror film The Tunnel.

Andrew Denton appeared as Malcolm Turnbull in the Belvoir Street Theatre production of A Royal Commission into the Australian Economy, written by John Clarke and Ross Stevenson, and participated in the early years of the ABC's World Series Debating.

Andrew Denton was named for Abraham Zapruder, the man who filmed the assassination of President John F Kennedy.

In early 2012, Zapruder merged with Cordell Jigsaw to form CJZ and, in June 2013, Andrew Denton sold his share of the company at the same time he announced that he was quitting television.

Andrew Denton accompanied Tony Horwitz on portions of his research for the book Spying on the South, and is a character in the narrative.

Andrew Denton is a supporter of the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

In 2017, Andrew Denton was diagnosed with advanced heart disease, and he underwent a successful triple bypass surgery.

Andrew Denton has been involved with the Logie Awards since the 1990s.

Andrew Denton was the host of the awards ceremony in 1999 and 2000.