[1] She then appeared in numerous comedy and television shows, including being the host of Sleuth 101 and voiced Petal and Thorn in the children's TV series Kitty Is Not a Cat.

[4] Wilson co-founded the Court Jesters improv group in 1990;[5] she was part of the New Zealand team that won the World Theatresports title in Los Angeles in 1994.

[16] In 2010, Wilson became the host of the program Sleuth 101[15] and also took part in the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Great Debate.

[17] During this time Wilson began making an appearance on the New Zealand TV comedy show 7 Days.

[21] In 2019 she recorded a Netflix Original Comedy Special titled Comedians of the World representing New Zealand.

[22][23] In August that year, it was revealed that Wilson would host the seventh season of The Great Australian Bake Off alongside Natalie Tran and new judges Darren Purchese and Rachel Khoo.

[34][35] Wilson died on 11 October 2023, at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Camperdown, Sydney, from a rare and aggressive form of cancer, six days following her 53rd birthday.