Mel Buttle

“Mel proves again to be a solid observational comic with a keen eye for the absurd minutiae of life in contemporary Australia.”
- The Music

Boasting a prolific and award-winning stand-up career spanning over a decade Mel Buttle continues to delight audiences all over the country.

Mel is a social media phenomenon, with her beloved Mum/Lyn character becoming a break-out star in her own right. With followers tallying in the hundreds of thousands, and over 4 million likes on TikTok you can always rely on her keen observational take on the absurdities of modern life.

Mel’s first solo show in 2010 scored her a nomination for Best Newcomer at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, followed by winning the Directors Choice Award in 2013 for her show How Embarrassment. In 2014 Mel wrote and performed her own TEDxBrisbane talk. She performed her solo show Hands on Heads at the Brisbane Powerhouse at the beginning of 2020 and a recording of that show has since been released and is available to download as a podcast by ABC Comedy Presents.

No stranger to a challenge, Mel appears on Network 10’s Taskmaster and in the seventh series of reality show, I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! Australia. You may have seen her co-host of The Great Australian Bake Off and as Australian Team Captain in the SBS comedy quiz show Patriot Brains, as well as on Network 10’s This Week Live, Hughesy We Have a Problem, ABC TV’s Question Everything, The Weekly with Charlie Pickering, Australia Debates, Tractor Monkeys, Back Seat Drivers, It’s A Date, Seven Network’s Australia Now & Then and NZ’s TV3 weekly program 7Days. Mel currently appears as a regular guest on Network Ten’s The Project.

As well as live performance, Mel is a sought-after writer having written for ABC’s Ronny Chieng International Student, The Drum, ABC3’s You’re Skitting Me, Please Like Me, and was a full-time writer on Network 10’s This Week Live.

 

  • Live Shows
  • Television
  • Writing - Print
  • Writing - Television
  • Radio
  • Corporate
  • Other Notable Work
  • Awards

2023 – Let Me Know Either Way? – Solo Show
Adelaide Fringe Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival, Brisbane Comedy Festival, National Tour

2021 – Here If You Need – Solo Show
Brisbane Comedy Festival

2020 – Hands on Heads – Solo Show
Brisbane Powerhouse

2019 – Welcome Aboard – Solo Show
Brisbane Comedy Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival Wagga Wagga Comedy Festival

2018 – Dog Bitch – Solo Show
Brisbane Comedy Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival

2017 – I Can’t Believe It’s Not Buttle! – Solo Show
Brisbane Comedy Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival Sydney Comedy Festival

2016 – Quite Unsavoury – Solo Show
Brisbane Comedy Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival

2015 – Up to Pussy’s Bow – Solo Show
Brisbane Comedy Festival

2014 – Bring A Plate – Solo Show
Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival, Brisbane Comedy Festival

2013 – How Embarrassment – Solo Show
Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival

2012 – Stop It, You Are! – Solo Show
Sydney Fringe Festival

2011  – Buttle and Buttle – Solo Show
Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Brisbane Comedy Festival

2010 – Sista Got Flow – Solo Show
Adelaide Fringe Festival, Melbourne Comedy Festival, Brisbane Comedy Festival

2023 – Network Ten: The Project (Regular Segment)

2023 – Network Ten: Just For Laughs Australia (Stand Up)

2023 – Network Ten: The Cheap Seats (Guest)

2023 – ABC TV: The Weekly (Guest)

2023 – ABC TV: MICF Opening Night Comedy Allstars Super Show (Stand Up)

2023 – ABC TV: Mardi Gras (Host)

2022 – ABC TV: Question Everything (Guest)

2022 – SBS: Celebrity Letters & Numbers (Guest)

2021 – SBS: Patriot Brains (Australian Team Captain)

2021 – Channel Seven: Australia Now & Then

2020 – Network Ten: I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here (Contestant)

2015-19 – Foxtel Lifestyle: The Great Australian Bake Off (Host – Season 1 – 5)

2018-19 – Network Ten: The Project (Contributor & 4th Chair Host)

2019 – ABC TV: MICF Oxfam Gala (Stand Up)

2019 – Network Ten: Hughesy We Have A Problem (Guest)

2019 – Channel Nine: 20 to 1 (Contributor)

2019 – Network Ten: Celebrity Name Game (Guest)

2019 – Network Ten: Show Me The Movie! (Guest)

2016-19 – TV3 (NZ): 7 Days (Regular Guest)

2018 – ABC TV: MICF Upfront Gala (Stand Up)

2018 – Network Ten: Bring Back…Saturday Night (Guest)

2017-18 – ABC: The Weekly with Charlie Pickering (Guest)

2017 – ABC 2: Comedy Up Late (Stand Up)

2017 – ABC ME: Stand and Deliver (Stand Up – for kids)

You can download a full list of Television credits below

2011–2023 – The Courier: Mail Weekly Columnist

2012–2013 – Triple J: Mag Columnist

2013 – The Drum: Guest Contributor

2015-19 – The Great Australian Bake Off: Writer of own scripts and other contributions

2016 – Ronny Chieng: International Student Workshop Contributor

2013 – Network Ten: This Week Live – Full Time Writer

2012 – ABC2: Please Like Me – Workshop Contributor

2012 – ABC3: You’re Skitting Me – Sketch Writer

2020 – Podcast: Plot Twist – Writer/Contributer

2020 – Podcast: The Guilty Feminist – Guest

2020 – ABC Comedy Presents…Podcast: “Hands on Heads” Live Solo Show

2016-19 – ABC Brisbane: Regular appearances – Various

2019 – Triple M: Brisbane Triple M Breakfast – Guest

2015 – B105: Weekly Segment

2013 – Nova 100: Fill in Breakfast co-host – 1 week with Tommy Little

2013 – triple j: Breakfast with Tom and Alex, regular segments “Mel’s Strongly Worded Letters” “Buttle Theatre” and “Message in a Buttle”

2013 – triple j: Good Az Friday OB – Guest

2013 – triple j: Tram Sessions – Guest

2011 – 612 ABC: Afternoons with Richard Fidler – Guest Host

2010 – Nova: National Saturday Sessions with Dave Thornton – Guest Co-Host

Mel Buttle’s available to perform or host your next corporate event.
Please get in touch with our dedicated staff here to discuss what we can do for you and your team.

Previous clients Include:
TechnologyOne
Samsung
Mumbrella
St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School
Community Canteen
Screen Producers Australia

2019: ACCTA Awards Luncheon – Host

2019: Byron Bay Comedy Festival – Live show with Dave Thornton and Nikki Britton

2019: MICF Roadshow – Regional Australia

2018: Belvoir HA HA – Live show with Mel Buttle, Anne Edmonds and Cal Wilson Belvoir Theatre, Sydney

2018: A Night With: Susie Youssef, Anne Edmonds and Mel Buttle – Spiegeltent Hobart

2018: MICF Roadshow – Australia and Asia

2018: Not Just For Laughs – Regional Queensland Comedy Tour with Merrick Watts

2017: MICF Class Clowns – Host of Grand Final, Workshop Facilitator

2016: Can’t Live Without, Mamamia Podcast – Series Host

2016: MICF Roadshow Asia

2015: Support: Marc Maron – Brisbane City Hall

2014: TEDx Brisbane – Talk

You can download a full list of credits below

2022: Nominee – Award for Best Lifestyle Program – AACTA Awards

2018: Nominee – Best Female Presenter – AACTA Awards

2013: Melbourne International Comedy Festival Directors’ Choice – Winner

2012: Sydney Fringe Best Show – Winner

2010: Melbourne International Comedy Festival Best Newcomer – Nominee