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Mel Buttle

Melinda Claire Buttle is an Australian comedian, television and radio presenter and writer. Buttle previously co-hosted The Great Australian Bake Off alongside Claire Hooper.

In April 2013, she was awarded the Directors Choice Award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival for her solo show 'How Embarrassment'. She wrote on and starred in Network Ten's, This Week Live as a live correspondent. She was a regular guest on radio stations Triple J, Nova and 612 ABC Brisbane, wrote weekly for the Queensland statewide newspaper The Courier Mail and ABC television's, The Drum.

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Reviews / Arts
Mel Buttle: Dog Bitch
'It's almost impossible to not like Buttle as she embodies the relatable everywoman.'
News / Arts
Comedians, Take Your Places - The Brisbane Comedy Festival Kicks Off For 2018
'To be a part of it though, there’s a lot of pride and it’s almost embarrassing how proud I am.'
Features / Arts
Claire Hooper And Mel Buttle, The Bake-Off Beauts, Bring Flour Power To Just For Laughs
"If Mel's like 'I'm thinking about doing something with a briefcase,' I can be like, 'How about a briefcase... full of biscuits!'"
Reviews / Arts
Mel Buttle: I Can't Believe It's Not Buttle (MICF)
"Buttle is better than most at capturing this aspect of Australia, and bloody good on her."
Reviews / Arts
Mel Buttle: Quite Unsavoury
"One big surprise came towards the end of the show when she started selling clothes and other stuff that she can't get rid of on Gumtree."
News / Arts
Brisbane Comedy Festival Reveals First Look Line-Up
Tickets on sale 1 December.
Features / Arts
The Ladies Taking On Sydney's Just For Laughs
"Sometimes I do get the sense [that], if you don't hit them in the eye straight away as a woman on stage, maybe you'll have your work cut out for you."
News / Arts
Joel Creasey
Just For Laughs Sydney Announces Line-Up For 'The Stand Up Series'
24 comedians join the bill.
News / Film & TV
Aussie Comedians Score Top Foxtel Hosting Gig
It's a bake off.
Features / Arts
Mel Buttle
“If I was at a dinner party tonight, I’d probably talk about Embarrassing Bodies.”
Features / Arts
Cool Cat
“I’m trying to be cool. I’ve been trying since 1988 to be cool, but apparently staging an all-cat musical of the hit TV show All Saints with the neighbourhood cats is not cool."
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