Mel Buttle

Mel Buttle (born Melinda Claire Buttle, 25 January 1982) is an Australian comedian and writer. In April 2013, she was awarded the Directors Choice Award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival for her solo show 'How Embarrassment'. She is currently writing on and starring in Network Ten's This Week Live as a live correspondent. She is also a regular guest on radio stations Triple J, Nova and 612 ABC Brisbane and writes weekly for the Queensland statewide newspaper The Courier Mail as well as ABC's The Drum.

Buttle was raised in Samford, a semi-rural suburb north-west of Brisbane, Queensland. She completed her schooling as a boarder at St Margaret's Anglican Girls' School in Ascot, Queensland. She is one of only 20 students listed in the Notable Alumnae. She completed a Bachelor of Secondary Education (Drama) in 2003 at Griffith University before moving to Perth in 2004 to complete a Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing at Curtin University. Buttle began stand-up comedy as an open mic comedian in Perth before returning to Queensland in 2008 and representing the state at the Raw National Comedy Finals in Melbourne.

In 2010, Buttle made her debut at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Brisbane Comedy Festival with her show "Sista Got Flow" for which she was nominated Best Newcomer. In 2011 she returned to the festival circuit with her second show "Buttle & Buttle". She also toured extensively with Comedian Josh Thomas as a support act for his Barry Award Nominated show "Surprise". In 2012 she performed her show "Stop It, You Are!" at the Sydney Fringe Festival which won her Best Comedy. After a one-year hiatus teaching students with special needs at Everton Park State High School, Buttle returned to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival with her show "How Embarrassment" which was well received by critics and won her the Directors Choice Award. "How Embarrassment" also debuted at Brisbane Comedy Festival and nominated for Best Local Act at Sydney Comedy Festival 2013. Other notable live performances include stand up comedy at the Sydney Opera House, Homebake Festival,Woodford Folk Festival, Harvest Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow and Up Front Gala. In late 2012, Buttle opened for well known American comedian and actor, Aziz Ansari on his "Buried Alive" tour at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre.

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