PROFILE
Fearless, funny, and frank, Mel Buttle is a super star of Australian comedy. She is the genius creator behind Australia’s favourite online mum character ‘Lyn’; an award-winning stand-up comedian; a popular television and radio presenter; and the self-declared number one fan of the Matildas.
She appears regularly on TV in her own hilarious regular segment for The Project (Ten) and will soon be in the upcoming Series 3 of Taskmaster Australia (Ten). She also writes a monthly column for The Courier Mail’s QWeekend and pops in to chat with Robin & Kip on KIIS 93.7FM Brisbane each week.
Mel Buttle first burst onto the comedy scene in 2010 scoring a nomination for Best Newcomer at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival (with Sista Got Flow). She then won the 2012 Sydney Fringe Best Show (for Stop It, You Are!), followed by the 2013 MICF Directors Choice Award (for How Embarrassment). Mel has since written and performed 10 solo shows in 10 years. She has facilitated comedy workshops, created and performed live shows with Nikki Britton, Anne Edmonds, Dave Thornton, Cal Wilson, and Susie Youseff, and supported the likes of Wil Anderson, Marc Maron and Merrick Watts. Mel also still gigs regularly in local comedy clubs and rooms around the country.
Mel has co-hosted the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras (ABC) twice and The Great Australian Bake Off (BBC/Foxtel). She is a former Australian Team Captain for Patriot Brains (SBS), survived the jungle in I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here (Ten), and has also appeared as a guest on 7 Days (TV3 NZ), The Weekly with Charlie Pickering (ABC), Question Everything (ABC), The Hundred (Nine), Celebrity Letters and Numbers (SBS), Hughesy, We Have A Problem (Ten) and The Cheap Seats (Ten).
An ingenious comedic content creator, Mel Buttle is sought after for brand collaborations, corporate speaking, script-consulting, screenwriting and speechwriting. Her recent credits include the 2024 AACTA Awards, Mother & Son (Wooden Horse), Ronny Chieng International Student (ABC), The Drum (ABC), You’re Skitting Me (ABC3), Josh Thomas’ Please Like Me (ABC2), This Week Live (Ten).
Mel Buttle is a social media phenomenon. Her beloved mum character ‘Lyn’ is a break-out star in her own right. As Lyn, Mel gives voice to a generation of refreshingly honest no-frills working mums, that we either remember having, or are trying to avoid becoming! Lyn’s hilarious observations on her daughter, extended family, neighbours and work colleagues always reach millions of engaged fans.
