Mel Buttle

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At St Margaret’s 1995-1999

Mel Buttle is an award-winning comedian, popular television and radio presenter and writer and the genius creator behind Australia's favourite online mum character 'Lyn'.

She is currently touring her hit comedy show Not Here to Put Socks on Centipedes after sell-out performances at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney and Brisbane Comedy Festivals.

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 graduated from St Margaret's in 1999 and went on to complete a Bachelor of Secondary Education (Drama) and a Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing before making the shift to pursue her hobby of stand-up comedy. In 2010, Mel made her debut at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Brisbane Comedy Festival and was nominated for Best Newcomer. In 2012 she performed at the Sydney Fringe Festival and won Best Comedy. She later returned to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival winning a Directors Choice Award. 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 appeared on television shows including I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here, The Weekly with Charlie Pickering and Hughesy, We Have a Problem and The Great Australian Bake Off, to name a few.

Her stand up special 'Let Me Know Either Way?' has been nominated for an AACTA Award.

Of her St Margaret’s journey Mel said: “I loved being a St Margaret’s girl. It was at school that the message of ‘girls can do anything’ got into my psyche and it’s something I still embody today, with comedy traditionally being a male dominated industry. St Margaret’s taught me to create my own luck, and to believe in myself. My path here wasn’t linear; I had to work hard and be a creative problem solver.  St Margaret’s prepared me well for my career – if I can get up at 4:30am three times a week to get to rowing training, I can do anything! St Margaret’s also instilled in me the importance of charity, so I’m also busy as an ambassador for the RSPCA helping out with their events and using my profile to help spread the word about their good work with animal welfare.”