Mel Buttle

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 20 students listed as Notable Alumnae. She completed a Bachelor of Secondary Education (Drama) in 2003 at Griffith University and became a teacher at Calamvale Community College 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.novafm.com.au/article/melinda-buttle-comedy-festival-preview?app=core%252525253Fnova969 |title=Melinda Buttle: Comedy Festival preview |publisher=NovaFM |date= |access-date=9 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330054444/http://www.novafm.com.au/article/melinda-buttle-comedy-festival-preview?app=core%252525253Fnova969 |archive-date=30 March 2014 |url-status=dead }}

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.{{cite web|url=http://2012.sydneyfringe.com/event/comedy/mel-buttle-stop-it-you-are|title=Mel Buttle: Stop it You Are! | SYDNEY FRINGE 2012|publisher=2012.sydneyfringe.com|access-date=9 August 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130804112713/http://2012.sydneyfringe.com/event/comedy/mel-buttle-stop-it-you-are|archive-date=4 August 2013|df=dmy-all}} 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{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/special-features/review-mel-buttle-in-how-embarrassment/story-fncv4qxa-1226609810482 |title=Review: Mel Buttle in How Embarrassment |publisher=Heraldsun.com.au |access-date=16 November 2013}} and won her the Directors Choice Award.{{cite web |url=http://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2013/season/about-us/awards |title=Awards | Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2013 |publisher=Comedyfestival.com.au |date= |access-date=9 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911014514/http://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2013/season/about-us/awards/ |archive-date=11 September 2013 |url-status=dead }} "How Embarrassment" also debuted at Brisbane Comedy Festival{{cite web|url=http://briscomfest.com/show/mel-buttle-how-embarrassment |title=Mel Buttle: How Embarrassment | Brisbane Comedy Festival 2013 |publisher=Briscomfest.com |date=10 March 2013 |access-date=9 August 2013}} and was 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,{{cite web |url=http://homebake.com.au/2012/projects/mel-buttle/ |title=HOMEBAKE 2012 " Mel Buttle |publisher=Homebake.com.au |date=8 December 2012 |access-date=9 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130411061517/http://homebake.com.au/2012/projects/mel-buttle/ |archive-date=11 April 2013 |df=dmy-all }} Woodford Folk Festival,{{cite web |url=http://www.woodfordfolkfestival.com/programme/act.html?qs=292 |title=Mel Buttle |publisher=Woodfordfolkfestival.com |access-date=9 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231011424/http://www.woodfordfolkfestival.com/programme/act.html?qs=292 |archive-date=31 December 2013 |df=dmy-all }} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.qpac.com.au/event/Aziz_Ansari_12.aspx |title=Aziz Ansari: Buried Alive – Concert Hall, QPAC, South Bank, Brisbane – Tickets & Dining Packages |publisher=Qpac.com.au |date=10 October 2012 |access-date=9 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109012545/http://www.qpac.com.au/event/Aziz_Ansari_12.aspx |archive-date=9 November 2012 |df=dmy-all }}

In 2011, she began a weekly segment on Triple J's breakfast show with Tom Ballard and Alex Dyson titled Message in a Buttle, followed by Buttle Theatre and finally Mels Strongly Worded Letters concluding at the end of 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/tomandalex/friends/ |title=Tom and Alex's friends | Tom and Alex | triple j |publisher=Abc.net.au |date= |access-date=9 August 2013}} In addition, she has regularly appeared on Triple J's Hack and Drive programs. Buttle is a regular guest on 612 ABC Brisbane and in 2011 she filled in on Afternoons with Richard Fidler with Katrina Davidson.{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/profiles/content/s3211181.htm |title=Katrina Davidson and Mel Buttle |publisher=Abc.net.au |date=9 May 2011 |access-date=9 August 2013}}

During the summer of 2010 she filled in for Meshel, Tim and Marty on Nova 106.9 Breakfast. Buttle co-hosted Nova's national Saturday Session with Dave Thornton in 2011 and filled in for Hughesy & Kate on Nova Melbourne Breakfast with Tommy Little in June 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.token.com.au/taxonomy/term/61 |title=melinda buttle |publisher=Token |date=20 June 2013 |access-date=9 August 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://www.novafm.com.au/video/josh-thomas-and-melinda-buttles-comedy-fest-studio |title=Josh Thomas and Melinda Buttle's "Comedy Fest" in studio |publisher=NovaFM |access-date=9 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822170454/http://www.novafm.com.au/video/josh-thomas-and-melinda-buttles-comedy-fest-studio |archive-date=22 August 2014 |df=dmy-all }}

In August 2020, Buttle joined ABC Local Radio to host Weekend Afternoons.

Buttle has appeared on The Circle, The Project, The Weekly with Charlie Pickering, Tractor Monkeys, This Week Live, Good News Week, Celebrity Name Game, Show Me the Movie!, Patriot Brains and Hughesy, We Have a Problem.

Buttle first appeared on Network Ten's The 7PM Project in 2010 as a Metro Whip reporter. In the same year, she covered the 2010 federal election for Network Ten's program The Circle. She has appeared in both season one and two of ABC's Tractor Monkeys as a panellist.{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/tractormonkeys/people/mel-buttle.htm |title=Guests – Tractor Monkeys – ABC TV |publisher=Abc.net.au |date= |access-date=9 August 2013}} She has also performed stand-up comedy on the Comedy Channel{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0SyP12mVpw |title=Mel Buttle @ Cracker Night 2013 |publisher=YouTube |date=24 June 2013 |access-date=9 August 2013}} and ABC2's Comedy Up Late. Buttle appeared weekly as a live correspondent on Network Ten's This Week Live and often reports for the "Metro Whip" on The Project.{{cite web|url=http://tenplay.com.au/channel-ten/the-project |title=The Project |access-date=14 September 2014}} Along with Ray Matsen, Buttle co-wrote the comedy mini series titled Fruit Unit for Network Ten, in which she also appeared.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcXv7Jzd-qA |title=Fruit Unit, Episode 4 - This Week Live |website=YouTube |access-date=14 September 2014}}

In July 2015, Buttle and Claire Hooper were announced as the hosts of the second season of The Great Australian Bake Off, alongside new judges Matt Moran and Maggie Beer. The show began airing on LifeStyle Food in October.{{cite news|last1=Knox|first1=David|title=Claire Hooper, Mel Buttle to host The Great Australian Bake Off|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2015/07/claire-hooper-mel-buttle-to-host-the-great-australian-bake-off.html|access-date=14 September 2015|publisher=TV Tonight|date=13 July 2015}} The series returned for a third season in October 2016, followed by a fourth season in January 2018, and then a fifth season in 2019. The show was renewed for a sixth season which aired in January 2022 after a two-year hiatus.{{Cite web |last=Release |first=Media |date=2021-12-16 |title=AIRDATE {{!}} THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN BAKE OFF returns to FOXTEL |url=https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2021/12/16/airdate-the-great-australian-bake-off-returns-to-foxtel/ |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=TV Blackbox |language=en-AU}}{{Cite news |last=Cunningham |first=Katie |date=2022-01-25 |title=The Great Australian Bake Off returns: ‘it is exactly the tonic we need right now’ |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/jan/26/the-great-australian-bake-off-returns-it-is-exactly-the-tonic-we-need-right-now |access-date=2023-05-19 |issn=0261-3077}} In late 2022, it was announced that Buttle would be leaving the show as well as fellow host Claire Hooper and both judges, Maggie Beer and Matt Moran.{{Cite web |date=2022-08-04 |title=Bake Off Australia Is Returning in 2023, but With One Major Change |url=https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2022/08/the-great-australian-bake-off/ |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=Lifehacker Australia |language=en-AU}}{{Cite web |date=2022-08-05 |title=New judges, hosts coming to Great Australian Bake Off. {{!}} TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2022/08/new-judges-hosts-coming-to-great-australian-bake-off.html |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=tvtonight.com.au |language=en-AU}} She was replaced by New Zealand comedian Cal Wilson.{{Cite web |last=Motala |first=Amara |date=2022-10-09 |title=Great Australian Bake Off to receive a new cast |url=https://bakingbusiness.com.au/great-australian-bake-off-to-receive-a-new-cast/ |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=Baking Business |language=en-AU}}

In January 2021, Buttle was announced as a contestant on the seventh season of Network 10's I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Australia.{{Cite web |date=2021-01-04 |title=I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here 2021: Meet The Celebrities |url=https://10play.com.au/im-a-celebrity-get-me-out-of-here/articles/im-a-celebrity-get-me-out-of-here-2021-meet-the-celebrities/tpa210104yhmbt |access-date=2023-09-12 |website=10 play |language=en-AU}}{{Cite web |last=Rodrigues |first=Lyndsey |date=2021-01-03 |title='I'm A Celeb's' Mel Buttle Thinks She Has the Secret Weapon to Scoring Votes |url=https://thelatch.com.au/mel-buttle-im-a-celeb-australia-2021/ |access-date=2023-09-12 |website=The Latch |language=en-AU}} However, on Day 4, she withdrew from the series making her the first celebrity to leave the jungle.{{Cite web |date=2021-01-07 |title=Mel Buttle quits I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here {{!}} TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2021/01/mel-buttle-quits-im-a-celebrity-get-me-out-of-here.html |access-date=2023-09-12 |website=tvtonight.com.au |language=en-AU}} Later that year, she was on the panel show Patriot Brains.

In February 2024, Buttle was a contestant on the third series of Taskmaster Australia.{{Cite web |date=2023-07-10 |title=Taskmaster Australia Announces {{as written|I|t's [sic]}} Season 2 Line-Up! |url=https://10play.com.au/theproject/articles/taskmaster-australia-announces-its-season-2-line-up/tpa230710xoamf |access-date=2023-07-10 |website=10 play |language=en-AU}}

Since 2011, Buttle has written a weekly column for the Queensland statewide newspaper, The Courier-Mail.{{cite web|url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/opinion/there8217s-a-funny-guy-bossy-boots-slacker-and-interrupter-in-every-office/story-fnihsr9v-1226684584549 |title=There's a funny guy, bossy boots, slacker and interrupter in every office |publisher=Couriermail.com |access-date=16 November 2013}} She is also a writer for ABC's The Drum{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/mel-buttle-4369610.html |title=Mel Buttle – The Drum Opinion (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |publisher=Abc.net.au |date= |access-date=9 August 2013}} and Triple J's "J Mag". She has also been published in "Madison" magazine. She has written for television shows such as You're Skitting Me (ABC3){{cite web|url=http://melbuttle.com.au/2012/02/28/youre-skitting-me/ |title=You're Skitting Me |publisher=Mel Buttle |date=28 February 2012 |access-date=9 August 2013}} and for Josh Thomas on his show Please Like Me (ABC2){{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/pleaselikeme/ |title=Please Like Me – Abc Tv |publisher=Abc.net.au |date=19 February 2013 |access-date=9 August 2013}} and co-wrote his live show "Everything Ever".{{cite web|url=http://www.beat.com.au/comedy-festival/2011/03/30/josh-thomas-performs-everything-ever/josh-thomas-melbourne-international-comedy-festival-show |title=Josh Thomas Performs Everything Ever | Beat Magazine |publisher=Beat.com.au |date= |access-date=9 August 2013}}

Since 2011, Buttle has co-produced the podcasts The Minutes and You're Welcome with friend Patience Hodgson from indie pop rock band The Grates. Both podcasts debuted at number two on the Australian iTunes Podcasts chart.{{cite web|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/minutes-mel-patience/id458740173 |title=iTunes – Podcasts – The Minutes with Mel and Patience by Mel Buttle & Patience Hodgson |website=iTunes |date= |access-date=9 August 2013}}

Buttle is a lesbian.{{Cite web |last=Pullar |first=Jess |title="She moved her eyes over and looked at him": I'm A Celebrity's Mel Buttle hints at a potential jungle romance that hasn't aired... yet |url=https://www.nowtolove.com.au/reality-tv/im-a-celebrity-get-me-out-of-here/im-a-celebrity-mel-buttle-66391 |access-date=2023-10-25 |website=Now To Love |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Radbourne |first=Lucas |date=2023-04-21 |title=Mel Buttle’s Let Me Know Either Way? Hilarious and definitely not suitable for children |url=https://beat.com.au/mel-buttles-let-me-know-either-way-hilarious-and-definitely-not-suitable-for-children/ |access-date=2023-10-25 |website=Beat Magazine |language=en-AU}}

She married her partner of five years at a ceremony in Queensland’s Scenic Rim region in March 2024.{{Cite web |last=Mills |first=Lauren |date=2024-10-11 |title=Does Mel Buttle have a partner? Meet the Aussie comedian's wife |url=https://www.newidea.com.au/celebrity/australian-celebrities/mel-buttle-partner/ |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=New Idea |language=en-AU}}

Buttle and her wife, Noran have two sons. The eldest was born in 2022.{{Cite web |last=Mills |first=Lauren |date=2024-10-11 |title=Does Mel Buttle have a partner? Meet the Aussie comedian's wife |url=https://www.newidea.com.au/celebrity/australian-celebrities/mel-buttle-partner/ |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=New Idea |language=en-AU}} Their youngest son was born in May 2025.{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DJY6seMT39C/ |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=www.instagram.com}}

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