MelanieBracewell
- Comedian
- Presenter
- Writer
Melanie Bracewell is a Billy T Award winning comedian, writer and Jacinda Ardern impersonator from Auckland. After winning a slew of awards as a young stand-up comic, Bracewell became a regular on Kiwi television. She has been a panelist on 7 Days and Have You Been Paying Attention?, and acted in Funny Girls, The Eggplant, and Wellington Paranormal (for which she won a 2021 NZTV Award for her writing). Bracewell has also written for The Project and Mean Mums. In 2020, she co-hosted dad joke contest Last Dad Standing, then relocated to Australia to co-host The Cheap Seats, with Aussie comedian Tim McDonald.
Screenography
Awards
2021 New Zealand Television Awards
Best Script - Comedy: for Wellington Paranormal, Fatberg episode
2018 NZ Comedy Guild Awards
Best Breakthrough Artist
“There are times when you think about quitting but it's like you've got to a certain level on a video game. You keep dying over and over again but you've come so far, you want to finish. The difference with comedy is there is no finish.”