Community & Business
9 December, 2021
Mel Buttle brings laughs to town
COMEDIC icon Mel Buttle will be making her way north to the Atherton International Club promising a “side-spitting act” on 11 December.
Mel has featured in many well-known comedies across Australia and has made appearances on “I’m a Celebrity get me out of here” and hosted “The Great Australian Bake Off”.
Mel said she knew she wanted to be a comedian in school when she would go to the Melbourne Comedy Festival Gala every single year.
“I used to watch the Comedy Festival and I would memorise a lot of the jokes to tell the kids at school the next day,” she said.
“I had a huge love for comedy, but I didn’t really start doing it properly until I was about 22 years old.
“I saw a flyer up about a six-week comedy course and we would perform at the end and it became almost addictive fun.”
This is Mel’s first time ever up on the Atherton Tablelands and said she was excited to bring laughs up north.
“I am really looking forward to performing in front of real people again after doing zooms and online gigs for a while,” she said.
“I’ve always wanted to have a look at towns like Atherton instead of doing just Townsville and Mackay and then going back south.
“I just wanted to go from town to town and see all the things I have never seen before and experience how different it all is.”
Mel Buttle’s show will kick off at the Atherton International Club at 7:30pm, with tickets to be purchased at https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/mel-buttle-friends-live-in-atherton-tickets-92672066337
This is a 15+ show.
