Melanie Bracewell has quickly carved out a path in the comedy scene with her impressive list of credits, showing she has a writing skill set well beyond her years. A series writer for all four seasons of the hit show Wellington Paranormal as well as taking on the role of Executive Story Editor for Apple TV’s Time Bandits. She won Best Comedy Script at the New Zealand Television Awards for her episode about a sentient fatberg taking over Wellington.
Bracewell started her comedy career in New Zealand. She won the RAW Comedy Quest, 7 Days Comedy Apprentice Award, Breakthrough Comedian of the Year Award, Best Newcomer Award and the prestigious Billy T Award in just 3 years of performing. Bracewell frequently sold out shows up and down the country.
With regular appearances on 7 Days, The Project and The Comedy Gala, Melanie became a mainstay of New Zealand television.
Longtime fans of Bracewell will remember her tumblr blog Meladoodle, which she started in high school. Gaining over 200,000 followers and millions of likes, she knows the internet well. One post even appeared on Conan. She credits her success with this early interest in joke-writing.