Melanie Hutsell Biography

Fast Facts

• Studied improvisation at Second City under Mick Napier
• Completed screenwriting courses at Writers Boot Camp and Cinestory
• Performed in and wrote for such sketch shows as "For Entertainment Purposes Only," "Character Assassination" and "Margot's Bush․"
• Co-founded Annoyance Theatre, where she created a number of musicals making fun of musicals
• Wrote and performed monologues for Sit-n-Spin, a theater show featuring entertainment industry professionals giving a humorous take on their lives
• Joined "Saturday Night Live" when she was 23, performing such characters Jan Brady and a maniacal, loveable Tridelt
• Her personal essay "Disco Fever" was published in "Afterbirth․․․ Stories You Won't Read in Parenting Magazines․"
• Appeared in a television commercial advertising Hallmark's Barbie 45th Anniversary Sale
• Her personal essay "Beauty Hurts" was published in "Fresh Yarn․"
• Once surprised Food Network's Paula Deen by appearing on "Paula's Best Dishes" impersonating the host