Mel Buttle Comedy: Taking My Sunglasses Off to Hear You Better

Melbourne, It’s Your Turn: Mel Buttle Brings Her Comedy Show to Hamer Hall

Australia’s favourite funny woman is headed to Melbourne, and she’s bringing a brand-new set packed with family chaos, dry wit and classic Lyn energy.

On Saturday 2 August, comedian, writer and social media icon Mel Buttle brings her latest stand-up hour Taking My Sunglasses Off to Hear You Better to Hamer Hall. Known for her whip-smart observations and the wildly popular online mum persona ‘Lyn’, Mel Buttle is set to turn everyday absurdities into unmissable comedy gold.

One Night. One Comedy. One Seriously Relatable Hour

If you’ve ever laughed a little too hard at Lyn’s Instagram rants about snack drawers, name labels or Woolworths parking lots, this one’s for you.

Mel Buttle’s signature style blends warm storytelling with razor-sharp humour. Her last tour, Not Here to Put Socks on Centipedes, earned four stars from The Age and sold out shows across the country. This new show brings all of that – just with even more of the glorious mess that is parenting, suburbia and adulting in 2025.

The show promises to deliver a kind of joy that feels oddly familiar – like when the Book Club brochure landed at school. Think nostalgia, awkward honesty and a few moments of heartfelt chaos.

“Buttle’s dry critique of the perils of life has the audience in hysterics.”

★★★★ The Age

“If you’re looking for an hour full of laughs with no filter, Mel is one to catch.”

Scenestr, 2024

Why Hamer Hall Fits Mel Buttle

Set along the Yarra River in the heart of Melbourne’s Arts Precinct, Hamer Hall is one of the city’s most iconic performance venues. With its sweeping architecture, exceptional acoustics and warm, theatre-style intimacy, it offers the perfect setting for Mel Buttle’s brand of observational, nostalgic comedy. Whether she’s riffing on chaotic family life or the absurdity of snack negotiations, this stage feels made for her voice.

A Comedy Voice That’s Grown With Her Audience

Mel Buttle’s journey from Queensland schoolteacher to national comedy mainstay has been anything but predictable. She’s now a regular on The Project, Taskmaster Australia and Question Everything, but it’s her online alter ego Lyn – the no-nonsense mum we all know – that’s made her a household name.

That character energy translates beautifully on stage. Audiences connect not just because the material is funny, but because it’s uncannily accurate. It’s the humour of real life – awkward, affectionate and full of sharp sideways glances.

Whether she’s unpacking school pick-up line politics or the emotional weight of a group text, Mel Buttle’s take feels like a conversation you’ve already had, but never laughed this hard at.

What to Expect from Mel Buttle

Chaos-fuelled parenting stories (told only the way Mel Buttle can)
Her familiar, conversational style – relatable, sharp and just a little unfiltered
A support set by the always-hilarious Nath Valvo, a festival favourite in his own right
The kind of laughter that sneaks up on you and sticks around well after the lights come up

You don’t need to have kids or live in the suburbs to get it. If you’ve ever argued over a half-eaten Tim Tam or sent a regretful voice note before 9am, you’re in the right place.

Melbourne, This Is the One Comedy Show to See

There’s only one Melbourne show, and buzz is already building online. Between viral Lyn clips, high-profile TV appearances and rave reviews from her last tour, Mel Buttle is in top form – and this show proves it.

Mel Buttle: Taking My Sunglasses Off to Hear You Better