Multi-ethnic and bi-cultural, Melanie is originally from Jakarta, Indonesia. Melanie is an award-winning writer, comic, and storyteller who performs all over the world. She has developed TV projects with HBOMax, Stage 13 (WB), and Universal.
Melanie is a Moth Los Angeles host and a multiple Moth StorySLAM winner. Her first half-hour comedy special, BRASH GIRLS CLUB, is currently streaming on Tubi TV. In 2018, she was named one of Indonesia’s Top 10 Young & Talented Stand-up Comedians. She represented Indonesia in the Semifinals of the Laugh Factory's Funniest Person in the World Competition 2016 in Helsinki, Finland. The judges awarded her one of the highest scores for her performance.
Her first play, KISS ME ON THE MOUTH, was directed by Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Adly Guirgis and produced by InViolet Theatre Company at Center Stage New York. A Princess Grace Award semifinalist, KISS ME ON THE MOUTH received rave reviews and had a sold-out run. Variety said the “contained, smart script exhibits plenty of wit, craft and, most of all, heart.”