Mel and Sue met at a comedy gig in 1988 while both students at the University of Cambridge in England (Giedroyc at Trinity College and Perkins at New Hall) where both were members of the Footlights.
[4] In 1999, Mel and Sue were signed by ITV and hosted a comedy panel game for the network called Casting Couch, in a prime late evening slot, but it fared poorly in the ratings and was not recommissioned after its initial 6-episode run.
ITV created Casting Couch as a vehicle to showcase Mel and Sue's comedic talents as a duo.
[5] Mel and Sue were announced as new co-presenters on Channel 4's RI:SE breakfast TV show in January 2003.
[8] On Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast in 2015, Perkins said she had been reluctant to work on Bake Off, but agreed on the condition that the BBC offered Mel the chance to share the presenting role.
[9] In January 2015, Mel and Sue launched a new ITV daytime chat show called Mel and Sue, the show features appearances from celebrity guests, audience interaction and cookery, this time with members of the public being nominated to appear as the guest chef.
In October 2016, it was confirmed that Mel and Sue would become the presenters of Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief for BBC One in March 2017.
As well as performing live as a duo in their early stand-up days, Mel and Sue embarked on a UK national tour from 1995 - 1996.