This is an accepted version of this page Melanie Rita Bracewell (born 19 July 1995) is a New Zealand comedian, actress, and scriptwriter.

[10] In 2020, Bracewell received international coverage when videos and photos of her impersonating Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern went viral.

[12][13] In 2020, Bracewell starred as Karen in The Eggplant,[14][15] a New Zealand teen drama crime-comedy series released to TVNZ OnDemand and YouTube.

[19] In 2019, Bracewell shared a screenshot on her Twitter account of a sexually explicit message which she said had come unprompted from someone in the Reddit cricketing community.

After her apology, she received criticism on social media with some accusing her of lying about sexual harassment and stereotyping Indians.

[24] In 2019, she was short-listed for the Kevin Smith Memorial Cup for Outstanding Artist Achievement, Best Female Comedian and Bizarre Moment of the Year at the New Zealand Comedy Guild Awards.