Melanie Hutsell began her career performing improv comedy at the Annoyance Theater in Chicago and starred in its production of The Real Live Brady Bunch in 1990.
[1] The company toured to New York City, where Hutsell was hired as a cast member for the 17th season of Saturday Night Live.
[1] Her notable celebrity impressions on SNL included Tori Spelling, Charo, Monica Seles, Tammy Wynette, and Tonya Harding.
After co-starring in the film Can't Stop Dancing in 1999, Hutsell temporarily left show business to raise her children.
She most recently wrote and starred in the comedic drama Mother's Little Helpers, which premiered at SXSW film festival in 2019.