Born and raised in Cape Town and a proud resident of Mitchell’s Plain, Mel Jones describes herself as “the favourite” of three siblings.

She is a single mother, comedian, award nominated producer and an energetic MC and entertainer. Her career started taking flight when she was well received at the Spier Amphitheatre only 6 short weeks after doing her very first open mic slot.

Since then, you may have heard her on the radio as co-presenter of a very popular morning show, seen her on SABC3′s Comedy Showcase, the Phat Joe show, the King Size Comedy Tour, the Blacks Only Comedy Show, Mind the Gap, The Heavyweight Comedy Jam, Kings & Queens of Comedy, the critically acclaimed comedy & sketch show, Bitches, the Vodacom Funny Festival where she was their very first female host, Comedy Central and is hugely popular as a corporate comedian and MC.

Mel Jones appeared at the Vodacom Funny Festival where she was their very first female host, Comedy Central and there’s a strong possibility that you may have read about her in various magazines (not the ‘bikini’ mags – the edutainment ones.

Ask her mom, she’s saved every copy). In fact, recently she was the guest editor for Khuluma magazine, Kulula.com’s in-flight magazine