Melanie Vesey
…is an accomplished comedian, actress, writer/director, and owner of Promotional Rescue. Her comedy special/album Wild Animal is available to watch on Amazon and Revry TV, and to listen to all major streaming platforms. Throughout Melanie's career, she's been seen in the New York Times, The New Yorker, Paper Magazine, Playboy, Time Out, and Vanity Fair. In addition to her recent TV spot as TAZ on DAVE (FX) she’s been seen on Laugh After Dark on Amazon, opened for Marc Maron and Maria Bamford, Tweeted for Tig Notaro, WON round 4 of the U.S. Comedy Contest, and been a comedian of the week on the Jackie Kashian & Laurie Kilmartin podcast.
Notably, she co-starred with Jim Carrey in the Andy Kaufman bio-pic "Man on the Moon" and has been seen at the Burbank, Motor City, Palm Springs, and the Ladies Laugh Comedy Festivals. Melanie also co-produced the award-winning comedy show, The Antidepressant Comedy Hour for Comedy Hub on Twitch and Make It Rain Comedy.
Trained at the Juilliard School at Lincoln Center, Stella Adler Conservatory in New York City, and The Interlochen Arts Academy, she has a strong foundation for her body of work.
Inspired by working with two-time Academy Award-Winner Director Milos Forman and Hal Hartley, Melanie wrote, directed, and produced three short films which were official selections at OUTFEST, FAIF, IFFCA, and PCC Film Festivals. Her feature-length script was selected to be 1 of 8 scripts fort the OUTFEST Screenwriting Lab. The music video she directed for Ryan Cassata has been viewed over 100,000 times.
As a former Vice President of Public Relations at a boutique record label, Melanie transitioned into opening her own Promotions Consulting firm, PromotionalRescue.com where she helps award-winning independent artists and small business owners grow their audience and visibility through private coaching and workshops.