Mel Kelly (born 22 October 1972) is an Irish stand-up comedian and international speaker based in Munich since 2003. Kelly began his speaking career in 2004, has spoken on stages in Europe, the US and Thailand.[citation needed] He has also won several European Speaking Contests in English and in German.
Mel is a world renowned author of two books. His first book was Born in Ireland Made in Germany and his second book is Top Tips for Dating Disasters in Germany. He also performed in a TEDx talk on Born in Ireland Made in Germany.
Kelly began his comedy career in 2014. He has founded the biggest English-German comedy club in Munich “Comedy Club Munich” [1] and started his first comedy tour in Germany with “Die Irren on Tour” in February 2016.[citation needed] Mel is the star of a YouTube show Disastrous Dating by Mel Kelly which was later rebranded as Disastrous Life Coaching by Mel Kelly.[2]
Competitive awards edit
Since 2006, Kelly has won 11 awards in competitions in two languages at district conferences of Toastmasters International:
| Language | Date | Location | Category | Place | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | May 2006 | Cologne, Germany | Evaluation | 1 | [3] |
| English | May 2008 | Prague, Czech Republic | Evaluation | 2 | [4] |
| English | May 2008 | Prague, Czech Republic | International | 3 | [4] |
| English | May 2008 | Bamberg, Germany | Table Topics | ? | [citation needed] |
| English | May 2009 | Düsseldorf, Germany | Evaluation | 1 | [5] |
| English | May 2010 | Barcelona, Spain | Table Topics | 1 | [6] |
| English | May 2012 | Poznań, Poland | International | 3 | [7] |
| English | November 2013 | Budapest, Hungary | Humorous | 1 | [8][9][10] |
| German | November 2013 | Budapest, Hungary | Table Topics | 2 | [8] |
| German | November 2014 | Kraków, Poland | Humorous | 2 | [11] |
| German | May 2014 | Frankfurt, Germany | Speech | 2 | [12] |
References edit
- ^ "Mel Kelly - Comedy Club Munich". 30 October 2021.
- ^ "Disastrous Dating :Mel Kelly & Amy Hamilton - Episode 49 - Yo-Yo Dating". YouTube.
- ^ "2006 Spring - District 59 Conference in Cologne, Germany - DISTRICT 59 - Toastmasters International". www.district59.org. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016.
- ^ a b "2008 Spring - District 59 Conference in Prague, Czech Republic - DISTRICT 59 - Toastmasters International". www.district59.org. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016.
- ^ "2009 Spring - District 59 Conference in Düsseldorf, Germany - DISTRICT 59 - Toastmasters International". www.district59.org. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016.
- ^ "2010 Fall - District 59 Conference in Barcelona, Spain - DISTRICT 59 - Toastmasters International". www.district59.org. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016.
- ^ "Mark Hunter: The Mark of Champion". 30 May 2012.
- ^ a b "Live from the Budapest conference… – District 59 – Toastmasters International".
- ^ "District 59 Autumn Speech Conference and more… – Munich Prostmasters".
- ^ "Toastmasters 75 - Public speaking with confidence in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere.... Welcome to Toastmasters 75!". tmclub.eu.
- ^ "Self-improvement products and services: 2022 market is booming globally". toastmastersd95.org.
- ^ "Toastmasters Europe - District Contest Winners - Spring 2014 - Krakow, Poland". district59.eu.