The Metro: Lansing native Nicole Melnyk to headline ‘What’s So Funny About Detroit’
Sam Corey, The Metro August 21, 2025Nicole Melnyk is a comedian known for her energy and sharp wit.

Comedian Nicole Melnyk in WDET studios for The Metro August 21, 2025
Nicole Melnyk is a comedian known for her energy and sharp wit. The Lansing native has performed at WDET’s What’s So Funny About Detroit event in the past, and now she’s headlining on August 28.
She joined Tia Graham to talk about what inspired her comedy, why she reps Lansing so hard, and her love of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
You can buy tickets for next week’s Old Miami performance at this link.
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Sam Corey is a producer for 101.9 WDET, which includes finding and preparing interesting stories for the daily news, arts and culture program, The Metro. Sam joined WDET after a year and a half at The Union, a small newspaper in California, and stints at a variety of local Michigan outlets, including WUOM and the Metro Times. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and the University of Chicago.
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