Comedian Melanie Bracewell produces uncanny impression of Jacinda Ardern

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (left) and comedian Melanie Bracewell (right). Photo / Twitter.

Comedian Melanie Bracewell has been keeping the nation entertained during lockdown with her uncanny impression of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

Bracewell, who won the Billy T Award for New Zealand's top comedian in 2018, posted a 45 second video on social media platforms Tik Tok and Twitter, with the caption 'so a few people said I looked like Jacinda in one of my Tik Toks'.

Using makeup, hair and wardrobe, Bracewell then produced an incredible transformation into Ardern's doppelganger.

Not bad imohttps://t.co/hRLsUcOF7z pic.twitter.com/pWxtKnhUOF

— Melanie Bracewell (@meladoodle) March 31, 2020

Bracewell's video quickly impressed her 34,000 followers on Twitter, who were amazed at her transition.

So at first I was like 'why the hell am i watching melanie bracewell put make up on?', but then on went the jacket and I was like 'what did jacinda do with melanie bracewell?'

— Sam Phillips (@SamRecruitNZ) March 31, 2020

If anything ever happens to Jacinda, you're going to get a call.

— Keith Ng (@keith_ng) March 31, 2020

Absolute gold

— Rebecca Stewart (@GallopingSkirt) March 31, 2020

Bracewell has won a number of New Zealand's top comedy awards, including the 7 Days Comedy Apprentice in 2014, the Raw Comedy Quest in 2015, in 2016, the Best Newcomer gong at the Comedy Festival, and the Billy T Award.

Last year, she was nominated for the Kevin Smith Memorial Cup for Outstanding Artist Achievement, Best Female Comedian and for the most bizarre moment of the year when she had a man vomit in her festival show.