Uploaded September 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
A video about why I see Aunty Donna as a tour de force of absurdist comedy. A genre of comedy that can be very hit and miss but for this small comedy group of six, Aunty Donna are some of the leading comedians in this field.
Not only do you have hilarious jokes that can come from weird and unfamiliar situations, but if you look close enough, you’ll also find layers of satire hidden amongst all of their seemingly random insanity. This is why I genuinely feel like they deserve more credit and attention for what they do.
This is my video explaining why.
Thank you to my amazing Patreons for continuing to support this channel. You guys are amazing.
If you’d also like the option of becoming a Patreon, head to:
patreon.com/motioninart
Website:
motioninartmedia.com
Twitter:
twitter.com/motion_in_art
Reddit:
reddit.com/user/motioninart
Clips Mentioned:
Always Room for Christmas Pud – Aunty Donna
youtube.com/watch?v=Z8mt9Ogzi_Y
Best Funeral Ever – Aunty Donna
youtube.com/watch?v=XRM6zZ79E1c
Bikie Wars – Aunty Donna
youtube.com/watch?v=ihSaGAVHmvw
Breakfast Goat – Aunty Donna
youtube.com/watch?v=bWyJ7spFD1c
Chapel Street, Cresps & A Bad Date – Aunty Donna
youtube.com/watch?v=8fjdqSKVxEo
Cum on My Keys – Aunty Donna
youtube.com/watch?v=qwoE_9hXpMM
Don’t Get in The Kiln – Aunty Donna
youtube.com/watch?v=p2onuBxhafg
Explaining a Board Game – Aunty Donna
youtube.com/watch?v=fyvyhkF8Xr4
Filling Up on Cheese Before Dinner
youtube.com/watch?v=tJk8UevZbIs
Friend Trying New Look – Aunty Donna
youtube.com/watch?v=U9uQ-O7Qks0
Frogman – The Aunty Donna Podcast
youtube.com/watch?v=W3I4rWgDVow
Haven’t You Done Well 2 – Aunty Donna
youtube.com/watch?v=KYF9qmFH9Bw
Haven’t You Done Well 3 – Aunty Donna
youtube.com/watch?v=nx1qRN8B4u8
Haven’t You Done Well 7 – Aunty Donna
youtube.com/watch?v=KntOBw2mVVY
Manbeast Returns 1999 Ep08 – Aunty Donna
youtube.com/watch?v=H5ud1oB4ei4
Professor Whiskers – Aunty Donna
youtube.com/watch?v=H0kqCOyXNcQ
Roll Call – Aunty Donna
youtube.com/watch?v=AXM87AU3ha4
Subtly Spying on a Hot Girl – Aunty Donna
youtube.com/watch?v=RoSPgI3-E1s
The Bully – Aunty Donna
youtube.com/watch?v=0aKgxEaZMBs
The Man Who Touches People Inappropriately – Aunty Donna
youtube.com/watch?v=QZTW4rXdSAA
Trendy Cafe – Aunty Donna
youtube.com/watch?v=EtLL30fO4gk
What Do You Think of This 1999 Ep03 – Aunty Donna
youtube.com/watch?v=ZlU8ujPraOk&vl=en
Songs Used:
Full Clip – Gang Star
What’s The Difference – Dr. Dre
What is Aunty Donna?
Aunty Donna are an Australian absurdist comedy group from Melbourne. The group consists of Mark Samual Bonanno, Broden Kelly and Zachary Ruane as writers and performers, director/writer Sam Lingham, filmmaker Max Miller, and composer Tom Armstrong. Adrian Dean and Joe Kosky were also former performing members who left to pursue careers in law and musical theatre respectively. The group has performed at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Melbourne Fringe Festival. As of July 18 2020, they have amassed over 308,000 subscribers and over 58,000,000 views on their YouTube channel.
Aunty Donna was originally formed in 2011 after its members met at University of Ballarat's Arts Academy. In 2012, their debut show, Aunty Donna in Pantsuits, was nominated for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival's Golden Gibbo Award, and their second show, Aunty Donna and the Fax Machine Shop, debuted at the 2012 Melbourne Fringe Festival winning the People's Choice Award.
In 2018, Aunty Donna announced they would be releasing their debut album Aunty Donna – The Album on 6 April 2018. On 9 February 2018, Aunty Donna released the first single from the album, "Chuffed (Dad Song)", and accompanying video. On 14 April 2018, the album debuted at number 30 on the ARIA Albums Chart. Also in 2018, Aunty Donna's 7th live show, Glennridge Secondary College (GSC), toured across Australia and New Zealand, winning Best of the Fest at the Sydney Comedy Festival.
In 2019, the group adapted GSC into a new 16-part webseries entitled Glennridge Secondary College, with funding and support from Screen Australia. It was released on YouTube weekly from 20 February 2019. Their accompanying tour Glennridge Secondary College: Graduation Party started in July 2019
And if you’re still reading this – hello.
This video is made through Fair Use under copyright law for the purposes of education in criticism or review; as well as parody or satire.
copyright.gov/title17/92c
https://www.copyright.org.au/ACC_Prod
A video about why I see Aunty Donna as a tour de force of absurdist comedy. A genre of comedy that can be very hit and miss but for this small comedy group of six, Aunty Donna are some of the leading comedians in this field.
Not only do you have hilarious jokes that can come from weird and unfamiliar situations, but if you look close enough, you’ll also find layers of satire hidden amongst all of their seemingly random insanity. This is why I genuinely feel like they deserve more credit and attention for what they do.
This is my video explaining why.
Thank you to my amazing Patreons for continuing to support this channel. You guys are amazing.
If you’d also like the option of becoming a Patreon, head to:
patreon.com/motioninart
Website:
motioninartmedia.com
Twitter:
twitter.com/motion_in_art
Reddit:
reddit.com/user/motioninart
Clips Mentioned:
Always Room for Christmas Pud – Aunty Donna
youtube.com/watch?v=Z8mt9Ogzi_Y
Best Funeral Ever – Aunty Donna
youtube.com/watch?v=XRM6zZ79E1c
Bikie Wars – Aunty Donna
youtube.com/watch?v=ihSaGAVHmvw
Breakfast Goat – Aunty Donna
youtube.com/watch?v=bWyJ7spFD1c
Chapel Street, Cresps & A Bad Date – Aunty Donna
youtube.com/watch?v=8fjdqSKVxEo
Cum on My Keys – Aunty Donna
youtube.com/watch?v=qwoE_9hXpMM
Don’t Get in The Kiln – Aunty Donna
youtube.com/watch?v=p2onuBxhafg
Explaining a Board Game – Aunty Donna
youtube.com/watch?v=fyvyhkF8Xr4
Filling Up on Cheese Before Dinner
youtube.com/watch?v=tJk8UevZbIs
Friend Trying New Look – Aunty Donna
youtube.com/watch?v=U9uQ-O7Qks0
Frogman – The Aunty Donna Podcast
youtube.com/watch?v=W3I4rWgDVow
Haven’t You Done Well 2 – Aunty Donna
youtube.com/watch?v=KYF9qmFH9Bw
Haven’t You Done Well 3 – Aunty Donna
youtube.com/watch?v=nx1qRN8B4u8
Haven’t You Done Well 7 – Aunty Donna
youtube.com/watch?v=KntOBw2mVVY
Manbeast Returns 1999 Ep08 – Aunty Donna
youtube.com/watch?v=H5ud1oB4ei4
Professor Whiskers – Aunty Donna
youtube.com/watch?v=H0kqCOyXNcQ
Roll Call – Aunty Donna
youtube.com/watch?v=AXM87AU3ha4
Subtly Spying on a Hot Girl – Aunty Donna
youtube.com/watch?v=RoSPgI3-E1s
The Bully – Aunty Donna
youtube.com/watch?v=0aKgxEaZMBs
The Man Who Touches People Inappropriately – Aunty Donna
youtube.com/watch?v=QZTW4rXdSAA
Trendy Cafe – Aunty Donna
youtube.com/watch?v=EtLL30fO4gk
What Do You Think of This 1999 Ep03 – Aunty Donna
youtube.com/watch?v=ZlU8ujPraOk&vl=en
Songs Used:
Full Clip – Gang Star
What’s The Difference – Dr. Dre
What is Aunty Donna?
Aunty Donna are an Australian absurdist comedy group from Melbourne. The group consists of Mark Samual Bonanno, Broden Kelly and Zachary Ruane as writers and performers, director/writer Sam Lingham, filmmaker Max Miller, and composer Tom Armstrong. Adrian Dean and Joe Kosky were also former performing members who left to pursue careers in law and musical theatre respectively. The group has performed at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Melbourne Fringe Festival. As of July 18 2020, they have amassed over 308,000 subscribers and over 58,000,000 views on their YouTube channel.
Aunty Donna was originally formed in 2011 after its members met at University of Ballarat's Arts Academy. In 2012, their debut show, Aunty Donna in Pantsuits, was nominated for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival's Golden Gibbo Award, and their second show, Aunty Donna and the Fax Machine Shop, debuted at the 2012 Melbourne Fringe Festival winning the People's Choice Award.
In 2018, Aunty Donna announced they would be releasing their debut album Aunty Donna – The Album on 6 April 2018. On 9 February 2018, Aunty Donna released the first single from the album, "Chuffed (Dad Song)", and accompanying video. On 14 April 2018, the album debuted at number 30 on the ARIA Albums Chart. Also in 2018, Aunty Donna's 7th live show, Glennridge Secondary College (GSC), toured across Australia and New Zealand, winning Best of the Fest at the Sydney Comedy Festival.
In 2019, the group adapted GSC into a new 16-part webseries entitled Glennridge Secondary College, with funding and support from Screen Australia. It was released on YouTube weekly from 20 February 2019. Their accompanying tour Glennridge Secondary College: Graduation Party started in July 2019
And if you’re still reading this – hello.
This video is made through Fair Use under copyright law for the purposes of education in criticism or review; as well as parody or satire.
copyright.gov/title17/92c
https://www.copyright.org.au/ACC_Prod
