Hello learned Guardian reader! We are Aunty Donna, a comedy group who built our career on the internet. We started out on stage, moved to YouTube and ended up on Netflix last year. Now we’re heading back to the stage with Aunty Donna and the Magical Dead Cat Tour (touring to a city near you (if we get to leave the house (please get vaccinated (if eligible and supply is available))).
We’ve put together a list of videos from near and far to help broaden and deepen your comedic palate. Please note, we are broken. Enjoy!
1. There’s a fly IN my soup
Mr. Johnson or “Blue Man” is one of the greatest comedic characters of all time. Him soliloquising ‘Twelve thousand restaurants, I don’t know why I have to come to this one” has been permanently etched into my brain.
2. Hot Dept
Hot Dept are the next big thing. Go see them live when you can.
3. Definitely a real children’s show
Check out episode 1 of this weird children’s cult show made in 90’s Perth. Batshit.
4. Truck proms, truck babies
Carl Tart is a bloody legend. Enjoy these classic country music songs.
5. There is no 31st of October
The best new sketch stuff is all coming out of TikTok. Jane Wickline is hilarious.
6. Price wars
This one was chosen by our director, Max. Tim & Eric are obviously a massive inspiration for Aunty Donna.
7. I am not a turkey
The Vimeo playlist of Stella Shorts is my favourite website on the whole world wide internet. Shot between 1998-2002 these shorts are dumb, juvenile and carefree which is one hell of a recipe for a big delicious laugh cake! If this sounds remotely down your alley set aside sometime to fall down the joyous rabbit hole that is Stella.
8. Have some manners
When writing our Netflix show we decided the series should end with the Queen of England coming over for dinner. We wrote the part to be this massive force who came in and destroyed our show. We didn’t have any actors in mind to play the part. We were super scared of getting the casting wrong. Somebody suggested we cast a comedic actor named Tawny Newsome. We weren’t really familiar with her work but, off some good advice, we took the punt. Thank god we did. Watch as the three of us hold on for dear life opposite her.
9. What you’re seeing is 100% real
Broden spent a full day during lockdown working through every investigation by this very funny Kiwi.
10. Aunty Donna’s little bit of pud
AHAHAHAHAH
