Mark Bonanno

Actor

Biography

Mark Samual Bonanno is best known for his general silliness within comedy troupe Aunty Donna, one of Australia's biggest comedic acts who have garnered a huge international audience both live and online. Since studying Acting at the University of Ballarat Arts Academy, Mark's work has won and been nominated for numerous awards, including the Helpmann Award for Best Comedy in 2017, Best of The Fest at Sydney Comedy Festival in 2018, and across the last few years, Best Supporting Actor, Best Ense…

Filmography

7.9

Have You Been Paying Attention?

Self - Guest Quizmaster

Topical comedy-quiz show featuring five guests competing to see who can remember the most about events of the week. A fast-paced, funny look at international affairs, politics, sport and entertainment news, we test just how well our contestants have been paying attention.

6.1

Thank God You're Here

Each episode involves performers walking through a door into an unknown situation, greeted by the line "Thank God you're here!". They then had to improvise their way through the scene. At the end of each episode a winner was announced.

7.2

Aunty Donna's Big Ol House of Fun

Himself

Comedy trio Aunty Donna showcase their uniquely absurd and offbeat style through an array of sketches, songs and eclectic characters.

5.1

Drag Race Down Under

Self - Special Guest

Drag queen contestants compete in an elimination-style contest and strut their stuff in a variety of challenges - all to prove that they’ve got what it takes to be Down Under's next Drag Queen Superstar!

4.3

Lesbian Space Princess

Leader (voice)

A space princess is thrust out of her sheltered life and into a galactic quest to save her bounty hunter ex-girlfriend from evil incel aliens.

8.1

Aunty Donna's Coffee Cafe

Mark

Starring Aunty Donna's Mark Samual Bonanno, Broden Kelly, and Zachary Ruane, the high octane and unpredictable series follows the story of three best mates running a trendy cafe down one of Melbourne's less-than-iconic laneways.

9.0

The Most Upsetting Guessing Game in the World

Self - Host

The 'Most Upsetting Guessing Game' is a comedy/improv guessing game based on 'Party Quirks' from the Aunty Donna Podcast. Each week a 'party host' is selected and tasked with guessing what 'characters' are attending their party. Sounds simple enough? It's not... it's cooked.

9.5

Aunty Donna: Glennridge Secondary College

Mark / Various

Comedy group 'Aunty Donna' present a sketch show set in Glennridge Secondary College, a quintessential Australian public school.

6.5

The Wizards of Aus

Skulldrich

Fed up with the Magical Realm's obsession with large-scale fantasy warfare, Jack the Wizard decides to migrate to the sanest place he can think of: Melbourne's Western suburbs. After accidentally causing Flinders Street Station to turn ever so slightly into a giant Fish monster, his existence (and that of his fellow magical immigrants) is revealed to the Australian public. Fearing a backlash against himself and his kind, Jack swears off using magic in a bid to better assimilate into human life. But of course, fitting in was never going to be easy when people tend to get a bit 'explode-y' whenever you sneeze...

9.0

Trope RPG

Haley Joel Osment

A show where chaotic comedians roleplay through your favourite movie genres.

N/A

Melbourne Comedy Festival

Self - Host

After a less-than-hilarious 2020, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival will be back, delivering COVIDSafe laughs and comedy good-times to Melburnians and the world.

8.7

Finding Yeezus

Self

FINDING YEEZUS is a six-part investigative comedy web-series starring comedians and pop-culture detectives Cameron James and Alexei Toliopoulos. The pair embark on an action-packed investigation to find out who made ‘Kanye Quest 3030’ – an infamous RPG game that went viral in 2013 after a hidden level was uncovered with potential links to the cult ‘ascensionism'.

10.0

Aunty Donna: 1999

Sketch group Aunty Donna's limited workplace comedy web series

N/A

Aunty Donna's Dungeons and Dragons

Dungeon Master

Aunty Donna dives into D&D with their signature absurdism. Expect outlandish characters, unexpected tangents, and a playful disregard for the Player's Handbook.

7.5

Hug the Sun

The Shädow Män

BJ, Trent, Linda and (occasionally) Trina host Australia's favourite religious variety hour that is most certainly NOT for children. Praise Oxtos.

N/A

Aunty Donna: New Show

Himself

A cheeky taping of Aunty Donna's singular award winning "New Show". Filmed at the famous Enmore Theater in Sydney, and featuring all three of the Aunty Donna boys, "New Show" is legally a 'comedy'.

10.0

Aunty Donna - The Album Tour

Himself

Australian comedy trio Aunty Donna, along with Michelle Brasier and Tom Armstrong, perform songs from their debut album at Max Watts in Melbourne. Haven't they done well?

N/A

Aunty Donna's X-MEN but better and more accurate

Professor Xavier / Cyclops / Mystique / Robber 2

Avengers Doomsday is rumored to be costing upwards of 500 million dollars and has taken Disney over 4 years to get it into theaters. We adapted the Dark Phoenix saga in ONE day for only 250 thousand dollars; ANYTHING is possible. It's time for Hollywood to wake up.

5.5

The Aunty Donna LIVE Spooktacular

Himself

It's here, our third Aunty Donna special...the "Aunty Donna LIVE Spooktacular" filmed live at Stupid Old Studios in Brunswick.

7.5

Aunty Donna: The Magical Dead Cat

Self/Italian

Aunty Donna Presents a Brand New Live Special, 'The Magical Dead Cat'.