Aunty Donna Podcast - Episode 494 - Our First Podcast Episode

Episode Date: February 24, 2026

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This is a Grouse House podcast. Hello and welcome to the Auntie Donna podcast, a podcast about some mates having a laugh and living in the world today. A little introduction to who we are and what we're about. First and foremost, my name's Broden Kelly. I'm a comedian, writer, performer and member with comedy group, Auntie Donna. Yeah. And I'm joined by these wacky louts from the group Auntie Donna. We've been performing together for what is going on 14 years.

If I'm conscious of not, I've been conscious of not showing our age, but we've been doing a long time. And we have so many stories from that time. We've been writing comedy together. We do absurdist alternative comedy. We've toured the world doing it. We've made television shows.

We have a YouTube channel. We're nominated for actors, actor awards. And we have so many stories and fun adventures from that time. we thought maybe there's an audience out there who might be up for a show that is targeted at them about us and our adventures. So if you're up for a listen every week, subscribe now, join us every Wednesday morning as we go on an adventure together. So when, Zach, so yeah, yeah, sorry. Well, yeah, we should introduce.

You introduce yourself. Let's introduce ourselves. Okay. We'll throw to you, Zach. Yeah, so hello, my name is Zach Rewain or Zachary Rewain. Also a comedian, dabbled a little bit in directing. But yeah, you'd probably know me as Zach from Auntie Donna. I do.

I'll talk a little bit about the podcast, but I'll let you introduce yourself and then I'll... Yeah, you go to him. Yeah, you introduce yourself and then I'll talk about the podcast and what this is. Yes, it gets. Yo, my name is Mark Samuel Bonano, also a writer, also a comedian. again, one third of the performing part of Auntie Donner and let's not forget our brothers behind the scenes. You got Thomas Sahara, you.

Sam Ling. And Thomas right here. Hi. And you know what? I'll let Tom introduce himself right now after I just finish. I think I should probably just finish. And then we'll do Tom and then I'll loop around. Yes.

Back around to me. And then we'll go back to you and the adventure stuff. Yeah. Whatever it is. Great. Yeah, go on. So Sam Lingham, head writer at Auntie Donna. Max Miller.

director, editor, extraordinaire. But let's throw over to Tom. That was good, I think. Yeah, that was nice. So, did you want to say anything else, Tom? No. Introduce yourself. Hey, Tom.

Hey, Tom. Don't introduce yourself to yourself. Introduce yourself to the audience. Just really nervous. Just look down the barrel of the camera, Tom. Okay, where's my camera? You've got that iPhone there. We'll cut this later, right?

Yeah. But yeah. Hey, I'm Tom. I'm podcast producer. So I just wanted to say a couple things. You just introduced, you just talked about Sam, Max, behind the scenes. That is one thing we want to do with this podcast.

We thought this is a good opportunity for our fans to see behind the scenes. So we're hoping maybe we'll get Max on. We're hoping maybe we'll get Sam on. 100%. Oh, yeah. We're still finding it. But I think the thing is really when Grasshouse podcast first approached us about doing a podcast.

I know we were talking about, all right, we've done so many things over the last 14 years. So many stories to tell. What is this? And I think what,

and I think we're definitely going to find it. We're definitely going to look into what this could be. Yeah, no rules, no boundaries. Yeah. 14 years on the road,

you start to collect stories to tell. Oh, yeah. Oh, I've got many. You start to get that, that wealth of tales and adventures. Yeah. And we've never had a place to just shoot the shit about them and like get real about it. Because we're very tightly scripted, aren't we?

Like if you, sorry, were you, sorry, were you, you finished and then up. No, I think it's fine. I didn't interrupt. No, no, no, yeah. I think that's fine. I think that's just the nature of it's like, I think the best way to think about this is it's like three. So, yeah. Three best mates just hanging out, shooting the shit, talking about talent tales,

sorry, telling tall tales. about their adventures and their life and their times together and letting the audience in on that and why that's good and why that's interesting and letting them know about why. And how we do it is through the medium of a podcast. And we're giving it six months. Sorry, you go.

We're giving it six months. Yes. So we looked at the likes of Marin. Rogan. Rogan. Jake Paul. Jake Paul. The Dolop guys.

And we are going to do, we are thinking maybe we'll do some deep dive interviews like Perrin. Yeah. Yep. That'd be awesome. I'd love to do that. I'm not saying no to anything. Yeah.

But also, I think you said something. I want to cover sport as well. I want to do a footy segment. I want to do like a new segment. I think topics and facts of the week. Yeah. Maybe I'll talk a little bit about what's that. New mums.

Stuff about. We could have Eleni on. Stuff about new mums. We also, you know, we all love movies. We love going to the movies. Thought we could talk about that here. Yeah. A review section.

A bit of chit. We got a segment plan called chit-chat where we just, we knuckled down and we get into the grass roots, the grassroots kind of thing about what is the chit and what is the chat of the topics of the day. And you've got to let me finish when I'm on something. Sorry. Sorry. Let's throw to that sting now, Tom. Let's go to it's time for chit-chat with Mark.

Sorry, Tom's just lining something up here. So Tom's going to be controlling the music from... Okay. Go. Chit chat with Mark. So, chit chat is a segment where we get down to what is the chit of the day and what is the chat of the day. And we separate it like a yolk from a white. So just, I think there's like a podcast etiquette thing that I think we need to discuss.

which is like when somebody's especially when someone is introducing a segment no no no yeah yeah I know it's all I know it's exciting I know it's exciting and you want to get in there

you want to say your piece but you're just sort of charging through with monologues you'll just sort of go oh he's chit chat this chit chat that all I was doing literally all I was doing

was introducing the chit chat segment and breaking it down so the audience understand what it is yeah and he was just agreed with you man I literally laughed well then maybe I just went a bit hard

a heart on that rule and maybe we can loosen it up I think that's I mean they're going to see a bit of this you know we don't always agree no and people think that they don't know that about us I'd love the show to also be about Melbourne

so he did interrupt me but it is that felt that there is a flow of conversation in conversation like in normal conversation people you know like jump in and out are you done yeah yeah yeah yeah you go you go

because I hadn't finished my point yet I was just trying to ease the tension because I felt I don't want this to breed resentment Is this chit chat? No I was trying to do chit chat And then we got into podcast etiquette When someone should speak When it's okay to go over the top of someone else

Tom What is a conversation Welcome to the next next segment. This is called Improvised Sketch, still working on the title. We thought, wouldn't it be fun? We come up with all of our sketches through improv, usually. Sometimes we write them. And we thought we wanted to take you behind the scenes. So what we're going to do now is I'm going to pitch a sketch idea. I'll jump in real quick. Yeah? Just to our, this is where we would usually put an ad break. So if you're looking to put sponsorships into a podcast, this is where your brand could

go. Can I jump in very quickly there? I actually like. the idea of going, can I jump in quick? If you have a thought... You can talk about that in the meeting after. You should have said, can I jump in quick? Well, we haven't agreed on that yet. Sorry, can I jump in quick? Yes.

Go fuck yourself. Fair enough. So we're going to do a sketch now. Improvise, fully improvised. You guys didn't write anything? Nope. Okay. I mean...

What? I'm saying, yes, we haven't. No, we haven't written anything. I was saying, yes, we haven't written anything. Uh, idiomatically, yes, yes, we haven't written anything. It doesn't really work. I know it makes some sort of sense, but I would go with no in future. It's good to know if you want to sound like a native English speaker, I would just go with no, we haven't written anything.

I think it's huge issues with yes, we haven't. Like, we haven't written anything, have we? There is when someone else says no over the top of it. That would be the only scenario where I feel like it becomes an issue. Fine. So this is a little sketch. that I've just envisioned. Let me get my notes up here.

It's also important to say that we're not set on doing a podcast either. This is an experiment. Yeah, we're giving it six months. And if it doesn't work out because we can't just literally figure out how to have a conversation about upsetting each other. If it's not making money in six months, like, this is... But I think it's good for people to see what we're like behind. You know, people think...

Whenever I meet people on the street, they're always like, where's Mark of Broden? It doesn't matter what time would they. Yeah, it doesn't matter if... I'm in a mosh pit at a Mr. Bungle concert. I might be on a date. Yeah. I'll be on a date.

And someone will be like, where's Mark and Brod and I always, I'd never say, like, we don't, I'm like, oh, they were just here. Missed him. Anyway. But no, sometimes we disagree. Okay. Sure. Here's a sketch idea. Here's a little sketch idea.

So the bees. You're reading. builder interaction. Be reading off your phone. Yeah, I'm looking at my list. No, you're off the dome

and I'm bringing up my list of sketch ideas. So you have written something. So I've got old sketch ideas from 2018. Yeah. And I'm going to pitch you Um,

B's awkward builder interaction. Okay. Oh, Sam had a. Yeah, yeah, yeah, Sam had a thing.

Yeah, okay, let's do it. Um, Broden. But do you want us to just act out what? You are the B, B. B

one of the bees Mark is he a worker bee That's up to you He's going to improvise that Mark you are Sam William Yep Who writes on our

Who writes our other stuff With us on the other stuff Yes And you're having a conversation With the beekeeper Or the guy who you've hired To get rid of the bees And you are

I'm not in it Well we need the beekeeper and see and start. Knock knock. Oh, God damn it. I'm trying to have a shower. And I live in this house with my girlfriend. beep that.

I live in this house with my girlfriend. And every time I get naked and I'm in my bathroom, a bee stings me on the very tip of my dick. Now, does that make my dick look a little bigger? And lick, and do I need to lick it? Yes, to soothe the sting from the poison. But it makes my dick look that a little bit bigger, which is sick for the ladies.

And that was improvised sketch. Tom, hit it. I think of time to find something. All right. You need the headphones to hear these fucking stings, man. What? You need, we're playing great, Tom's playing great stings. There is nothing more powerful than my,

imagination. And so when I... Just put like one headphones here. Look what I'm doing. I don't want to look like a fuckhead. So I'm not going to do that if that's okay. You look like a Mickey Mouse. We should film these.

You look like a Mickey Mouse. We should film these because what Broden's doing right now is so funny to look at. Well, that's the thing, right? That's why podcasts are the new television show. Yes. In what way? That's what we're doing now. That's what the fucking...

What? Hey, hey, hey, hey. Our new segment is called... No, I need a different song. Oh, sure. This is a next segment where it gets a little bit more serious because this shows for everyone and we want to be with you as... This song, this segment's called...

I've been working out for you the way you were wearing and was it brought him. This segment's called News of the Week. Now, the Reserve Bank yesterday did its first rate rise in... No, it did. No, I swear to God that didn't happen. But two, five percent, the Reserve Bank to... combat inflation. 2.5 or 25?

0.25%. And we're seeing a rate rise again. It's going to flow on to interest rates, home loans. How do you all feel about that? And I imagine it affects a lot of our audience. Yeah, I think it's going to be tough. Obviously, there's a lot of people. We always think about homeowners in this situation.

There's a lot of people with bank account, savings. And that is good for them. think it's important to realize this has got some more news yeah um well this is more of a long thing this is about uh this is a long form thing about epstein's association with the silicon elite years after his release from prison wow okay that's in the guardian all right read that article out you don't want to uh this is a show i think it's going to be funny but also news and also you know like serious moments uh uh Bill Gates

Bill Gates was Yeah Hit it Tom All right It's movie time We're going to be talking about our favorite movies Podcasts have lots of segments And we are

Going hard on the segments In our first episode Which I think is great Can I jump in? Yeah Have you done the movie segment sting yet It's movie time I did do it though

Did you just not have your headphones on. Yeah. I think we need headphones on because. I just, we need to agree on whether we are or I not wearing headphones. I don't like the over ears. I don't want to wear,

I don't want to wear them and I don't, I can just, how has it affected my performance thus far? Let me ask you a question. What's the movie's music sound like? In my mind? In my mind's eye? Yeah.

Awesome. But what style, what genre, what rhythm, what instruments? It was like a piano-y kind of deal. Wouldn't it be your mind's ear? Yeah. But my mind's eye has synesthesia. And that's our favorite movies of the week.

Hit it, Tom. I wrote a whole review of Marty Supreme. No one cares about your pizza movie. Sorry, he was playing the music, Mark. If you could wait until he's done. I couldn't hear it. I can give you an indication. I'll give you a sign.

Tom, hit it. We got a little bit of a leash. I'm not stopping. I'm waiting for Tom. And we're back. We got confused. And I'm the only one who's not confused. Look, it's the first episode.

There's going to be some road bumps. And that brings us to our next segment, bumpy roads in the streets of Melbourne. Can you play that last piece of music? because I think it can actually hit fit with this Bumpy Roads in the streets of Melbourne. Hit it. Okay. Bumpy.

No, keep playing it. Bumpy roads. Bumpy roads. Bumpy roads in the streets of Melbourne. Bumpy roads in the street. I've been walking many bumpy roads. I don't think it needs a verse. How do you know?

You haven't heard of the song. I would just say a sting for a segment doesn't need. A bumpy roads in Melbourne. A second verse. I'm walking down the roads. Warring down those roads. And it's well. The bumpy roads of Melbourne.

What's that mean? The bumpy roads of Melbourne. Hit it, Tom. Driving those roads. The driver. It's a great song. Sounds a really good song. Bumpy rolls.

Stovey. Star this song, I like it. Buffy rolls available. It's Tom on the piano. We got Tom on the drums. I feel I have to tell you to stop now. Oh yeah, we can stop it any time you want. Go.

No. There are some bumping. There are some road works need to be done. Oh, totally. And that's the council's job. And we're going to talk about that. I don't really want to talk about it. it i just kind of wanted to mention it so i want to talk about how it's a problem not even talk about it

say it's a problem the segment isn't talking about it's just mentioning that it's a problem i don't think we should dedicate whole segments to single thoughts well then what should we dedicate segments to film reviews improvised podcast tried to do both of those news you cut them off quickly yeah i did a whole review for marty supreme so my i was trying to take all of that energy turning into something bite size that you would get on board with. Oh, I didn't realize I was fucking up the whole podcast. I didn't realize I can't please you no matter what the fuck it is I do or what I bring. I'm sorry, I fucked up the whole podcast.

Six months. Yeah, if you're not making money in six months. Bumpy roads of Melbourne. Come on, Joan. Bumpy roads. Bumpy roads are Melbourne. Stop. If you want to sing along, you have to.

I was coming in in time. I could... If you want to sing, you have to put on headphones. But he's not putting them on. He's holding them next to his ears. I'm happy with that. You can do that. Now, if you're just listening, folks,

a really exciting thing's about to happen. Mark's about to, like a baby putting on, like, seeing glasses. He's about to hear the music for bumpy roads of Melbourne. for the first time. So he's lived a life essentially in black and white orally. And we're about, Mark's about to hear. And I want you singing your best, Zach. Mark is about to.

He's put on a face. He's about to, he's about to step into it. He's about to hear bumpy roads in Melbourne for the first time. So that's like, have you heard Ozzy Osmond talking about before the Beatles were around? He's like, oh, it was all black and white and the colour. It's nice, nice thought He's talking about TV? No, he's talking about the Beatles.

They were black and white. The light world was black and white. No, it wasn't. That was just the cameras. What are you talking about? You talking about music? Ozzy Osbourne. He's dead.

But before that, he was on an, it was him and Jack and Sharon. He's Jack and Sharon. Jack and Sharon Osborne. Those are his families. There's his families. And there's another one too. she's

She's She's with Latina's clean toilet Yes And she's with the DJ from Slipknot Kelly Sid Yes

And Kelly Osbourne And there's another one That wasn't on the show But that's all to say That Well that's to say That they were doing an interview thing Jack Osmond says

I don't really like the Beatles And he said Oh you got to understand In the 50s Like well Did he say it like that He's like I don't get the Beatles And then how did Ozies say it

So you got to When we're growing up Life was in black and white then when the Beatles I'll play was fucking colour man yeah

now say Sharon like you yeah it's true no no now do because it's funny when you say Sharon Sharon

that's good we should do impressions on the podcast that'll be our next segment that'll be our next segment um and uh

Mark is about to hear Bumpy Roads of Melbourne for the first time hit it play yeah that's what hit it mean Bumpy Rose

Bumby Roads Bobby Rhodes and Melbourne Hey It's okay It's funny Bobby Rhodes Bobby Rhodes of Melbourne And then he turned around

Even though he said he wasn't allowed to And he saw his girlfriend getting dragged down to Hades Oh Bobby Rhodes of Melbourne For me this has a Sims In his town Sounds like the Sims

You got one I'm like your fucking building. He's turned it into the hit Broadway musical, Hades Town. Yeah, right. But what did you think of Bumpy Roads of Melbourne? It reminded me of the build music and the Sims. Like when you're trying to, you know, one time I found out you could make a blue sim. You can make your sim blue.

And then I made a blue sim and I was like, it's like the Navi. And I spent four hours making a house that looked like a tree. You guys seen the new Navi? You seen the new Navi? No, not for me. That's it. Which would have been for movie reviews. Yeah, fair

All right Now it's time for a new song Because it's time It's time for a segment That showcases our comedy skills You did it, Jim It's time for Impressions

Yeah Impressions Impressions Impressions Impressions Someone else To a voice of someone else Yeah

Do your best to impersonate it Someone famous Someone good Someone clean, like someone should. Impressions. Impressions. Chah. In the inner city west, Sydney, with my boys, getting down.

Rocking out in Marigville with my honey. Yeah, that's the pill. Yeah. Rocket, feeling the vibe. Yeah. I'm alive. Summer days are the best kind of days, and I'm not here in Adelaide anymore. It's the big smoke, the big city.

But these summer days are the best. remind me your family. Impressions. They're pretty cool. All right. So for those that are not familiar, an impression is an idea, feeling or opinion about something or someone.

I think people know what an impression is. How long does a podcast go for? How long has this been going for? Like 22 minutes? Jesus. Number five or so and you're good. Fucking hell. Oh no, sorry.

I was reading the wrong definition. impression to an imitation of a personal thing done to entertain. Well, we hope so. We hope you're being entertained at home or on the way to work. Podcasts are listened to people on the go. They are listened to people. I agree. I'm agreeing, Tom.

They're listened to people. I would never. So want me to apologize? I would never. If you want to find out why he said, Apologize. No, it's better to just let it go. Sign up to the Auntie Donner Club powered by Patreon.

All right, go. An impression. Yeah. Who's doing one? I don't know. Can you do Ozzy? Yeah, do Ozzy Osbourne. Your Ozzy Osbourne's great, especially when you say Sharon.

I feel like I already did that. But not in the segment, that's allocated. There is time allocated for Sharon. This is that Sharon. This is the Sharon's set. So when you do it here, it'll have greater potency. Whereas when you did it before, it was just fucking. offhanded, run of the mill.

Run of the mill. Now it's, now is the time, time for your impression. Now you can capture your audience with it because they're expecting it, they're wanting to go do your impression there. All right.

Is Ozzy, set it up, tell the audience what you're doing and why. You were about to and then you stopped yourself to explain. Because I wanted to give you the freedom. To express yourself in the way that makes you feel comfortable. I shouldn't have to speak for you. This is an impersonation of Ozzy Osbourne.

saying saying Sharon to to Sharon Sharon who is his wife who else is in the room cameraman

why the cameraman in the room they're making the MTV reality series the Osbournes oh so early 2000s great Osbournes where are we where is he where in Los Angeles California

in their mansion all right take it away with an impression of Ozzy Osbourne circa 2002 saying Sharon to Sharon to Sharon who is his wife on the show the Osbournes in a mansion in LA it's Braden Kelly Sharon oh yeah that's yeah and now I will be doing my impression this is Ray Fines on the 28 years later of the Bone Temple publicity tour

Oh yes well it was very fun to do And I knew I had a lot of fun And they're meant to entertain Is that right? Yep And your impression Oh I haven't prepared one

Go on give it a go No Another not Go on Do an impression I'll do an impression Of someone being bullied on their podcast To do something that they've already said no to doing twice

Mark, in the rundown that Linda wrote for us from Spotify head office, our producer, there was a Google Doc. There's a Google Doc. Bring a movie to review. Bring a news source to talk about. Bring an impression to do. We cannot do this podcast. What are you expecting as to show up?

Well, I haven't been a bunch of podcasts. It's interesting because I wasn't able to do my movie review. And I want to hear that. I didn't get my Marty Supreme review. I brought my catch up for the new source. I wasn't able to put on. I wasn't able to do anything with it. Did you hear that, Tom?

No, sorry, I zoned out. Even Tom's not. Tom, if you're not paying attention. This is the first podcast. I know, I just remember that I hadn't scheduled the next podcast recording. You guys want to do six months. So I was like, I should quickly schedule that next one. You said it was Friday.

Yeah, but it wasn't in your Google Cal. So I was like, I should put it in your Google Cal. Shut up. We're doing one a week, Tom. Cunt, shut up. Don't fucking tell them that we're fucking... We'll never bank them. No, anymore.

But tell them to the joke, do exactly what you just did again. I can't remember. Come on, man. We needed you to bring a movie. We needed you to bring a new source. We needed you to bring a movie, you dalt. Are we just going to pick on every... Is that what a podcast is?

Wait a minute. Wait a minute, I just had a crazy idea. Yeah. If it's do a podcast, I got it, I got to tell you, man. We're fucking deep in one and it's not going well. Well, maybe, no, no, no. All right. I'm happy to hear any other ideas.

Yeah. We've been trying to make all these segments. News, movies, oranges. What? Segments. Oranges have natural segments. That is true. That is facts. We've been trying to do all these different segments.

News, impressions, oranges. Thank you. Maybe what we're just doing now, shooting the shit, is what makes us great. Maybe that DNA, that pure concentrated sugar energy, that sugar hit is what this podcast could be. Okay, yeah, I'm happy to try that. Yeah, that's cool. Let's go with that. So join us every week. Okay, yeah, yeah, happy to do that, yeah.

Join us every week as we bring you the, what will be called the Auntie Donna podcast. Hit it, Tom. We hit what? It's probably some music. It's time to say goodbye to all our listeners, our sexy listeners, we're going to say goodbye to you. Thanks for listening. or maybe watching however you

a chaste a consumer the podcast Sorry Did my microphone keeps It's a problem The podcast

However you That's how bad you are a podcast You're just listening The microphone I don't even want to The podcast Goodbye to you Goodbye to you

And then Thank you. Adieu. Adieu. Thanks for coming to the podcast, friends. Thanks for listening to this weekend. But Texan, it will begin again. Yeah.

Broden, thank you. I thought Brondon was going to sing some more. I did the song stuff. I said it in the Google Doc that I would prepare the goodbye song. I don't think I was invited to this Google Doc. I'd like to be folded. in on them from now on. See you next week.

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