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Mark Samual Bonanno

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1show
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Cast appearances (9)

A face that makes you laugh.

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Credited work (7)

Funny from behind the scenes.

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The person behind the punchline

A little backstory.

Mark Samual Bonanno is an Australian comedian, writer, director, and performer who trained as an actor at the University of Ballarat. He is a founding member of Aunty Donna, the comedy group whose stage shows and online sketches mix surreal premises, physical performance, and tightly repeated comic patterns.

With Aunty Donna, Bonanno wrote and performed in Netflix’s Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’ House of Fun and the ABC series Aunty Donna’s Coffee Cafe. He also co-created the comedy series Why Are You Like This with Naomi Higgins and Humyara Mahbub. His work outside the troupe includes directing live comedy for fellow performer Demi Lardner.

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