Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun

Poster for BOHOF

***Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun*** (frequently abbreviated to **BOHOF**) is Aunty Donna's sketch show comedy special on Netflix. It premiered on November 11, 2020 and consists of six episodes.

Tom Armstrong composed all of the music for the series, which was released on a soundtrack album on January 27, 2021 with some extras.

## Episodes

1. *Housemates*
2. *Treasure*
3. *'Lympics*
4. *Dating*
5. *Night-Time!*
6. *Dinner Party*

## Promotion

### Announcement

The show was announced on the 21st October 2020 with a YouTube video. This was paired with Podcast Ep 221 - Exciting News With Ed Helms.

### Release

Just before the release date on the 11th November, the group released Podcast Ep 225 - WATCH OUR NETFLIX SHOW PLS. Mark did a livestream in which he refreshed Netflix site until the show went live.

### Post-release

One promotional event after the show's release was a deal with Domino's that was formulated in Podcast EP 227 - A Domino's Dough Deal and announced in an Instagram livestream and YouTube video featuring Don Meij. This deal included 2 large pizzas with a 1.25L drink and garlic bread for $31.95 with the code AUNTYDONNA. The deal upset Gino 'Juicy' Gambino, who came to the Aunty Donna office to attack them after they pulled out of a deal with his pizza business.

To promote the show further, the group did a series of other promo stunts.

 5 | *Looking for Cowdoy Instead of Promoting Our Netflix Show* | 10 Dec 2020

Other podcasts featuring cast from the show were released, including Podcast Ep 226 - Funny Mums and Dads in Italy feat. Jack Quaid and Podcast EP 228 - LAN PARTY 5 feat. Tawny Newsome, and there were more livestreams such as the r/Netflix Reddit AMA, *Big Ol' House of Fun Watch Party!*, and *Tag A Friend - We'll Yell at Them For Not Watching Our Netflix Series!*.

Clips of some sketches from the show were put out on YouTube, including *The Stray Man* and *The Sports Doctor*. Bloopers, full takes and extra takes from the Egg Helms, Queen of England, Sports Doctor and The South African Sams sketches were also released.

Further promotion took place on third party channels, such as TomSka's video *Playing Muffin Time with Aunty Donna Also I'm A Ghost Now*, and I did a thing's *We built Monoliths all around the World!*.

## Reception

Audience reaction to the show was very positive, with the show receiving a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The group made the video *Thank You For Watching Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House Of Fun!!!* to thank fans, say hello to any new ones, and tell them to help promote the show even more.

## Trivia

* A second series of the show was not commissioned, however the boys followed it up with the ABC original series Aunty Donna's Coffee Cafe.
* The house used for production was the same as that of Marc Maron in his sitcom Maron. He was uninterested in the show. (*Big Ol' House of Fun Watch Party! Episode One!*)
* The philosophy of the show is "a kids' show that fucks." (*Big Ol' House of Fun Watch Party! Episode One!*)
* Egg Helms pitched the show with them; they first met him in the foyer when they were preparing to pitch, and he called them "the next Monty Python." (*Big Ol' House of Fun Watch Party! Episode Two!*)
* Dating was originally meant to be episode 2 and Treasure episode 3, but they switched them. (*Big Ol' House of Fun Watch Party! Episode Two!*)