Sketch group Aunty Donna’s new parody of Black Mirror’s Bandersnatch episode will send you on a 40-minute unskippable walk around Melbourne if you make the wrong choices
Aunty Donna, a popular Australian comedy sketch group, has created “Bandersketch,” an interactive parody of Black Mirror’s Bandersnatch episode. While the original was a slickly produced choose-your-own-adventure television experience, Aunty Donna’s version applies their comedic sensibilities to interactive storytelling in a much sillier format.
The experience invites participants to help the comedy group write a new sketch under time pressure, with choices that determine the narrative direction. Making the wrong decisions during the interactive experience can result in a 40-minute unskippable walk around Melbourne—a humorous punishment that exemplifies Aunty Donna’s commitment to their comedic bit.
The parody features potential distractions and narrative obstacles including lunch, Gangnam Style references, and sudden unexpected death, all designed to obstruct the goal of completing the sketch on deadline. The project demonstrates the group’s ability to subvert contemporary pop culture through their distinctive comedic lens, creating an immersive, audience-interactive experience that blurs the boundaries between comedy, gaming, and performance art.
Bandersketch represents Aunty Donna’s expansion beyond traditional sketch comedy into more ambitious interactive entertainment formats that directly engage audiences in the creative process.