Acting
Zachary Ruane
Born December 15, 1989 (age 36)
Zachary Thomas Ruane is a writing and performing member of Aunty Donna, a host of the Aunty Donna Podcast and main cast member in Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun. Outside of Aunty Donna, he has appeared in True Story with Hamish and Andy and This Is Littleton. He has a podcast with Mish Wittrup called Mish and Zach's Leguizamarama, previously Recaps with Mish and Zach.
Known For
After All · 2025After All
2025
MovieComedyAnimation
Flynn and Marshall are two mutant filmmakers who dream of making a Hollywood blockbuster, and they won't let living in a post-apocalyptic wasteland get in their way.
Lesbian Space Princess · 2025Lesbian Space Princess
★ 4.22025
MovieAnimationComedy
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.
NEW
X-MEN but better and more accurate · 2026X-MEN but better and more accurate
★ 10.02026
MovieComedy
Aunty Donna have beaten Marvel and Disney to the punch by adapting the entire X-Men Dark Phoenix Saga in only one day and with only a sliver of the budget. Hollywood has nothing on these boys.
Aunty Donna - The Album Tour · 2019Aunty Donna - The Album Tour
★ 10.02019
MovieComedy
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?
Aunty Donna: The Magical Dead Cat · 2025Aunty Donna: The Magical Dead Cat
★ 7.52025
MovieComedy
Aunty Donna Presents a Brand New Live Special, 'The Magical Dead Cat'.
The Aunty Donna LIVE Spooktacular · 2017The Aunty Donna LIVE Spooktacular
★ 7.02017
MovieComedyTV Movie
It's here, our third Aunty Donna special...the "Aunty Donna LIVE Spooktacular" filmed live at Stupid Old Studios in Brunswick.
Aunty Donna: New Show · 2018Aunty Donna: New Show
★ 10.02018
MovieComedy
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'.
The Fling · 2026The Fling
2026
MovieAnimationComedy
A nice romantic dinner in a restaurant goes awry when it’s revealed one of them has a monstrous secret.
Movies
After All · 2025After All
2025
MovieComedyAnimation
Flynn and Marshall are two mutant filmmakers who dream of making a Hollywood blockbuster, and they won't let living in a post-apocalyptic wasteland get in their way.
Lesbian Space Princess · 2025Lesbian Space Princess
★ 4.22025
MovieAnimationComedy
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.
NEW
X-MEN but better and more accurate · 2026X-MEN but better and more accurate
★ 10.02026
MovieComedy
Aunty Donna have beaten Marvel and Disney to the punch by adapting the entire X-Men Dark Phoenix Saga in only one day and with only a sliver of the budget. Hollywood has nothing on these boys.
Aunty Donna - The Album Tour · 2019Aunty Donna - The Album Tour
★ 10.02019
MovieComedy
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?
Aunty Donna: The Magical Dead Cat · 2025Aunty Donna: The Magical Dead Cat
★ 7.52025
MovieComedy
Aunty Donna Presents a Brand New Live Special, 'The Magical Dead Cat'.
The Aunty Donna LIVE Spooktacular · 2017The Aunty Donna LIVE Spooktacular
★ 7.02017
MovieComedyTV Movie
It's here, our third Aunty Donna special...the "Aunty Donna LIVE Spooktacular" filmed live at Stupid Old Studios in Brunswick.
Aunty Donna: New Show · 2018Aunty Donna: New Show
★ 10.02018
MovieComedy
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'.
The Fling · 2026The Fling
2026
MovieAnimationComedy
A nice romantic dinner in a restaurant goes awry when it’s revealed one of them has a monstrous secret.
TV Shows
Have You Been Paying Attention? · 2013Have You Been Paying Attention?
★ 7.92013
SeriesComedy
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.
The Cheap Seats · 2021The Cheap Seats
★ 7.62021
SeriesComedy
Major news stories, not-so-major news stories, stories involving cats, entertainment, sport and viral videos, it’s a Reader's Digest of world events for a generation who simply don’t want to read.
Drag Race Down Under · 2021Drag Race Down Under
★ 5.12021
Series
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!
Aunty Donna's Big Ol House of Fun · 2020Aunty Donna's Big Ol House of Fun
★ 7.32020
SeriesComedySci-Fi & Fantasy
Comedy trio Aunty Donna showcase their uniquely absurd and offbeat style through an array of sketches, songs and eclectic characters.
Melbourne Comedy Festival · 2021Melbourne Comedy Festival
2021
Series
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.
The Most Upsetting Guessing Game in the World · 2023The Most Upsetting Guessing Game in the World
★ 9.02023
SeriesComedy
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.
Trope RPG · 2024Trope RPG
★ 9.02024
SeriesComedySci-Fi & Fantasy
A show where chaotic comedians roleplay through your favourite movie genres.
Aunty Donna's Coffee Cafe · 2023Aunty Donna's Coffee Cafe
★ 8.22023
SeriesComedy
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.
Finding Yeezus · 2022Finding Yeezus
★ 8.72022
SeriesDocumentaryComedy
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'.
Shaun Micallef's Eve of Destruction · 2024Shaun Micallef's Eve of Destruction
2024
SeriesComedy
It’s a talk show like no other: one question, two guests and the man everyone agrees is this country’s least experienced interviewer. The question? If your house was about to be destroyed, what two things would you save?
Fairbairn In The City · 2023Fairbairn In The City
2023
SeriesComedy
Simple farm boys Lachlan and Jaxon make the move to the big city from their rural home. Although they thought it would be fun, it transpires the boys know nearly nothing about the modern world. Understanding dating, managing relationships, living with a girl: these are all things the boys are going to have to get a lot wrong, before they get them right.
Aunty Donna: Glennridge Secondary College · 2019Aunty Donna: Glennridge Secondary College
★ 9.62019
SeriesComedy
Comedy group 'Aunty Donna' present a sketch show set in Glennridge Secondary College, a quintessential Australian public school.
Aunty Donna: 1999 · 2016Aunty Donna: 1999
★ 10.02016
SeriesComedy
Sketch group Aunty Donna's limited workplace comedy web series
This is Littleton · 2014This is Littleton
★ 7.02014
SeriesComedy
Littleton's Town Hall is the centre of activity for its community. In this 4-part Australian sketch comedy, we meet the lovable but flawed people of Littleton: council employees, councillors and a very grand Lord Mayor.
Hug the Sun · 2021Hug the Sun
★ 8.32021
SeriesComedySci-Fi & Fantasy
BJ, Trent, Linda and (occasionally) Trina host Australia's favourite religious variety hour that is most certainly NOT for children. Praise Oxtos.
Aunty Donna's Dungeons and Dragons · 2023Aunty Donna's Dungeons and Dragons
2023
SeriesComedySci-Fi & Fantasy
Aunty Donna dives into D&D with their signature absurdism. Expect outlandish characters, unexpected tangents, and a playful disregard for the Player's Handbook.