[11] In addition to Mark Samual Bonanno, Broden Kelly and Zachary Ruane starring in the series as caricatures of themselves, notable actors and comedians, including Ed Helms (who also serves as an executive producer), "Weird Al" Yankovic and Kia Stevens, appear in cameos.

Tawny Newsome portrays the "Queen of England", and Kristen Schaal voices the troupe's dishwasher.

[14] Junkee noted that "it seems the entire world has learned that the Aunty Donna boys are hilarious, a fact many Aussies have known for a long time after their new series dropped on Netflix last week."

The media website also praised the many cameos made by Ed Helms, "Weird Al" Yankovic, and Randy Feltface.

[15] The Guardian commented on how many of Aunty Donna's previous Australian YouTube and Reddit followers enjoyed the show,[2] and Decider said that the members of the comedy troupe were "the illegitimate grandchildren of Monty Python and sons of Tom Green.