Theo Saidden and Nathan Saidden have consistently produced comedy that’s smarter than it looks – and Son of a Donkey is no exception.
Superwog – the comedy team of Theo and Nathan Saidden – have consistently produced comedy that’s smarter than it looks. There’s plenty of hooning around and shouting and cartoony violence, but under the hood? It’s sharp observations, smart jokes, and solid character comedy all the way.
Which is why Son of a Donkey is a bit of a head scratcher. The Saidden’s first series for Netflix, it takes their well-honed comedy characters – Superwog (here renamed Theo), his parents, and best mate Johnny – and gives them room to stretch out with a six-episode series that’s one big ongoing story. Does bigger mean better? It depends what you’re looking for.
Theo getting enraged at a driver who won’t let him change lanes is nothing new. Even his revenge (which involves jumping into the other car and repeatedly driving it through red light cameras while holding the other guy’s face up to get photographed) is pretty much what you’d expect.
But this seemingly innocent example of terrifyingly violent road rage quickly spirals into an ongoing nightmare – one that threatens to tear Theo and his ‘little girl’ (that’d be his car, a 1988 twin cam Corolla) apart forever.