Chris Lilley has brought back Ja’mie, his popular character from “Summer Heights High” and “Ja’mie: Private School Girl,” in new podcast “Ja’miezing.”
It’s pretty quiche.
“I’m so over the world right now. It’s like: I’m in like the hottest phase of my life and the world’s literally like falling apart. It’s like climate change, Covid — it’s like so f—ing annoying,” Ja’mie’s intro goes. “Like, last year me and my friends were like going to Europe for summer. The whole thing’s like booked and I’m like starving myself like for months leading up to it so I can look hot on the Croatia boat cruise. And then we had to cancel the whole thing — I was so mad.”
“I’m so over checking into checking into venues too,” she continues. “It’s so annoying, it kills my entrance vibe.
It’s pretty quiche.
“I’m so over the world right now. It’s like: I’m in like the hottest phase of my life and the world’s literally like falling apart. It’s like climate change, Covid — it’s like so f—ing annoying,” Ja’mie’s intro goes. “Like, last year me and my friends were like going to Europe for summer. The whole thing’s like booked and I’m like starving myself like for months leading up to it so I can look hot on the Croatia boat cruise. And then we had to cancel the whole thing — I was so mad.”
“I’m so over checking into checking into venues too,” she continues. “It’s so annoying, it kills my entrance vibe.
- 4/7/2021
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Homeland and Supergirl actor David Harewood is to front a BBC Two documentary on the history of blackface minstrelsy after recent controversy about the issue in several high-profile comedy shows.
Blackface With David Harewood will explore the origins of blackface in early 19th-century America and how the form of entertainment, which acted as a delivery system for racist tropes, made its way to Britain. According to the logline, he will seek to understand how it shaped ideas of blackness in popular culture and why it endured so long.
The hour-long film is made by historian David Olusoga’s Uplands Television. Harewood is writing and presenting, while the producer and directors are Eric Haynes and Nia Campbell. Executive producers are Olusoga, Mike Smith, and Harewood.
Comedy faced a reckoning over blackface last year, when the BBC and Netflix removed episodes of Little Britain from their libraries after the Matt Lucas and...
Blackface With David Harewood will explore the origins of blackface in early 19th-century America and how the form of entertainment, which acted as a delivery system for racist tropes, made its way to Britain. According to the logline, he will seek to understand how it shaped ideas of blackness in popular culture and why it endured so long.
The hour-long film is made by historian David Olusoga’s Uplands Television. Harewood is writing and presenting, while the producer and directors are Eric Haynes and Nia Campbell. Executive producers are Olusoga, Mike Smith, and Harewood.
Comedy faced a reckoning over blackface last year, when the BBC and Netflix removed episodes of Little Britain from their libraries after the Matt Lucas and...
- 3/25/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has pulled an episode of Bob Odenkirk and David Cross’ sketch comedy series “W/ Bob and David” over a sketch that features Cross in blackface, TheWrap has learned.
The sketch, called “Know Your Rights,” was in the third episode of the show, which aired for one season in 2015.
Cross alerted his Twitter followers that the sketch was being pulled on Monday.
“Hey all, Netflix is going to pull this sketch from With Bob & David because the ridiculous, foolish character I play puts on ‘black face’ at one point. The point of this was to underscore the absurdity…well, here’s your last chance to figure it out,” he wrote.
Also Read: Spike Lee's 'Da 5 Bloods' Has a Bonus Scene After the Credits
Odenkirk replied, “We considered every choice we made doing our show, and always aimed to make you laugh and think, and never make an obvious or easy point…...
The sketch, called “Know Your Rights,” was in the third episode of the show, which aired for one season in 2015.
Cross alerted his Twitter followers that the sketch was being pulled on Monday.
“Hey all, Netflix is going to pull this sketch from With Bob & David because the ridiculous, foolish character I play puts on ‘black face’ at one point. The point of this was to underscore the absurdity…well, here’s your last chance to figure it out,” he wrote.
Also Read: Spike Lee's 'Da 5 Bloods' Has a Bonus Scene After the Credits
Odenkirk replied, “We considered every choice we made doing our show, and always aimed to make you laugh and think, and never make an obvious or easy point…...
- 6/16/2020
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
“Cops”
In the wake of protests over police brutality following the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, the Paramount Network canceled the long-running reality show “Cops” one week ahead of premiering its 33rd season. The show, which ran on Fox for 25 years, jumped to Paramount Network (then called Spike TV) in 2013.
“Gone With the Wind”
HBO Max quietly pulled the Oscar-winning 1939 movie from the weeks-old streaming service, explaining in a statement on June 9 that “ethnic and racial prejudices” depicted in the film “were wrong then and are wrong today.” The company said it plans to reintroduce the film later “with a discussion of its historical context and a denouncement of those very depictions.”
“Live Pd”
On June 10, A&e abruptly canceled the Dan Abrams-hosted reality show “Live Pd” that had been its top-rated series. The decision came amid ongoing protests over police brutality but also followed producers...
In the wake of protests over police brutality following the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, the Paramount Network canceled the long-running reality show “Cops” one week ahead of premiering its 33rd season. The show, which ran on Fox for 25 years, jumped to Paramount Network (then called Spike TV) in 2013.
“Gone With the Wind”
HBO Max quietly pulled the Oscar-winning 1939 movie from the weeks-old streaming service, explaining in a statement on June 9 that “ethnic and racial prejudices” depicted in the film “were wrong then and are wrong today.” The company said it plans to reintroduce the film later “with a discussion of its historical context and a denouncement of those very depictions.”
“Live Pd”
On June 10, A&e abruptly canceled the Dan Abrams-hosted reality show “Live Pd” that had been its top-rated series. The decision came amid ongoing protests over police brutality but also followed producers...
- 6/14/2020
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Banijay Rights is in the process of taking control of the global rights to The Inbetweeners — a transition that has caused the comedy’s YouTube channel to go dark.
Drg has long held the international rights to the show, but this deal ended in recent weeks and the rights are being transferred to Banijay, which owns Inbetweeners producer Bwark Productions. Banijay will now control the show in the UK and the rest of the world.
The timing of the transition has been unfortunate, however, as it resulted in The Inbetweeners‘ YouTube channel going offline, prompting internet conspiracies that it is among the shows that have been taken down in recent days over discrimination concerns.
Netflix has taken a tough stance on shows featuring performers in blackface, taking down comedies including The Mighty Boosh, Little Britain, and Angry Boys for this reason. The BBC and BritBox also removed Little Britain.
Drg has long held the international rights to the show, but this deal ended in recent weeks and the rights are being transferred to Banijay, which owns Inbetweeners producer Bwark Productions. Banijay will now control the show in the UK and the rest of the world.
The timing of the transition has been unfortunate, however, as it resulted in The Inbetweeners‘ YouTube channel going offline, prompting internet conspiracies that it is among the shows that have been taken down in recent days over discrimination concerns.
Netflix has taken a tough stance on shows featuring performers in blackface, taking down comedies including The Mighty Boosh, Little Britain, and Angry Boys for this reason. The BBC and BritBox also removed Little Britain.
- 6/11/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Chris Lilley.
Netflix has removed four Chris Lilley comedies from its platform in Australia and New Zealand: We Can Be Heroes, Summer Heights High, Angry Boys and Jonah From Tonga.
Two other shows from Lilley, Ja’mie: Private School Girl and Lunatics, a Netflix Original, remain on the streamer.
While Netflix has yet to publicly comment on its decision to pull the shows, it comes amid renewed criticism of the comedian’s portrayal of non-white characters using blackface and brownface. Variety reports that the removal of the shows will be permanent.
The series see Lilley play characters such as African-American rapper S.mouse (Angry Boys), Tongan schoolboy Jonah Takalua, Japanese mother Jen Okazaki (Angry Boys) and Chinese physics student Ricky Wong (We Can Be Heroes).
We Can Be Heroes and Summer Heights High were commissioned by the ABC, Angry Boys by the ABC and the Us’s HBO, and Jonah...
Netflix has removed four Chris Lilley comedies from its platform in Australia and New Zealand: We Can Be Heroes, Summer Heights High, Angry Boys and Jonah From Tonga.
Two other shows from Lilley, Ja’mie: Private School Girl and Lunatics, a Netflix Original, remain on the streamer.
While Netflix has yet to publicly comment on its decision to pull the shows, it comes amid renewed criticism of the comedian’s portrayal of non-white characters using blackface and brownface. Variety reports that the removal of the shows will be permanent.
The series see Lilley play characters such as African-American rapper S.mouse (Angry Boys), Tongan schoolboy Jonah Takalua, Japanese mother Jen Okazaki (Angry Boys) and Chinese physics student Ricky Wong (We Can Be Heroes).
We Can Be Heroes and Summer Heights High were commissioned by the ABC, Angry Boys by the ABC and the Us’s HBO, and Jonah...
- 6/11/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Netflix’s purge of comedies featuring white performers in blackface continued last night when the streamer removed cult British show The Mighty Boosh.
Created by Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt, and produced by Steve Coogan’s Baby Cow Productions, the program featured a character called The Spirit of Jazz in an episode titled Electro.
For the role, Fielding was painted in black makeup and wore a dread-like wig below a white top hat. The character appeared in later episodes over the course of the three series.
Netflix has taken down its entire Mighty Boosh collection rather than targeting specific episodes. It follows the streamer’s decision to take down three other British comedies, Little Britain, Come Fly With Me, and The League Of Gentlemen, over blackface concerns.
Deadline also revealed on Wednesday that Netflix had removed four Chris Lilley comedies in Australia for the same reason. Angry Boys, Summer Heights High,...
Created by Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt, and produced by Steve Coogan’s Baby Cow Productions, the program featured a character called The Spirit of Jazz in an episode titled Electro.
For the role, Fielding was painted in black makeup and wore a dread-like wig below a white top hat. The character appeared in later episodes over the course of the three series.
Netflix has taken down its entire Mighty Boosh collection rather than targeting specific episodes. It follows the streamer’s decision to take down three other British comedies, Little Britain, Come Fly With Me, and The League Of Gentlemen, over blackface concerns.
Deadline also revealed on Wednesday that Netflix had removed four Chris Lilley comedies in Australia for the same reason. Angry Boys, Summer Heights High,...
- 6/11/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The BBC has performed a u-turn over clips of Australian comedian Chris Lilley in blackface, quietly deleting them from its website on Wednesday.
Deadline asked the BBC twice earlier today if 10 clips of Lilley playing character S.mouse in Angry Boys would remain on its website, and twice the BBC stood by the content.
“The change only affects Little Britain,” it told me, referring to a decision on Tuesday to take down Little Britain from iPlayer after the David Walliams and Matt Lucas comedy featured blackface sketches.
But now, the Chris Lilley clips have vanished. A version of the web page archived by Deadline earlier today shows the selection of Angry Boys clips. This has now been replaced by a page that says: “There are currently no available clips.”
The excerpts included a music video in which Lilley, playing S.mouse, repeatedly used the n-word. In another sketch, the...
Deadline asked the BBC twice earlier today if 10 clips of Lilley playing character S.mouse in Angry Boys would remain on its website, and twice the BBC stood by the content.
“The change only affects Little Britain,” it told me, referring to a decision on Tuesday to take down Little Britain from iPlayer after the David Walliams and Matt Lucas comedy featured blackface sketches.
But now, the Chris Lilley clips have vanished. A version of the web page archived by Deadline earlier today shows the selection of Angry Boys clips. This has now been replaced by a page that says: “There are currently no available clips.”
The excerpts included a music video in which Lilley, playing S.mouse, repeatedly used the n-word. In another sketch, the...
- 6/10/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Four Chris Lilley series have been pulled from Netflix in New Zealand and Australia due to criticisms of the shows’ depictions of people of color and the use of blackface and brownface makeup, TheWrap has learned.
The white Australian comedian’s “Summer Heights High,” “Angry Boys,” “We Can Be Heroes” and “Jonah From Tonga” — which were produced by Princess Pictures and first aired on Australian Broadcasting Corporation — have all been removed from the streaming service in New Zealand and Australia.
Lilley uses blackface to play black rapper S.mouse in “Angry Boys” (pictured above) and brownface to play Jonah, a teenage Tonga native, in “Summer Heights High” and its spinoff series “Jonah From Tonga.” In “We Can Be Heroes,” he plays Ricky Wong, a Chinese physics student.
Also Read: Netflix Launches 'Black Lives Matter' Collection With More Than 45 Films, TV Series and Docs
Lilley’s shows “Lunatics,” which features Lilley playing a South African woman,...
The white Australian comedian’s “Summer Heights High,” “Angry Boys,” “We Can Be Heroes” and “Jonah From Tonga” — which were produced by Princess Pictures and first aired on Australian Broadcasting Corporation — have all been removed from the streaming service in New Zealand and Australia.
Lilley uses blackface to play black rapper S.mouse in “Angry Boys” (pictured above) and brownface to play Jonah, a teenage Tonga native, in “Summer Heights High” and its spinoff series “Jonah From Tonga.” In “We Can Be Heroes,” he plays Ricky Wong, a Chinese physics student.
Also Read: Netflix Launches 'Black Lives Matter' Collection With More Than 45 Films, TV Series and Docs
Lilley’s shows “Lunatics,” which features Lilley playing a South African woman,...
- 6/10/2020
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Netflix and the BBC were in lockstep over the decision to remove episodes of Little Britain from their libraries after the British comedy featured blackface sketches, but differences of views are emerging over other shows.
In the heat of the Black Lives Matter movement, Deadline can reveal that Netflix has removed four shows from controversial Australian comedian Chris Lilley from its services in Australia and New Zealand.
Angry Boys, Summer Heights High, We Can Be Heroes, and Jonah From Tonga have all been taken down after featuring characters that have in the past sparked questions over racial discrimination. The shows were originally made by Australian producer Princess Pictures for the ABC.
Angry Boys features blackface character S.mouse, while Summer Heights High and Jonah From Tonga include Jonah Takalua, for which Lilley wore brown makeup. In We Can Be Heroes, Lilley plays Chinese physics student Ricky Wong.
Lilley’s other series,...
In the heat of the Black Lives Matter movement, Deadline can reveal that Netflix has removed four shows from controversial Australian comedian Chris Lilley from its services in Australia and New Zealand.
Angry Boys, Summer Heights High, We Can Be Heroes, and Jonah From Tonga have all been taken down after featuring characters that have in the past sparked questions over racial discrimination. The shows were originally made by Australian producer Princess Pictures for the ABC.
Angry Boys features blackface character S.mouse, while Summer Heights High and Jonah From Tonga include Jonah Takalua, for which Lilley wore brown makeup. In We Can Be Heroes, Lilley plays Chinese physics student Ricky Wong.
Lilley’s other series,...
- 6/10/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Fox Entertainment’s animation studio Bento Box has signed a new first-look deal with the Australian production company Princess Pictures, the two companies announced Wednesday.
Under the deal, Bento Box and Princess will develop and produce new animated content from Australian-based creators. All projects stemming from the agreement will be fully produced in Australia with local talent and crews.
Princess Pictures is the company behind a number of popular Australian series, including Chris Lilley’s series “Summer Heights High” and “Angry Boys.” The company has also produced titles including “Wrong Kind of Black” and “Superwog,” as well as the animated series “Koala Man.”
Also Read: Fox's Bento Box Entertainment Names Brooke Keesling Head of Animation Talent Development
Bento Box co-founder and CEO Scott Greenberg and Princess Pictures founder Laura Waters will serve as executive producers on all projects developed by the two companies, as will Joel Kuwahara and Ben Jones...
Under the deal, Bento Box and Princess will develop and produce new animated content from Australian-based creators. All projects stemming from the agreement will be fully produced in Australia with local talent and crews.
Princess Pictures is the company behind a number of popular Australian series, including Chris Lilley’s series “Summer Heights High” and “Angry Boys.” The company has also produced titles including “Wrong Kind of Black” and “Superwog,” as well as the animated series “Koala Man.”
Also Read: Fox's Bento Box Entertainment Names Brooke Keesling Head of Animation Talent Development
Bento Box co-founder and CEO Scott Greenberg and Princess Pictures founder Laura Waters will serve as executive producers on all projects developed by the two companies, as will Joel Kuwahara and Ben Jones...
- 4/8/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Australian comedian Chris Lilley must have made a big impact on Netflix as the streaming service has just ordered another untitled series from him. It is the latest investment by the platform who are looking for original content. Chris Lilley is the writer and actor who is responsible for creating and starring in ‘Angry Boys’ and ‘Summer Heights High’. Lilley and Laura Waters co-founded Princess Pictures, an Australian production company. The pair has now collaborated on creating a new ten-part series that has been picked up by Netflix. The streaming platform has recently invested in a wide range of original
Netflix Orders Australian Comedy Series From “Summer Heights High” Star Chris Lilley...
Netflix Orders Australian Comedy Series From “Summer Heights High” Star Chris Lilley...
- 3/7/2018
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
Lone Survivor executive producer Jason Shuman has agreed to serve as lead producer on a Us-set sports drama being developed by Australian actor/producer Josh Howlett.
Based on a true story, Final Four will follow three young Australian guys who go to the Us to try their luck in the Ncaa College Basketball Championships.
Recruited by Saint Mary.s College near San Francisco, the Aussies contribute to the team.s greatest success in 50 years.
Howlett was introduced to Shuman, whose credits include Role Models and Darkness Falls, by Bobby Galinsky, who is writing the script and executive producing.
Shuman is one of the producers on Galinsky.s long-in-development Dust and Glory, a comedy action adventure love story set during the RedEx Trials of the 1950s.
"Bobby introduced me to Josh earlier in the year and we began discussions which culminated with a deal when he flew to Los Angeles and we met last month,...
Based on a true story, Final Four will follow three young Australian guys who go to the Us to try their luck in the Ncaa College Basketball Championships.
Recruited by Saint Mary.s College near San Francisco, the Aussies contribute to the team.s greatest success in 50 years.
Howlett was introduced to Shuman, whose credits include Role Models and Darkness Falls, by Bobby Galinsky, who is writing the script and executive producing.
Shuman is one of the producers on Galinsky.s long-in-development Dust and Glory, a comedy action adventure love story set during the RedEx Trials of the 1950s.
"Bobby introduced me to Josh earlier in the year and we began discussions which culminated with a deal when he flew to Los Angeles and we met last month,...
- 8/10/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
There is no question that blackface is a racist trope too regularly used on film, TV, and in magazines. While not nearly as rampant as it was in the 1930s, there have been hundreds of instances of blackface employed in the past twenty years. Everyone from Paris Hilton to Ben Stiller and Jimmy Fallon to Billy Crystal has donned a form of blackface in an attempt to be funny, controversial, or — in Hilton’s case — cute. (The things people will do for a laugh.)
The most recent use of blackface is by a repeat offender, Chris Lilley (pictured above), who is the star of the new HBO series, Jonah from Tonga. The series, which follows the story of a Tongan teenager, features Lilley in brownface make-up and a curly wig. In other series, the actor has portrayed S.mouse, an African American rap artist from California and Jen Okazaki, a Japanese mother of three.
The most recent use of blackface is by a repeat offender, Chris Lilley (pictured above), who is the star of the new HBO series, Jonah from Tonga. The series, which follows the story of a Tongan teenager, features Lilley in brownface make-up and a curly wig. In other series, the actor has portrayed S.mouse, an African American rap artist from California and Jen Okazaki, a Japanese mother of three.
- 8/8/2014
- by Stacy Lambe
- TheFabLife - Movies
There is no question that blackface is a racist trope too regularly used on film, TV, and in magazines. While not nearly as rampant as it was in the 1930s, there have been hundreds of instances of blackface employed in the past twenty years. Everyone from Paris Hilton to Ben Stiller and Jimmy Fallon to Billy Crystal has donned a form of blackface in an attempt to be funny, controversial, or — in Hilton’s case — cute. (The things people will do for a laugh.)
The most recent use of blackface is by a repeat offender, Chris Lilley (pictured above), who is the star of the new HBO series, Jonah from Tonga. The series, which follows the story of a Tongan teenager, features Lilley in brownface make-up and a curly wig. In other series, the actor has portrayed S.mouse, an African American rap artist from California and Jen Okazaki, a Japanese mother of three.
The most recent use of blackface is by a repeat offender, Chris Lilley (pictured above), who is the star of the new HBO series, Jonah from Tonga. The series, which follows the story of a Tongan teenager, features Lilley in brownface make-up and a curly wig. In other series, the actor has portrayed S.mouse, an African American rap artist from California and Jen Okazaki, a Japanese mother of three.
- 8/8/2014
- by Stacy Lambe
- VH1.com
Now shooting in Melbourne and country Victoria, the comedy Oddball is breaking all the rules which say you should never work with children, animals, birds and on or near water.
.You name the risk, we.re taking it,. Wtfn.s Richard Keddie, who is producing with Steve Kearney and Sheila Hanahan Taylor, tells If.
Based on a true story, the film stars Shane Jacobson as Swampy Marsh, an eccentric chicken farmer who, helped by his granddaughter, trains his mischievous dog Oddball to protect a wild penguin sanctuary from fox attacks.
Saran Snook plays Swampy.s daughter Emily, a single mother, with Coco Gillies as her daughter and Alan Tudyk as an American tourism consultant who is hired to help the town get back on its feet.
Richard Davies is a local conservationist, Deborah Mailman is the mayor, Frank Woodley is a dogcatcher and Meeko, a maremma, is Oddball.
Animal trainer...
.You name the risk, we.re taking it,. Wtfn.s Richard Keddie, who is producing with Steve Kearney and Sheila Hanahan Taylor, tells If.
Based on a true story, the film stars Shane Jacobson as Swampy Marsh, an eccentric chicken farmer who, helped by his granddaughter, trains his mischievous dog Oddball to protect a wild penguin sanctuary from fox attacks.
Saran Snook plays Swampy.s daughter Emily, a single mother, with Coco Gillies as her daughter and Alan Tudyk as an American tourism consultant who is hired to help the town get back on its feet.
Richard Davies is a local conservationist, Deborah Mailman is the mayor, Frank Woodley is a dogcatcher and Meeko, a maremma, is Oddball.
Animal trainer...
- 5/12/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
As Jonah From Tonga arrives on BBC Three, we salute the meticulously observed characters of Australian comic Chris Lilley…
Feature
A sixteen year old Queen Bee, a disruptive Tongan teen, a juvenile offenders’ officer in her sixties, feckless teenage twins, a flamboyant drama teacher, a pushy Japanese mother… Chris Lilley puts on a wig, an outfit (and sometimes, a controversial bit of face paint) and becomes them all.
Watch him in costume and there’s no sense that Lilley is anyone but the character he’s playing. Other comedy drag acts - Little Britain’s Emily and Florence, for instance - might trade on the physical disconnect between the actor and persona, but Lilley is no pantomime dame. In his glossy brunette wig and school dress, the thirty-nine year old man disappears and he simply is hair-flicking, doe-eyed teen Ja’mie King. Change the wig, accent and mannerisms, and he becomes a naughty,...
Feature
A sixteen year old Queen Bee, a disruptive Tongan teen, a juvenile offenders’ officer in her sixties, feckless teenage twins, a flamboyant drama teacher, a pushy Japanese mother… Chris Lilley puts on a wig, an outfit (and sometimes, a controversial bit of face paint) and becomes them all.
Watch him in costume and there’s no sense that Lilley is anyone but the character he’s playing. Other comedy drag acts - Little Britain’s Emily and Florence, for instance - might trade on the physical disconnect between the actor and persona, but Lilley is no pantomime dame. In his glossy brunette wig and school dress, the thirty-nine year old man disappears and he simply is hair-flicking, doe-eyed teen Ja’mie King. Change the wig, accent and mannerisms, and he becomes a naughty,...
- 5/7/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Chris Lilley has hinted that some more of his old comedy characters might pop up in his Jonah from Tonga series.
Jonah is a spinoff based around the Summer Heights High character Jonah Takalua and Lilley has dropped hints that there might be a link-up with characters from his Angry Boys series at some point.
Speaking at the UK launch of the show, Lilley said that he considers all his shows to be taking place in the same universe at the same time.
He commented: "I don't want to ruin the rest of Jonah, but there's some stuff in Jonah that links to Angry Boys."
Puck you Miss! 5 classic Jonah Takalua moments
Chris Lilley on celebrity fans: Lindsay Lohan is keen to be involved
Fans have suggested that Jonah could end up meeting juvenile prison officer Gran or wannabe rapper S'Mouse on the show, two characters from Angry Boys.
During...
Jonah is a spinoff based around the Summer Heights High character Jonah Takalua and Lilley has dropped hints that there might be a link-up with characters from his Angry Boys series at some point.
Speaking at the UK launch of the show, Lilley said that he considers all his shows to be taking place in the same universe at the same time.
He commented: "I don't want to ruin the rest of Jonah, but there's some stuff in Jonah that links to Angry Boys."
Puck you Miss! 5 classic Jonah Takalua moments
Chris Lilley on celebrity fans: Lindsay Lohan is keen to be involved
Fans have suggested that Jonah could end up meeting juvenile prison officer Gran or wannabe rapper S'Mouse on the show, two characters from Angry Boys.
During...
- 4/25/2014
- Digital Spy
Chris Lilley's Jonah Takalua is back. The Tongan school boy with a bad attitude - Puck you! - returns to the BBC next week.
Lilley flew over from Australia to launch the show in the UK yesterday and here are 9 things we learned from the Aussie comic about his new show, his old shows and the future.
1. Puck you! Chris has missed playing Jonah.
"I missed the characters when I finished doing Summer Heights High. I just wanted to see what he was up to. Jonah is a little more relaxing to play because he's not as intense as Ja'mie. He's not as uptight. And also, I'm not really a girl. It's more fun to play Jonah.
"Usually my characters love to talk about themselves and they're happy to talk in the documentary format. They drive their own story. With Jonah it's more about his relationship with the adults and institutions that he's in.
Lilley flew over from Australia to launch the show in the UK yesterday and here are 9 things we learned from the Aussie comic about his new show, his old shows and the future.
1. Puck you! Chris has missed playing Jonah.
"I missed the characters when I finished doing Summer Heights High. I just wanted to see what he was up to. Jonah is a little more relaxing to play because he's not as intense as Ja'mie. He's not as uptight. And also, I'm not really a girl. It's more fun to play Jonah.
"Usually my characters love to talk about themselves and they're happy to talk in the documentary format. They drive their own story. With Jonah it's more about his relationship with the adults and institutions that he's in.
- 4/24/2014
- Digital Spy
Angry Boys. Clyde Boraine has joined the cast of Final Four, a feature drama inspired by the true story of a group of Aussies who played in the Us college basketball league.
Neophyte actor /producer Josh Howlett came up with the idea after watching a story on Espn.s Aussies Abroad which chronicled how five Aussies were recruited by Saint Mary.s College near San Francisco and contributed to the team.s greatest success in 50 years.
Robert Lewis Galinsky is writing the screenplay and serving as executive producer. Howlett will produce via his new company Handmade Media in league with a Us producer whom he declines to name until the project is fully funded.
He said roughly half the development budget has been raised from private investors and the plan is shoot the film next year, two-thirds of it on location in the Us. Howlett and Galinsky have a short-list of Us directors.
Neophyte actor /producer Josh Howlett came up with the idea after watching a story on Espn.s Aussies Abroad which chronicled how five Aussies were recruited by Saint Mary.s College near San Francisco and contributed to the team.s greatest success in 50 years.
Robert Lewis Galinsky is writing the screenplay and serving as executive producer. Howlett will produce via his new company Handmade Media in league with a Us producer whom he declines to name until the project is fully funded.
He said roughly half the development budget has been raised from private investors and the plan is shoot the film next year, two-thirds of it on location in the Us. Howlett and Galinsky have a short-list of Us directors.
- 4/9/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Even the biggest fans of BBC Three would have to admit that it's made some total duds. However, the portrayal of BBC Three as the home for trash teen TV isn't fair.
Yes, it's dared to try new things and occasionally made some blunders, but there's much more to the channel than Snog, Marry, Avoid and docs about teens shagging on holiday.
Following reports that BBC Three is going to be the big casualty of fresh budget cuts at the corporation, celebs and stars have already started campaigning on Twitter to ensure the future of the channel.
If you think it's just celebrities trying to save their jobs, why not check out our list of BBC Three's greatest achievements? It might just get you using the #saveBBCThree hashtag.
1. Russell Howard's Good News
Voted BBC Three's best ever show by Digital Spy readers in 2013. The popular stand-up comic is one of...
Yes, it's dared to try new things and occasionally made some blunders, but there's much more to the channel than Snog, Marry, Avoid and docs about teens shagging on holiday.
Following reports that BBC Three is going to be the big casualty of fresh budget cuts at the corporation, celebs and stars have already started campaigning on Twitter to ensure the future of the channel.
If you think it's just celebrities trying to save their jobs, why not check out our list of BBC Three's greatest achievements? It might just get you using the #saveBBCThree hashtag.
1. Russell Howard's Good News
Voted BBC Three's best ever show by Digital Spy readers in 2013. The popular stand-up comic is one of...
- 3/5/2014
- Digital Spy
Chris Lilley has not been tempted to try breaking Hollywood, claiming that he has no interest in becoming the next "movie cameo guy" in blockbuster comedies.
The Australian comic has had cult success in the UK and Us with his shows Summer Heights High and Angry Boys, which have been shown on BBC Three and HBO.
His mockumentary comedies have built up a sizeable fanbase and have won him many celebrity fans, including Katy Perry and Lindsay Lohan, but the comedian told Digital Spy that his ambitions remain on the small screen.
"I have an agent in America, who says things like, 'Do you want to audition for the new Adam Sandler movie?' I think if I wanted to pursue it, I could be the new movie cameo guy," said Lilley.
"But whenever I'm over there, I meet people who are doing that and even some really established actors,...
The Australian comic has had cult success in the UK and Us with his shows Summer Heights High and Angry Boys, which have been shown on BBC Three and HBO.
His mockumentary comedies have built up a sizeable fanbase and have won him many celebrity fans, including Katy Perry and Lindsay Lohan, but the comedian told Digital Spy that his ambitions remain on the small screen.
"I have an agent in America, who says things like, 'Do you want to audition for the new Adam Sandler movie?' I think if I wanted to pursue it, I could be the new movie cameo guy," said Lilley.
"But whenever I'm over there, I meet people who are doing that and even some really established actors,...
- 2/6/2014
- Digital Spy
Chris Lilley has not been tempted to try breaking Hollywood, claiming that he has no interest in becoming the next "movie cameo guy" in blockbuster comedies.
The Australian comic has had cult success in the UK and Us with his shows Summer Heights High and Angry Boys, which have been shown on BBC Three and HBO.
His mockumentary comedies have built up a sizeable fanbase and have won him many celebrity fans, including Katy Perry and Lindsay Lohan, but the comedian told Digital Spy that his ambitions remain on the small screen.
"I have an agent in America, who says things like, 'Do you want to audition for the new Adam Sandler movie?' I think if I wanted to pursue it, I could be the new movie cameo guy," said Lilley.
"But whenever I'm over there, I meet people who are doing that and even some really established actors,...
The Australian comic has had cult success in the UK and Us with his shows Summer Heights High and Angry Boys, which have been shown on BBC Three and HBO.
His mockumentary comedies have built up a sizeable fanbase and have won him many celebrity fans, including Katy Perry and Lindsay Lohan, but the comedian told Digital Spy that his ambitions remain on the small screen.
"I have an agent in America, who says things like, 'Do you want to audition for the new Adam Sandler movie?' I think if I wanted to pursue it, I could be the new movie cameo guy," said Lilley.
"But whenever I'm over there, I meet people who are doing that and even some really established actors,...
- 2/6/2014
- Digital Spy
Chris Lilley at the USC Berkeley Q&A
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Critics in Australia, the Us and elsewhere who think Chris Lilley pays attention to their reviews, good, bad or indifferent, are misguided.
The creator of We Can Be Heroes, Summer Heights High, Angry Boys and Ja'mie: Private School Girl doesn.t read reviews, according to his producing partner, Princess Pictures. Laura Waters.
Waters doesn.t read reviews either, as a rule, although she was aware of the UK blogger who bagged Summer Heights High because the Australian media aired his carping comments. .You get a tonne of great reviews and someone finds a nasty one,. she says. .We both made the choice not to read reviews; it.s healthier..
The actor/writer/producer may have a reputation as a very private person but he revealed a lot of himself in the Us last month. Lilley and Waters spent a few weeks touring...
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Critics in Australia, the Us and elsewhere who think Chris Lilley pays attention to their reviews, good, bad or indifferent, are misguided.
The creator of We Can Be Heroes, Summer Heights High, Angry Boys and Ja'mie: Private School Girl doesn.t read reviews, according to his producing partner, Princess Pictures. Laura Waters.
Waters doesn.t read reviews either, as a rule, although she was aware of the UK blogger who bagged Summer Heights High because the Australian media aired his carping comments. .You get a tonne of great reviews and someone finds a nasty one,. she says. .We both made the choice not to read reviews; it.s healthier..
The actor/writer/producer may have a reputation as a very private person but he revealed a lot of himself in the Us last month. Lilley and Waters spent a few weeks touring...
- 12/4/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Attention "Summer Heights High" devotees: another one of your top three favorite characters from Chris Lilley's legendary comedy series is getting their own spinoff. First prissy overachiever Ja'mie King got "Ja'mie: Private School Girl," airing now on HBO, and now rebellious Australian-Tongan teen Jonah Takalua will have his own show.
Australian comedian Lilley confirmed a BBC report that the new series will air next year, tweeting, "Yes it's true. Jonah is back in 2014." He'd hinted at the possibility in a Reddit Ama over the weekend.
The show will air on ABC TV in Australia and BBC Three in the U.K. According to the BBC announcement, the Jonah show will follow the troubled teen as he's sent back to Tonga to live with his uncle and get his life back on track. "The new series ... sees Jonah in the midst of island life and experiencing the familiar frustrations of a bored teenage delinquent.
Australian comedian Lilley confirmed a BBC report that the new series will air next year, tweeting, "Yes it's true. Jonah is back in 2014." He'd hinted at the possibility in a Reddit Ama over the weekend.
The show will air on ABC TV in Australia and BBC Three in the U.K. According to the BBC announcement, the Jonah show will follow the troubled teen as he's sent back to Tonga to live with his uncle and get his life back on track. "The new series ... sees Jonah in the midst of island life and experiencing the familiar frustrations of a bored teenage delinquent.
- 11/27/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Thanksgivukkah comes but once every few centuries, and this year it’s come early. The entire first episode of Ja’mie: Private School Girl is up on YouTube for free right now thanks to the generous people at HBO, who still won’t sell you their service independent of cable no matter what. So spend a half hour with 39-year-old Australian comic Chris Lilley and the 17-year-old school girl character he’s honed to perfection on We Can Be Heroes and Summer Heights High. (And don’t worry if you haven’t seen those shows or Angry Boys; you’re missing out, but Lilley’s new show stands...
- 11/26/2013
- Pastemagazine.com
Chris Lilley has announced details of a new show centred around his Summer Heights High character Jonah Takalua.
Lilley will play the schoolboy in a new series for 2014, to be shown on ABC TV in Australia and BBC Three in the UK.
He currently stars as Ja'mie King in Ja'mie: Private School Girl, which will be airing in the UK next year. Ja'mie was originally created for Lilley's show We Can Be Heroes, before becoming one of the central characters in Summer Heights High, alongside Jonah.
Zai Bennett, controller of BBC Three, said: "BBC Three is the UK home of Chris's brilliant comedy characters and having already announced that Ja'mie will be coming to BBC Three in 2014, I can't wait to see Jonah on the channel next year too."
In Jonah's final scenes in mockumentary series Summer Heights High, he was seen expelled from his school and sent by his father to live in Tonga.
Lilley will play the schoolboy in a new series for 2014, to be shown on ABC TV in Australia and BBC Three in the UK.
He currently stars as Ja'mie King in Ja'mie: Private School Girl, which will be airing in the UK next year. Ja'mie was originally created for Lilley's show We Can Be Heroes, before becoming one of the central characters in Summer Heights High, alongside Jonah.
Zai Bennett, controller of BBC Three, said: "BBC Three is the UK home of Chris's brilliant comedy characters and having already announced that Ja'mie will be coming to BBC Three in 2014, I can't wait to see Jonah on the channel next year too."
In Jonah's final scenes in mockumentary series Summer Heights High, he was seen expelled from his school and sent by his father to live in Tonga.
- 11/26/2013
- Digital Spy
Australian funnyman Chris Lilley is once again bringing his unique brand of comedy to HBO, and this time it comes in the form of a familiar (and quite catty!) face.
The mockumentary-style Ja’mie: Private School Girl (bowing this Sunday at 10:30/9:30c) revives the titular, Lilley-portrayed fan favorite — previously seen in cult hits We Could Be Heroes and Summer Heights High — and follows the bitchy queen bee as she embarks on the final three months of her high school career.
Here, Lilley discusses with TVLine his decision to base an entire series around just one of his alternate...
The mockumentary-style Ja’mie: Private School Girl (bowing this Sunday at 10:30/9:30c) revives the titular, Lilley-portrayed fan favorite — previously seen in cult hits We Could Be Heroes and Summer Heights High — and follows the bitchy queen bee as she embarks on the final three months of her high school career.
Here, Lilley discusses with TVLine his decision to base an entire series around just one of his alternate...
- 11/23/2013
- by Megan Masters
- TVLine.com
Omg! After, like, far too long a hiatus, the hilarious, outspoken and all around awesome breakout character made [in]famous in Summer Heights High and Angry Boys is back. No seriously. As the title suggests, Ja’Mie Private School Girl’s revolves around one of Chris Lilley’s most memorable small screen alter egos. Which is precisely why, when afforded the opportunity to chat with the multi-hyphenate actor/director/writer, we jumped at the chance. See what Chris Lilley had to say about the original mean girl for yourself, after the jump.
We’ve seen Ja’mie before in some of your previous shows, We Can Be Heroes and Summer Heights High, what made you want to come back and tell more of Ja’mie’s story?
Chris Lilley: I just really like her. Whenever I’m doing one show, I’m always thinking about…I’ve always got about...
We’ve seen Ja’mie before in some of your previous shows, We Can Be Heroes and Summer Heights High, what made you want to come back and tell more of Ja’mie’s story?
Chris Lilley: I just really like her. Whenever I’m doing one show, I’m always thinking about…I’ve always got about...
- 11/22/2013
- by Courtney Vaudreuil
- The TV Addict
Australian comedian Chris Lilley made a giant splash in America when his series Summer Heights High aired on HBO, introducing fans to a trio of incredible characters: bossy drama teacher Mr. G, unruly delinquent Jonah, and vicious exchange student Ja’mie King. Lilley hit again with the follow-up Angry Boys, and now he’s back for another round, but only one character is taking the spotlight this time.
In Ja’mie: Private School Girl (premiering Nov. 24 on HBO at 10:30 p.m. Et), Lilley explores the school, family and romantic life of the offensive teen queen in full detail. EW...
In Ja’mie: Private School Girl (premiering Nov. 24 on HBO at 10:30 p.m. Et), Lilley explores the school, family and romantic life of the offensive teen queen in full detail. EW...
- 11/22/2013
- by Marc Snetiker
- EW - Inside TV
Few men wear a dress as meaningfully as comedian Chris Lilley. Since 2005, he has sported the pinstriped schoolgirl uniforms of his native Australia to play Ja'mie King, a perfect little monster created by an ungodly mix of wealth, vapidity, and cheerful cruelty. Ja'mie returns to HBO on November 24 in her latest mockumentary, the six-part half-hour show Ja'mie: Private School Girl, to explain what's "quiche" ("a step above hot") and what's "povo" ("poverty-stricken"). This latest addition to the premium cable network's foreign comedy lineup will be 39-year-old Lilley's third show on HBO, following Summer Heights High and Angry Boys. (Ja'mie's debut, the mockumentary special We Can Be Heroes: Finding the Australian of the Year, is available on ...
- 11/20/2013
- Village Voice
Catch the new trailer and poster for Chris Lilley's new comedy series Ja'mie: Private School Girl which debuts on HBO November 24th. The show is created by and stars Lilley ("Summer Heights High" and "Angry Boys"), an Australian sensation, and makes its debut at 10:30-11:00 p.m. Et/Pt. It's the final months of high school for Ja'mie, who's back on the lush manicured lawns of Hillford Girls Grammar after enduring the trials of Summer Heights High public school. But the "queen bee" isn't resting on her laurels - she's set her sights on winning the prestigious Hillford Medal given to the "Best Girl in Year 12." Meanwhile, Ja'mie must continue to meet the responsibilities that come with being the best-known and most-feared girl on campus, while juggling her academic and charity work, social life and family relationships.
- 11/15/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
If you have seen We Can Be Heroes, Summer Heights High, and or Angry Boys – then you know who Chris Lilley is. He’s an Australian comedian, television producer, actor and writer. He is best known for the creation and portrayal of several characters in those mockumentary television shows. The characters and shows are funny, offensive, and sometimes a little touching; mostly funny and offensive.
He’s back with one of his best characters Ja’mie in Ja’mie: Private School Girl. The show follows Ja’mie King, who previously appeared in We Can Be Heroes and Summer Heights High, during her final weeks of high school.
Watch the Nsfw teaser trailer below. Private School Girl will debut on ABC1 in Australia on October 23, 2013, and on HBO in North America on November 24, 2013.
He’s back with one of his best characters Ja’mie in Ja’mie: Private School Girl. The show follows Ja’mie King, who previously appeared in We Can Be Heroes and Summer Heights High, during her final weeks of high school.
Watch the Nsfw teaser trailer below. Private School Girl will debut on ABC1 in Australia on October 23, 2013, and on HBO in North America on November 24, 2013.
- 10/8/2013
- by Graham McMorrow
- City of Films
Australian comedian Chris Lilley has made a name for himself with his mockumentary comedy series in which he plays multiple characters, shows which have found a Us platform at HBO. "Summer Heights High" aired on the premium network in 2008 and "Angry Boys" in 2012, and today the channel announced that it has scheduled Lilley's latest series, "Ja'mie: Private School Girl," to premiere on Sunday, November 24 at 10:30pm. The six-episode half-hour series is co-produced by HBO and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in association with the BBC. The character Ja'mie has previously appeared in two of Lilley's past series. "I find teenage girls endlessly funny," Lilley explained in the announcement. "So being able to write for and play the meanest bitch in school has been so fun. I can't wait to show everyone what Ja'mie's been up to." "Ja'mie: Private School Girl" follows the titular character during her last few months of school,...
- 9/9/2013
- by Alison Willmore
- Indiewire
Of all the distinct and hilarious characters Australian comedian Chris Lilley played between his 2008 show Summer Heights High and its follow-up, Angry Boys, mean girl Ja’mie King was the most memorable. The good news out of the land down under this weekend is that Lilley plans to resurrect the catty teen for a new show titled Ja'mie: Private School Girl. "Australia's favourite beyatch" will return for six half-hour episodes in which she will face "life-changing events" and "[take] on social media with a vengeance." Mastermind Lilley says he "can't wait to show everyone what Ja'mie's been up to," adding, "I find teenage girls endlessly funny, so being able to write for and play the meanest bitch in school has been so fun." Expect Private School Girl to air on HBO stateside and BBC Three in the UK later this year. So random.
- 9/8/2013
- by Delia Paunescu
- Vulture
Australian comedian Chris Lilley has developed quite the following of passionate fans through his many hilarious characters that he not only dreams up but plays as well. His technique of playing multiple characters isn’t done in an Eddie Murphy Norbit sort of way, but rather in a way that makes the shows all the more fun to watch.
Lilley now has a new series in the works, and he’ll be bringing back at least one of his previous beloved characters, with the three from Summer Heights High included as possibilities.
Lilley Tweeted and posted on his Facebook page that one of his previous characters would be returning and encouraged fans to vote on who they think it will be. So far, the trio from Summer Heights High is overwhelmingly leading the voting, with Mr. G having a whopping 33% of the vote. Personally, I think it’s more likely...
Lilley now has a new series in the works, and he’ll be bringing back at least one of his previous beloved characters, with the three from Summer Heights High included as possibilities.
Lilley Tweeted and posted on his Facebook page that one of his previous characters would be returning and encouraged fans to vote on who they think it will be. So far, the trio from Summer Heights High is overwhelmingly leading the voting, with Mr. G having a whopping 33% of the vote. Personally, I think it’s more likely...
- 9/4/2013
- by Alexander Lowe
- We Got This Covered
Australian comic Chris Lilley has confirmed that one of his classic characters will be returning for his new comedy series later this year.
Lilley announced on his Twitter and Facebook pages today (September 4) that at least one familiar face from his former shows would be appearing in his latest project and encouraged fans to vote on who they think will be returning.
Lilley, whose hit shows include Summer Heights High, We Can Be Heroes and Angry Boys, started shooting a new mockumentary-style show for ABC in Australia earlier this year. Like his previous series, it is expected to air on BBC Three in the UK.
Characters potentially making a comeback include Summer Heights High trio Jonah, Mr G and Ja'mie, Angry Boys characters S.mouse, Gran and Daniel and Nathan Sims and We Can Be Heroes character Phil Olivetti.
Speaking to Digital Spy about his new show last year, Lilley...
Lilley announced on his Twitter and Facebook pages today (September 4) that at least one familiar face from his former shows would be appearing in his latest project and encouraged fans to vote on who they think will be returning.
Lilley, whose hit shows include Summer Heights High, We Can Be Heroes and Angry Boys, started shooting a new mockumentary-style show for ABC in Australia earlier this year. Like his previous series, it is expected to air on BBC Three in the UK.
Characters potentially making a comeback include Summer Heights High trio Jonah, Mr G and Ja'mie, Angry Boys characters S.mouse, Gran and Daniel and Nathan Sims and We Can Be Heroes character Phil Olivetti.
Speaking to Digital Spy about his new show last year, Lilley...
- 9/4/2013
- Digital Spy
Summer Heights High and Angry Boys comedian Chris Lilley has started work on his new comedy project in Australia.
ABC TV in Australia confirmed that they would be teaming up with Lilley and Princess Productions for another mockumentary show. It will air on HBO in the Us and BBC Three in the UK.
"Chris and the Princess Pictures team have consistently proved that they know how to deliver quality content," said ABC1 boss Brendan Dahill.
Lilley said in a statement: "I've never been more excited about shooting a show. I really like this one. Can't wait for fans to see it.''
Speaking about the new series with Digital Spy last year, Lilley said: "I'm well underway with a new project and I'm keeping it a bit of a secret and under wraps for now. It's along the same lines as my other shows We Can Be Heroes, Angry Boys and Summer Heights High.
ABC TV in Australia confirmed that they would be teaming up with Lilley and Princess Productions for another mockumentary show. It will air on HBO in the Us and BBC Three in the UK.
"Chris and the Princess Pictures team have consistently proved that they know how to deliver quality content," said ABC1 boss Brendan Dahill.
Lilley said in a statement: "I've never been more excited about shooting a show. I really like this one. Can't wait for fans to see it.''
Speaking about the new series with Digital Spy last year, Lilley said: "I'm well underway with a new project and I'm keeping it a bit of a secret and under wraps for now. It's along the same lines as my other shows We Can Be Heroes, Angry Boys and Summer Heights High.
- 2/20/2013
- Digital Spy
Chris Lilley has begun production on a new comedy TV series with the same team behind We Can Be Heroes, Summer Heights High and Angry Boys.
The (as yet untitled) ABC six-part half-hour comedy series is being produced by Princess Pictures and Lilley and will air later this year.
Lilley rocketed to international prominence by portraying several characters in We Can Be Heroes in 2005. His two follow-up series followed a similar format and have, in total, sold more than 1 million copies on DVD.
.I've never been more excited about shooting a show," Lilley said in a statement. "I really like this one. Can't wait for fans to see it."
The new series is a co-production between the ABC and HBO, and has been pre-sold to BBC Three in the UK.
"BBC Three audiences absolutely love Chris's comedies," BBC Three controller Zai Bennett said. "Both Summer Heights High and Angry Boys...
The (as yet untitled) ABC six-part half-hour comedy series is being produced by Princess Pictures and Lilley and will air later this year.
Lilley rocketed to international prominence by portraying several characters in We Can Be Heroes in 2005. His two follow-up series followed a similar format and have, in total, sold more than 1 million copies on DVD.
.I've never been more excited about shooting a show," Lilley said in a statement. "I really like this one. Can't wait for fans to see it."
The new series is a co-production between the ABC and HBO, and has been pre-sold to BBC Three in the UK.
"BBC Three audiences absolutely love Chris's comedies," BBC Three controller Zai Bennett said. "Both Summer Heights High and Angry Boys...
- 2/19/2013
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
This article first appeared in If magazine Issue #146
Even though Matchbox Pictures. award-winning project was an eight-part TV series, sound designer Craig Carter treated it like a full-blown feature film.
.I think TV tends to be a bit kind of .let.s just get it covered.,. says Carter. .With most TV, it tends to be .you see a movement and you hear a sound for that. . they.re not really doing anything that you don.t see. Whereas in cinema, we start to move into the more traditional role of what music does, which is try and describe the emotional state somebody is in and take up the storytelling, and that.s what we were trying to do with The Slap and I think we got there..
That emotional storytelling was the key to the success of the series which was based on Christos Tsiolkas. best-selling novel.
.The slap itself...
Even though Matchbox Pictures. award-winning project was an eight-part TV series, sound designer Craig Carter treated it like a full-blown feature film.
.I think TV tends to be a bit kind of .let.s just get it covered.,. says Carter. .With most TV, it tends to be .you see a movement and you hear a sound for that. . they.re not really doing anything that you don.t see. Whereas in cinema, we start to move into the more traditional role of what music does, which is try and describe the emotional state somebody is in and take up the storytelling, and that.s what we were trying to do with The Slap and I think we got there..
That emotional storytelling was the key to the success of the series which was based on Christos Tsiolkas. best-selling novel.
.The slap itself...
- 2/4/2013
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
You can’t make a show like Chris Lilley’s Angry Boys in the United States anymore, and whether you want to blame that on racial sensitivities (due to the show’s use of blackface for one of its lead characters) or for its format as a very offbeat comedy show, that doesn’t mean such a show shouldn’t be made. Angry Boys, which has Lilley playing anything from twin brothers to a Japanese mother to a black American rapper, sends up uncommon but still very recognizable character archetypes in ways that draw out each one’s hypocrisies and foibles while still fleshing them out enough as sympathetic characters. The resulting episodes offer solid laughs but also some genuinely heartfelt moments that make it a surprisingly sentimental comedy series.
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- 12/10/2012
- by Lex Walker
- JustPressPlay.net
Former ABC head of comedy Debbie Lee has moved to production company Matchbox Pictures.
Lee moves to the production company behind The Slap and The Straits in the new position of director of scripted development.
In her role as head of comedy, and prior, as commissioning editor, entertainment and comedy Lee greenlit A Moody Christmas, Laid, Lowdown and Angry Boys.
Before that she was commissioning editor, drama and comedy for Sbs Independent, commissioning Wilfred and John Safran vs God.
Lee will report to Chris Oliver-Taylor, MD of Matchbox Pictures.
Oliver-Taylor said of the appointment: “Debbie is one of the most gifted, creative people in the industry. She brings vast experience in scripted content and will allow Matchbox Pictures to continue to deliver the highest quality scripted productions to audiences in Australia and internationally. On behalf of the founders of Matchbox, we are thrilled to have Debbie join us at what...
Lee moves to the production company behind The Slap and The Straits in the new position of director of scripted development.
In her role as head of comedy, and prior, as commissioning editor, entertainment and comedy Lee greenlit A Moody Christmas, Laid, Lowdown and Angry Boys.
Before that she was commissioning editor, drama and comedy for Sbs Independent, commissioning Wilfred and John Safran vs God.
Lee will report to Chris Oliver-Taylor, MD of Matchbox Pictures.
Oliver-Taylor said of the appointment: “Debbie is one of the most gifted, creative people in the industry. She brings vast experience in scripted content and will allow Matchbox Pictures to continue to deliver the highest quality scripted productions to audiences in Australia and internationally. On behalf of the founders of Matchbox, we are thrilled to have Debbie join us at what...
- 12/3/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Angry Boys and Summer Heights High creator Chris Lilley has revealed to Digital Spy that he will have a new mockumentary TV show out in 2013. Lilley said that he couldn't reveal exact details about the characters involved in the show, but stated that his aim was for it to air on the BBC next year. "I'm well underway with a new project and I'm keeping it a bit of a secret and under wraps for now. It's along the same lines as my other shows We Can Be Heroes, Angry Boys and Summer Heights High," Lilley told Digital Spy. "It's a mockumentary style and I'll play the characters. It's looking really cool. That should be on the BBC next year hopefully. I don't control when they put it on, but that's when we want it to happen. "I want to keep as much of the show as possible a secret,...
- 11/27/2012
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
TV show Angry Boys has announced details for a new edition of the show's soundtrack. The comedy series, which was created by Chris Lilley, will put out a collector's version of the LP titled Angry Boys Official Soundtrack: The Collector's Edition on October 28. The album includes 43 songs featured on the programme, including 'Slap My Elbow', 'Whack My Knee' and 'D*ck Off My Shoulder' as well as 11 remixes from the likes of Muscles, Beni, Blessed Beats and The Silent (more)...
- 10/26/2012
- by By Robert Copsey
- Digital Spy
HBO has announced the premiere dates for the second seasons of comedies Girls and Enlightened. Beginning on January 13th at 9:00, the 10-episode sophomore run of critical darling Girls will commence, while the Mike White comedy Enlightened will return from a year-long hiatus at 9:30. Both will be airing in a different timeslot than they did during their previous seasons, as Girls premiered this spring at 10:00 with Veep and Enlightened was paired with Bored to Death during HBO's brief foray into Monday night programming.
In addition, the two will have the rare task of airing on a night without a drama, as the sudden cancellation of Luck left HBO without an hour-long ready to air come January. Last January, the network debuted the horse racing drama from David Milch at 9:00 and doubled up episodes of Chris Lilley's Angry Boys at 10:00 and 10:30, respectively.
Girls follows aspiring writer Hannah Horvath,...
In addition, the two will have the rare task of airing on a night without a drama, as the sudden cancellation of Luck left HBO without an hour-long ready to air come January. Last January, the network debuted the horse racing drama from David Milch at 9:00 and doubled up episodes of Chris Lilley's Angry Boys at 10:00 and 10:30, respectively.
Girls follows aspiring writer Hannah Horvath,...
- 10/15/2012
- by Shilo Adams
- TVovermind.com
While the genre show enjoys a glorious heyday, TNT's Falling Skies doesn't skimp on employing the basic rules of television in between portraying rogue survivors saving the world from aliens, and from each other. The most basic TV rule of all? Every show needs a bad boy, and Colin Cunningham is here to play your resident rebel By Terron R. Moore
Ology: Falling Skies really is one of the few shows on television that strive for the cinematic feel, on every level.
Colin Cunningham: It’s actually kind of beyond belief. Forget working on a TV show; I’ve never, ever worked on a feature film that's anything remotely close to this. It definitely is a testament to TNT, who literally just let it all go on this thing; I mean they’ve really gotten behind it. The producers and the production designers… so many elements need to come...
Ology: Falling Skies really is one of the few shows on television that strive for the cinematic feel, on every level.
Colin Cunningham: It’s actually kind of beyond belief. Forget working on a TV show; I’ve never, ever worked on a feature film that's anything remotely close to this. It definitely is a testament to TNT, who literally just let it all go on this thing; I mean they’ve really gotten behind it. The producers and the production designers… so many elements need to come...
- 7/6/2012
- by Terron R. Moore
- TVology
While the genre show enjoys a glorious heyday, TNT's Falling Skies doesn't skimp on employing the basic rules of television in between portraying rogue survivors saving the world from aliens, and from each other. The most basic TV rule of all? Every show needs a bad boy, and Colin Cunningham is here to play your resident rebel By Terron R. Moore
Ology: Falling Skies really is one of the few shows on television that strive for the cinematic feel, on every level.
Colin Cunningham: It’s actually kind of beyond belief. Forget working on a TV show; I’ve never, ever worked on a feature film that's anything remotely close to this. It definitely is a testament to TNT, who literally just let it all go on this thing; I mean they’ve really gotten behind it. The producers and the production designers… so many elements need to come...
Ology: Falling Skies really is one of the few shows on television that strive for the cinematic feel, on every level.
Colin Cunningham: It’s actually kind of beyond belief. Forget working on a TV show; I’ve never, ever worked on a feature film that's anything remotely close to this. It definitely is a testament to TNT, who literally just let it all go on this thing; I mean they’ve really gotten behind it. The producers and the production designers… so many elements need to come...
- 7/6/2012
- by Terron R. Moore
- Celebsology
With nominations for the 2012 Emmy Awards scheduled to be announced by Nick Offerman and Kerry Washington on July 14, staff writer Dan Forcella is here to give you a quick overview of each category, his predictions for the 2012 nominations, and his Emmy Wish Lists for who ought to be on the ballot.
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We begin with Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, which returns a healthy contingent from last year's nominees. Two-time defending champion Jim Parsons should prove to be the favorite come September, but he will face plenty of competition from two-time winner Alec Baldwin, critical favorite Louis C.K., and long-time Emmy darling Jon Cryer, who makes the move from supporting to lead this season.
Prediction
Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock
Don Cheadle - House of Lies
Louis C.K. - Louie
Jon Cryer - Two and a Half Men
Larry David - Curb Your Enthusiasm...
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We begin with Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, which returns a healthy contingent from last year's nominees. Two-time defending champion Jim Parsons should prove to be the favorite come September, but he will face plenty of competition from two-time winner Alec Baldwin, critical favorite Louis C.K., and long-time Emmy darling Jon Cryer, who makes the move from supporting to lead this season.
Prediction
Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock
Don Cheadle - House of Lies
Louis C.K. - Louie
Jon Cryer - Two and a Half Men
Larry David - Curb Your Enthusiasm...
- 6/18/2012
- by d4cella@gmail.com (Dan Forcella)
- TVfanatic
Matt Saville, Tony Krawitz and Jeffrey Walker won two awards each at the Australian Directors Guild Awards on Friday evening.
Saville won for the episode of The Slap that focused on Harry and for Cloudstreet in the drama series and mini-series categories respectively; Krawitz.s The Tall Man was voted best film in the feature documentary category and he was also chosen as the Finders Award recipient; and Jeffrey Walker was presented with both the inaugural Esben Storm Award for children.s TV for series three of H2O: Just Add Water and the award for TV comedy for Angry Boys.
Mrs Carey.s Concert, directed by Bob Connolly and Sophie Raymond, was the joint winner of the documentary feature category, and Walker shared his comedy award with Stuart MacDonald and the show.s on-screen star, Chris Lilley.
One of the most touching moments of the night was when the audience...
Saville won for the episode of The Slap that focused on Harry and for Cloudstreet in the drama series and mini-series categories respectively; Krawitz.s The Tall Man was voted best film in the feature documentary category and he was also chosen as the Finders Award recipient; and Jeffrey Walker was presented with both the inaugural Esben Storm Award for children.s TV for series three of H2O: Just Add Water and the award for TV comedy for Angry Boys.
Mrs Carey.s Concert, directed by Bob Connolly and Sophie Raymond, was the joint winner of the documentary feature category, and Walker shared his comedy award with Stuart MacDonald and the show.s on-screen star, Chris Lilley.
One of the most touching moments of the night was when the audience...
- 5/14/2012
- by Sandy George
- IF.com.au
Sleeping Beauty: won best direction in a feature
This evening’s Australian Directors’ Guild Awards saw Julia Leigh claim the best direction in a feature film gong for Sleeping Beauty.
Matthew Saville won two awards – for best direction in a TV mini series for Cloudstreet and best direction in a TV drama series for The Slap.
Sbs series Go Back To Where You Came From, which has just won international acclaim at the Rose d’Or Festival in Switzerland, took the best direction of a documentary series award for Ivan O’Mahoney.
Best direction of a TV ad went to Damien Toogood for Sydney Dogs and Cats Home.
The results in full:
Best Direction in a TV Drama Series: Matthew Saville for The Slap (Ep 3 – Harry) Best Direction in a TV Mini Series: Matthew Saville for Cloudstreet Best Direction in a Feature Film: Julia Leigh for Sleeping Beauty Best...
This evening’s Australian Directors’ Guild Awards saw Julia Leigh claim the best direction in a feature film gong for Sleeping Beauty.
Matthew Saville won two awards – for best direction in a TV mini series for Cloudstreet and best direction in a TV drama series for The Slap.
Sbs series Go Back To Where You Came From, which has just won international acclaim at the Rose d’Or Festival in Switzerland, took the best direction of a documentary series award for Ivan O’Mahoney.
Best direction of a TV ad went to Damien Toogood for Sydney Dogs and Cats Home.
The results in full:
Best Direction in a TV Drama Series: Matthew Saville for The Slap (Ep 3 – Harry) Best Direction in a TV Mini Series: Matthew Saville for Cloudstreet Best Direction in a Feature Film: Julia Leigh for Sleeping Beauty Best...
- 5/11/2012
- by Robin Hicks
- Encore Magazine
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