Post: #1

Anyone seen this show? It's a mockumentary about high school life done in Australia starting in '07. Makes fun of those stupid reality shows.

The reason I'm posting about it is because it has a running joke about...an eating disorder! The show's creator Chris Lilley plays three roles, one of which is a self-absorbed, manipulative teenage girl named Ja'ime who mentions she had an eating disorder in every episode.

The other roles he plays are a troubled, illiterate minority kid and a petty, tyrannical gay drama teacher. So the show basically goofs on the three things you can't joke about in America. Plus, he's a straight white guy who has dated at least one hot model type.

Lilley is bringing the Ja'ime character to US TV for a solo show but there is no way US television would air "Summer Heights High," with all of the above (plus it skewers the educational system).

Here are the first four episodes. The musical the drama teacher writes is hilarious in its wrongheadedness and totally believable if you ever knew this type of teacher.

http://youtu.be/AF0ciPrKzH4
http://youtu.be/8Q6QOrb1IzE
http://youtu.be/z5NjvUHQ1FQ
http://youtu.be/FjDLG6dhzoY

Addendum: forgot to mention they make fun of the mentally challenged too, like in this music video from the drama production (a hit song in Australia):

Post: #2

This show is a riot. I came across it last year and finished the whole season in 3 days. Gay drama teacher was definitely my favorite character hahaha. Highly recommended.

Post: #3

You should check out his other work, for instance:

We Can Be Heroes

Post: #4

Jonah was fucking hilarious.

Post: #5

Forgot this existed, absolutely loved Jonah. "Puck you miss."

Post: #6

Angry Boys, his follow-up series was hilarious.

Blacking up to play the rapper S.Mouse ("Smouse")? Awesome.



"You my girlfriend, not my brain"




Shwayne Snr. vs Shwayne Jr. "You shut the fuck up, you went to private white schools!"

The character poses that great burning question of our age: "Why can't a man dress in blackface on national TV without being called a racist?"

"I'd hate myself if I had that kind of attitude, if I were that weak." - Arnold