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10 April 2010
Summer Heights High comedian brings an old armful of characters to our screens2 February 2010
Summer Heights High kind of snuck up on me last year — the delightfully deadpan, entirely out-there Australian mockumentary — a hit at home, then on the Internet, and finally HBO — features comedian Chris Lilley in multiple character roles, in that case, the students (and significantly, one teacher) of the titular suburban school.
The DVD screeners had been sitting, gathering dust on my desk until the kids next door heard I had them, and promptly commandeered them, and I eventually had to request replacements. And once I screened those, I got it. The show was hilarious, and Lilley brilliant, and as it went on it just got weirder and weirder, until. .. any words I could offer at this point could never really do it justice.
Summer Heights High and its star(s) and creator did not emerge whole from the Aussie ether. Lilley’s career pre-TV was as a character-oriented stand-up comic, and there have been several short-run series since 2003 — notably, in 2005, We Can Be Heroes, which preceded Summer Heights and arrives here belatedly on our Comedy Network, debuting the first of six episodes Sunday night at 10.
The somewhat simpler Heroes chronicles the lives of five nominees for Australian of the Year, including a former police officer who saved nine children from a runaway inflatable kiddie castle, a housewife who pioneered the sport of rolling on your side, and an over-achieving, egomaniacal high-school student, Ja’mie, who would return to become one of the most popular characters on Summer Heights High.
Lilley is currently busy finishing up a new series, Angry Boys, for HBO, the BBC and the Australian ABC. So busy, in fact, that he only had time to dash off these few, albeit enthusiastic answers to the following emailed questions:
January 26, 2010[ Source: 1, 2 ]
Angry Boys update
I just wanted to quickly update you on the progress of Angry Boys. We've been shooting for a few months now and have started up again for 2010. It's a really long shoot. And a really big show. So it's going to take a while to put together. But its looking pretty good so far and hopefully quite funny. We've been shooting in all sorts of interesting places and we're heading overseas in a while to shoot another component of the show. There's lots of new characters, new wigs, new situations and surprises. The supporting cast is huge! And they've all been really good so far and it's been really fun on set. Lots of laughs. Thanks for all your messages of support and for being patient in waiting for the new show. The shoot is flying by for me so hopefully we'll have it all together and on tv before you know it. It'll be on HBO in the U.S., BBC in the U.K. and ABC in Australia so stay tuned.
Chris
October 2, 2009
Lilley's back, and he's angry
Comedian Chris Lilley is back with a new mockumentary - this time taking aim at the 21st century male.
Called Angry Boys, the 12-part half-hour TV series will start pre-production on Monday and will be shot in Australia and overseas, the ABC announced today.
"Shooting in a mock documentary style, Angry Boys explores what it means to be a 21st century boy by putting the male of the species under the microscope," the ABC said in a statement.
In an Australian first, the series will be co-produced with renowned US network HBO, which screens Lilley's hit mockumentary series Summer Heights High.
It will also be produced in association with the UK's BBC.
While aimed at a worldwide audience, it will premiere in Australia first. Lilley's last shows Summer Heights High, which screened in Australia in 2007, and We Can Be Heroes, 2006, were ratings winners for the ABC.
They featured popular characters such as drama teacher Mr G, and students Jonah Takalua and Ja'mie King. Lilley said he was delighted to play with a bunch of new characters in Angry Boys.
"There will be new characters and lots of surprises for the audience," Lilley said in a statement.
"And I'm really excited about having a longer-running series to work with."
ABC TV executive head of content creation Courtney Gibson said the scripts were "absolutely terrific".
"Once again Chris is pushing comedy and character somewhere really challenging and ambitious," she said.
"Moving forward with HBO and the BBC as partners means the series will play on the world stage right after we premiere it here in Australia."
HBO Entertainment president Sue Naegle said she was sure US audiences would love Angry Men.
"Chris Lilley combines a wicked sense of humour with fearless insights into human nature, which gives his comedy a universal appeal," she said.
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We have a new layout up, designed by Violet! Some of Vi's wallpapers and signatures are also added. Thanks so much Violet!!
There’s a new article about Summer Heights High, Dazed And Abused: The High School Experience as Institutional Hell, written by Tim Bracy and Elizabeth Nelson at The Brooklyn Rail. Thank you Elizabeth!
I'm sorry that the gallery was down for so long - visit the new one here!
Summer Heights High is nominated in the 2009 NewNowNext Awards for Best Show You're Not Watching. See the box below or visit here to vote! Voting closes May 20th.
April 7, 2009
Lombardo also spoke briefly about HBO's forthcoming co-production with ABC Australia on a new series with comic Chris Lilley. The Australian comedian, who inhabited various characters in award winning comedy series Summer Heights High, will return with new creations for the forthcoming series but further details are being kept firmly under wraps.From Broadcastnow, thank you Sarah!
Added an article from the Sydney Morning Herald last month, with Dawn French talks about Chris and Summer Heights High.
The British comedian recently spent a night watching Summer Heights High on DVD and was astounded by Lilley's skill.
"I know I'm a bit behind everyone else but it was one of the best nights of my life. I stayed up and watched all of it. Then I was weeping at the end - I didn't expect that," French says.
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There’s a radio interview with Chris and Hamish & Andy for Sorry Ranga Day, thanks to SmileAWhile, and clips of Mr G and Extreme Darren on Hamish & Andy - watch them on YouTube or on the site here.
February 24, 2009
The Summer Heights High 2-disc DVD is out in the U.S. today - order your copy here!
From Chris's MySpace:
Wednesday, February 04, 2009January 18, 2009
Update
Hi everyone.
I just wanted to check in to say thank you for all your comments and messages. I have been busy working on some exciting new stuff. Unfortunately the nature of the industry means that I can’t say too much about it yet but hopefully it won’t be long before I can announce what’s happening.
In other news the U.S. Summer Heights High DVD will be released on Feb 24th. It’s a version made specifically for the U.S. with new menus and artwork and it looks great.
Also, Mr G’s single “Naughty Girl” will be released in the U.S. in a matter of weeks and will be available on Itunes.
Thanks for being loyal myspace fans. More news soon!
Chris
Violet has been uploading lots of videos to her YouTube channel, including clips of all of Chris’s Big Bite skits. Check them out on Violet's YouTube page or on the site here. Thank you Violet!
Thanks again to Linda, we have another UK interview, from The Nemone Show last year. You can download it by clicking here (right-click & 'save target as').
There are also some new Butterfly Man, animated and Big Bite icons.
I hope you all had a good holiday and have a happy new year!
December 17, 2008
Chris was at the opening night of Shane Warne The Musical on December 10, a few photos are added here.
Some new interviews and Summer Heights High reviews are added, thanks to Fran and Sarah.
You can download a UK radio interview with Chris, from October, on this page. It's from the Cristo Foufas Show on LBC Radio. Thank you to Linda for the interview!
December 7, 2008
Last night Chris won the AFI awards for Best Television Comedy Series and Best Performance in a Television Comedy for Summer Heights High, and the Byron Kennedy Award. Check out the pictures and screencaps in the gallery!
» ABC comedies scoop prizes at AFI Awards
» Chris Lilley recognised at AFI awards
Just a reminder that Chris will be at the AFI Awards, on tomorrow night at 9.30pm on Channel 9. Thank you Violet for this update! There’s a video from this year's ARIA’s added here.
November 14, 2008
I added new Summer Heights High reviews, thanks so much to Sarah and Patty for sending them in, and a few more recent articles, thanks to Sarah.
November 1, 2008
Summer Heights High is nominated for 3 awards at the AFI Awards. The AFI awards ceremony will be on Saturday 6 December, 2008 and will be broadcast on the Nine Network at 9.30pm.
AFI Award for Best Television Comedy SeriesHBO.com has a new Summer Heights High page, check it out here. There is one new interview added, thanks to Patty.
Chandon Pictures. Rob Carlton. Movie Network The Hollowmen. Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner & Rob Sitch. ABC The Librarians. Wayne Hope & Robyn Butler. ABC Summer Heights High. Chris Lilley & Laura Waters. ABC
AFI Award for Best Performance in a Television Comedy
Rob Carlton. Chandon Pictures. Movie Network Rob Sitch. The Hollowmen. ABC Robyn Butler. The Librarians. ABC Chris Lilley. Summer Heights High. ABC
AFI Award for Best Direction in Television
East West 101 (Episode 2, Death at the Station) Peter Andrikidis. SBS Satisfaction (Episode 5, Truth) Daina Reid. Showcase Summer Heights High (Episode 8) Stuart McDonald. ABC Underbelly (Episode 7, Wise Monkeys) Peter Andrikidis. Nine Network
view the full list of Television Nominees
October 21, 2008
Chris was at the ARIA Awards on Sunday, presenting the awards for Best Urban Release and Best Pop Release with Ricki-Lee Coulter. There are videos from the red carpet here and here.
The ARIAs' most popular guest - who was neither nominated nor famed for his musical offerings - was comedian Chris Lilley.Summer Heights High premieres on HBO on November 9 at 10:30pm, and in Australia is repeated on Wednesday nights, on ABC1.
Lilley spent the entire award ceremony besieged for autographs and photos with one of his most ardent admirers being Cilmi and her younger brother Joe.
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