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Summer Heights High, written by and starring Chris Lilley (We Can Be Heroes: Finding The Australian of the Year), is the award winning Australian mockumentary series starring three of the funniest protagonists--all played by Lilley-- to hit our screens in years.
The effeminate, yet megalomaniacal, Greg Gregson--aka 'Mr G'--is the self-appointed "Director of Performing Arts", passionate about his "innovative" teaching methods and determined to write his own "Arena Spectacular". Summer Heights High is the third school in eighteen months for Jonah Takalulah, a teenager with Attention Deficit Disorder and problems with aggression. His best hope is to avoid being expelled, but he says he’s "not dumb" he’s just "choosing not to be smart at the minute." Private school exchange student Ja'mie King is struggling to cope away from her privileged background at "like, the boganist school ever."
If you enjoyed the likes of Kath and Kim,, you’ll love Summer Heights High.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Just received this today, and already I've watched all 8episodes already. The characters are instantly entertaining, the scenes hilarious, and the songs are addictive. The show's creator and star Chris Lilley is a genuis, and why this show isn't a worldwide hit yet is beyond belief!! Buy this now, you won't be disappointed!!
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I heard someone discussing this series on the radio. They were saying how funny it was so I thought I would check it out on Youtube.
It was on there that I first discovered Jonah, the Tongan (puck you sir) breakdancer. Hilarious. Intrigued, I checked out a few more links and decided I had to buy the dvd for myself.
If you cross High School Musical with Summer Bay what do you get? Well you get Summer Heights High.
Most of the other reviewers have pretty much covered the characters involved. For me, it was the reactions of the other actors, genuinely trying to keep a straight face as the genius Chris Lilley played out his roles of Jonah, Ja'ime and the mincingingly camp Mr G.
This is not laugh out loud comedy. No, it it much better than that. I could barely take my eyes off Chris Lilley, so convincingly does he portray all those human emotions which make comedy what it is.
The highlights for me, were Ja'ime having a massive tantrum when she demands her mother collect her fromt he school. Scheming, manipulative and so like totally blackmailing. Jonah,s Tongan rap where you can see the guy playing the drums can barely keep it together he is laughing so much.
Any clips featuring Mr G's dancing are a great laugh. I can see that I will have to watch this dvd over and over again to catch all the bits you miss. The extras who appear to be genuine schoolchildren can be seen trying to keep a straight face in many of the scenes too.
All in all, I reckon you owe it to yourself to add this dvd to your collection. Chris Lilley is quite simply a one off. It has been a revelation to me just how funny Australian comedy can be. I also love Kath and Kim and the one and only irreplacable Bob Downs but sadly he does not seem to have a dvd out.
Buy this dvd and get a nice warm fuzzy feeling. It is also very touching in parts and can move you to tears.
It was on there that I first discovered Jonah, the Tongan (puck you sir) breakdancer. Hilarious. Intrigued, I checked out a few more links and decided I had to buy the dvd for myself.
If you cross High School Musical with Summer Bay what do you get? Well you get Summer Heights High.
Most of the other reviewers have pretty much covered the characters involved. For me, it was the reactions of the other actors, genuinely trying to keep a straight face as the genius Chris Lilley played out his roles of Jonah, Ja'ime and the mincingingly camp Mr G.
This is not laugh out loud comedy. No, it it much better than that. I could barely take my eyes off Chris Lilley, so convincingly does he portray all those human emotions which make comedy what it is.
The highlights for me, were Ja'ime having a massive tantrum when she demands her mother collect her fromt he school. Scheming, manipulative and so like totally blackmailing. Jonah,s Tongan rap where you can see the guy playing the drums can barely keep it together he is laughing so much.
Any clips featuring Mr G's dancing are a great laugh. I can see that I will have to watch this dvd over and over again to catch all the bits you miss. The extras who appear to be genuine schoolchildren can be seen trying to keep a straight face in many of the scenes too.
All in all, I reckon you owe it to yourself to add this dvd to your collection. Chris Lilley is quite simply a one off. It has been a revelation to me just how funny Australian comedy can be. I also love Kath and Kim and the one and only irreplacable Bob Downs but sadly he does not seem to have a dvd out.
Buy this dvd and get a nice warm fuzzy feeling. It is also very touching in parts and can move you to tears.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
My niece showed me a clip of this on You Tube recently and I knew there and then I just had to have the whole first series. I can't really say much more than other reviewers already have in praise of this highly original comic creation. I found it wickedly funny and also at times surprisingly touching in its empathetic portrayal of Jonah, the unruly teenager from the wrong side of the tracks who just needs someone to understand him. Politically correct educators, spoilt public schoolgirls and a myriad of other ghastly stereotypes are all exposed by the relentless spotlight of Chris Lilley's pin-point observational humour.... so brilliantly subtle in places that you could be forgiven for thinking this was a real documentary.... Mr G's drama class alone makes it worth the money. Obviously it'll depend on what type of humour you normally enjoy, but there surely can't be all that many people who won't at least have a giggle at the sight of Mr G in that pink thing.... I'm smiling just thinking about it!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
More smart than it looks (but still incredibly funny).
Chris Lilley effortlessly weaves honest tragedy and oddball comedy together in Summer Heights High - a show that actually has a lot to say about education; seen mostly through... Read more
Published 26 days ago by DanielJohnson
brilliant
I am a drama teacher, so bought this to see Mr G as had heard how funny this was. It is one of the best and funniest DVD's i have watched in ages. Read more
Published 1 month ago by joe schofield
Summer Heights High
An amazing DVD by Chris Lilley here with some genius Slapstick Comedy. It has 3 characters which this Mockumentery focuses on and each has a sub plot focusing on the petty... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Will
Absolutely Exellent
This is so so awesome; not quite as good as Angry Boys, but still, none the less, one of the best series I've watched in a very long time!!
Published 4 months ago by Mr. A. Laban
Brilliant
This DVD is great, I had never seen this before I bought it.
It's got lots of special features which are good.
Every episode is hilarious.
It's got lots of special features which are good.
Every episode is hilarious.
Published 6 months ago by kllhvufl
And I thought The Office was good.
Mockumentary of a high school, with 3 main characters: Mr G - an effeminate drama teacher; Ja'mie - a spoilt girl from a private school; and Jonah - a boy who finds mucking around... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Flo
Summer Heights High
I first saw it on TV after my brother recommended it. It is hilarious, especially the last episode which includes the final play - which I won't spoil but it is comedy gold! Read more
Published 9 months ago by steph
Vary Good
I first saw this round a friend's house and I loved it right away and so brought myself a copy.
Vary funny and vary well done by the creator who also stars in 3 roles. Read more
Vary funny and vary well done by the creator who also stars in 3 roles. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Traffic
I must be getting old.
My daughter wanted this, and sat me down to watch it with her as she found it soooo funny. I shall never get that time back, I couldn't see what she found so funny I must be... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mrs. K. A. Ball
Summer Heights High
I have to be honest i never heard of 'angry boys' or 'Summer Heights High'.
But! i've seen a snippet of 'Angry Boys' on channel 4 and i thought christ this is hilarious and i... Read more
But! i've seen a snippet of 'Angry Boys' on channel 4 and i thought christ this is hilarious and i... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Elvis fan
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