After going to school for film at the University of East London, Jemma Burns began music supervising on TV series Summer Heights High. She has worked on noteworthy film and TV series’ like Okja and Top of the Lake. More recent credits include Heartbreak High, which featured 128 songs of different genres, from pop ballads from musical artists like Dua Lipa and Steve Lacy to more underground drill and trap beats. For the Ari Aster film Beau is Afraid, Burns was able to land Mariah Carey’s “Always Be My Baby” for a peculiar and freaky sex scene by being strategic […]
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- 12/19/2023
- by Arrow Peretz
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
After going to school for film at the University of East London, Jemma Burns began music supervising on TV series Summer Heights High. She has worked on noteworthy film and TV series’ like Okja and Top of the Lake. More recent credits include Heartbreak High, which featured 128 songs of different genres, from pop ballads from musical artists like Dua Lipa and Steve Lacy to more underground drill and trap beats. For the Ari Aster film Beau is Afraid, Burns was able to land Mariah Carey’s “Always Be My Baby” for a peculiar and freaky sex scene by being strategic […]
The post “I Like the Challenge of Trying to Find a New Approach to Music That Doesn’t Feel Tired”: Music Supervisor Jemma Burns on Creativity and Musicology first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post “I Like the Challenge of Trying to Find a New Approach to Music That Doesn’t Feel Tired”: Music Supervisor Jemma Burns on Creativity and Musicology first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 12/19/2023
- by Arrow Peretz
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Miranda Otto, Jesse Spence and Guy Pearce are among the high-profile stars featuring on Disney+’s debut slate in Australia and New Zealand.
Announced at an event at Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art, the 2022/23 slate comprises three dramas, four documentaries and two lifestyle/general factual entertainment series. Several are for Disney+’s adult vertical Star.
On the scripted drama front, The Clearing is adapted from Jp Pomare’s novel ‘In the Clearing’ and is inspired by Australian cult The Family and its founder Anne Hamilton-Byrne, one of the few female cult leaders in history.
Teresa Palmer (A Discovery of Witches), Miranda Otto (The Usual Suspects) and Guy Pearce (Jack Irish) lead the cast, alongside the lies of Hazem Shammas (Safe Harbour), Mark Coles-Smith (Mystery Road), Tom Budge (Bloom).
Written and created by Matt Cameron (Jack Irish) and Elise McCredie (Stateless) alongside co-writer Osamah Sami (Ali’s Wedding), it comes from...
Announced at an event at Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art, the 2022/23 slate comprises three dramas, four documentaries and two lifestyle/general factual entertainment series. Several are for Disney+’s adult vertical Star.
On the scripted drama front, The Clearing is adapted from Jp Pomare’s novel ‘In the Clearing’ and is inspired by Australian cult The Family and its founder Anne Hamilton-Byrne, one of the few female cult leaders in history.
Teresa Palmer (A Discovery of Witches), Miranda Otto (The Usual Suspects) and Guy Pearce (Jack Irish) lead the cast, alongside the lies of Hazem Shammas (Safe Harbour), Mark Coles-Smith (Mystery Road), Tom Budge (Bloom).
Written and created by Matt Cameron (Jack Irish) and Elise McCredie (Stateless) alongside co-writer Osamah Sami (Ali’s Wedding), it comes from...
- 5/17/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Victoria Justice (Afterlife of the Party) and Adam Demos (Sex/Life) have signed on to star in an untitled romantic comedy, which Stuart McDonald (Summer Heights High, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) is directing for Netflix.
The film written by Elizabeth Hackett and Hilary Galanoy centers on a hard-driving LA wine-company exec who travels to an Australian sheep station to land a major client. There, she ends up working as a ranch hand and sparking with a rugged local.
Robyn Snyder, Deborah Evans, Deborah Glover, and Tracey Vieira are producing the pic, which will be shot on location in Queensland, Australia.
Tracey Robertson is exec producing with Nathan Mayfield, Elizabeth Hackett, Hilary Galanoy and Fernando Szew.
Production and post-production will be supported by the Queensland Government through Screen Queensland’s Production Attraction Strategy. The film will create around 120 jobs for Queenslanders.
“This new Netflix film is the latest...
The film written by Elizabeth Hackett and Hilary Galanoy centers on a hard-driving LA wine-company exec who travels to an Australian sheep station to land a major client. There, she ends up working as a ranch hand and sparking with a rugged local.
Robyn Snyder, Deborah Evans, Deborah Glover, and Tracey Vieira are producing the pic, which will be shot on location in Queensland, Australia.
Tracey Robertson is exec producing with Nathan Mayfield, Elizabeth Hackett, Hilary Galanoy and Fernando Szew.
Production and post-production will be supported by the Queensland Government through Screen Queensland’s Production Attraction Strategy. The film will create around 120 jobs for Queenslanders.
“This new Netflix film is the latest...
- 8/11/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Victoria Justice and Adam Demos are teaming up for a new Netflix romcom, set to film on location in Queensland, Australia.
In the film, Justice stars as a hard-driving L.A. wine-company exec who, in order to land a major client, travels to an Australian sheep station where she ends up working as a ranch hand and sparking with a rugged local.
The as-yet-untitled movie will be directed by Stuart McDonald, from a script by Elizabeth Hackett and Hilary Galanoy, who previously worked with Demos on 2019’s “Falling Inn Love,” which also starred Christina Milian.
The project is produced by Robyn Snyder, Deborah Evans, Deborah Glover and Tracey Vieira. Tracey Robertson, Nathan Mayfield, Hackett, Galanoy and Fernando Szew serve as executive producers.
Both Justice and Demos have a history with the streamer, as Justice is next set to star in the Netflix movie “Afterlife of the Party” and Demos starred in the steamy drama “Sex/Life.
In the film, Justice stars as a hard-driving L.A. wine-company exec who, in order to land a major client, travels to an Australian sheep station where she ends up working as a ranch hand and sparking with a rugged local.
The as-yet-untitled movie will be directed by Stuart McDonald, from a script by Elizabeth Hackett and Hilary Galanoy, who previously worked with Demos on 2019’s “Falling Inn Love,” which also starred Christina Milian.
The project is produced by Robyn Snyder, Deborah Evans, Deborah Glover and Tracey Vieira. Tracey Robertson, Nathan Mayfield, Hackett, Galanoy and Fernando Szew serve as executive producers.
Both Justice and Demos have a history with the streamer, as Justice is next set to star in the Netflix movie “Afterlife of the Party” and Demos starred in the steamy drama “Sex/Life.
- 8/11/2021
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Victoria Justice and Adam Demos, the star of the break-out Netflix series Sex/Life, are set to star in a new Netflix rom-com from the writers behind the streamer’s past feature Falling Inn Love and Love, Guaranteed.
Elizabeth Hackett and Hilary Galanoy penned the untitled project that follows “a hard-driving LA wine-company exec that travels to an Australian sheep station, where she ends up working as a ranch hand and sparking with a rugged local.”
Stuart McDonald, whose credits include Summer Heights High and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, will direct.
Robyn Snyder, Deborah Evans, Deborah Glover, and Tracey Vieira will produce, with Tracey Robertson, Nathan ...
Elizabeth Hackett and Hilary Galanoy penned the untitled project that follows “a hard-driving LA wine-company exec that travels to an Australian sheep station, where she ends up working as a ranch hand and sparking with a rugged local.”
Stuart McDonald, whose credits include Summer Heights High and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, will direct.
Robyn Snyder, Deborah Evans, Deborah Glover, and Tracey Vieira will produce, with Tracey Robertson, Nathan ...
- 8/11/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Victoria Justice and Adam Demos, the star of the break-out Netflix series Sex/Life, are set to star in a new Netflix rom-com from the writers behind the streamer’s past feature Falling Inn Love and Love, Guaranteed.
Elizabeth Hackett and Hilary Galanoy penned the untitled project that follows “a hard-driving LA wine-company exec that travels to an Australian sheep station, where she ends up working as a ranch hand and sparking with a rugged local.”
Stuart McDonald, whose credits include Summer Heights High and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, will direct.
Robyn Snyder, Deborah Evans, Deborah Glover, and Tracey Vieira will produce, with Tracey Robertson, Nathan ...
Elizabeth Hackett and Hilary Galanoy penned the untitled project that follows “a hard-driving LA wine-company exec that travels to an Australian sheep station, where she ends up working as a ranch hand and sparking with a rugged local.”
Stuart McDonald, whose credits include Summer Heights High and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, will direct.
Robyn Snyder, Deborah Evans, Deborah Glover, and Tracey Vieira will produce, with Tracey Robertson, Nathan ...
- 8/11/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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
Bento Box Entertainment, the Fox Entertainment-owned animation studio, has launched an animation studio in Australia with Princess Pictures, the company behind Chris Lilley’s comedy Summer Heights High.
It comes a year after the Bob’s Burger and Duncanville studio struck a first-look development deal with the company.
Princess Bento Studio will produce animated content out of Melbourne, Australia and will make content for platforms in the U.S. and Australia as well as countries that have co-production treaties with the latter.
The venture was helped by the Victorian Government and supported through Film Victoria’s recently announced Victorian Screen Incentive. It will be run by the Bento Box and Princess management teams with the appointment of dedicated management coming soon.
The deal came out of the first-look deal, which has included projects from the likes of Michael Cusack (Smiling Friends).
“While closely working with everyone at Princess Pictures over the past year,...
It comes a year after the Bob’s Burger and Duncanville studio struck a first-look development deal with the company.
Princess Bento Studio will produce animated content out of Melbourne, Australia and will make content for platforms in the U.S. and Australia as well as countries that have co-production treaties with the latter.
The venture was helped by the Victorian Government and supported through Film Victoria’s recently announced Victorian Screen Incentive. It will be run by the Bento Box and Princess management teams with the appointment of dedicated management coming soon.
The deal came out of the first-look deal, which has included projects from the likes of Michael Cusack (Smiling Friends).
“While closely working with everyone at Princess Pictures over the past year,...
- 3/15/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Bento Box Entertainment and Australian television and film production company Princess Pictures have formed Princess Bento Studio, an all-new animation studio that will produce and distribute animated content for platforms in the United States, Australia and Australian co-production treaty countries and around the world. Supported through Film Victoria, a statutory agency of the Victoria State Government, Princess Bento Studio will operate out of Melbourne.
“While closely working with everyone at Princess Pictures over the past year, my team and I immediately saw a natural fit between our two companies,” said Scott Greenberg, co-founder and CEO of Bento Box. “With growing demand for animated content, a shared passion for the type of programming we want to make and a short-hand that perfectly complements our individual strengths, it was clear to us joining forces to set up shop in talent-rich Australia with Princess Bento will take our partnership to the next level...
“While closely working with everyone at Princess Pictures over the past year, my team and I immediately saw a natural fit between our two companies,” said Scott Greenberg, co-founder and CEO of Bento Box. “With growing demand for animated content, a shared passion for the type of programming we want to make and a short-hand that perfectly complements our individual strengths, it was clear to us joining forces to set up shop in talent-rich Australia with Princess Bento will take our partnership to the next level...
- 3/15/2021
- by Mónica Marie Zorrilla
- Variety 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.
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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
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
Fox Entertainment-owned animation house Bento Box, the company behind Bob’s Burgers and Duncanville, has struck a first-look development deal with Australian production company Princess Pictures.
The deal will see Princess Pictures, best known for producing Chris Lilley’s live-action comedy Summer Heights High, develop animated content from undiscovered Australian-based, multi-hyphenate creators with Bento Box. Shows will be produced down under with local talent and crews for the global market.
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The deal was struck between Scott Greenberg, Co-Founder and CEO of Bento Box, and Laura Waters, Founder of Princess Pictures. The pair will exec produce projects alongside Bento Box Co-Founder and President of Production Joel Kuwahara and Creative Director Ben Jones and Princess...
The deal will see Princess Pictures, best known for producing Chris Lilley’s live-action comedy Summer Heights High, develop animated content from undiscovered Australian-based, multi-hyphenate creators with Bento Box. Shows will be produced down under with local talent and crews for the global market.
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The deal was struck between Scott Greenberg, Co-Founder and CEO of Bento Box, and Laura Waters, Founder of Princess Pictures. The pair will exec produce projects alongside Bento Box Co-Founder and President of Production Joel Kuwahara and Creative Director Ben Jones and Princess...
- 4/8/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Scream: The TV Series actress Carlson Young is turning her 2018 Sundance short, The Blazing World, into a feature-length which she will also star in opposite Udo Kier.
The pic will mark Young’s first feature directorial outing. She co-wrote the pic with Pierce Brown, who made the NY Times Best Seller list with his sci-fi saga, Red Rising.
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Described as a psychological horror-thriller, the plot follows a young woman, Margaret Winter, as she wades through the psychedelic hive of her earliest trauma. Kier, who can currently be seen in the 2019 Cannes Jury Prize winning film, Bacurau, plays sinister ruler of a surreal world, hellbent on coaxing unrealities...
The pic will mark Young’s first feature directorial outing. She co-wrote the pic with Pierce Brown, who made the NY Times Best Seller list with his sci-fi saga, Red Rising.
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Described as a psychological horror-thriller, the plot follows a young woman, Margaret Winter, as she wades through the psychedelic hive of her earliest trauma. Kier, who can currently be seen in the 2019 Cannes Jury Prize winning film, Bacurau, plays sinister ruler of a surreal world, hellbent on coaxing unrealities...
- 4/8/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Aussie comic Chris Lilley’s got a new Netflix show with six new characters — and we’ve got a release date and a trailer for the lunatic’s “Lunatics.”
“Lunatics” is a 10-part comedy series presented as a documentary with the characters played by writer/creator Lilley (“Summer Heights High”).
The documentary examines the lives of six extraordinary individuals and explores the idea that people are not what they seem at first. Through documentary-style interviews, self-recorded footage and fly-on-the-wall footage, the six intriguing subjects are observed over a period of months.
Their stories unfold with hilarious results, per Netflix’s logline. As eccentric and odd as they all are, they are scarily recognizable types and they teach us that it’s okay to just be you.
Watch the trailer above. “Lunatics” premieres on April 19.
Also Read: Katy Perry Freaks Out Over 'Ja'mie: Private School Girl' Surprise Call (Video)
Below are...
“Lunatics” is a 10-part comedy series presented as a documentary with the characters played by writer/creator Lilley (“Summer Heights High”).
The documentary examines the lives of six extraordinary individuals and explores the idea that people are not what they seem at first. Through documentary-style interviews, self-recorded footage and fly-on-the-wall footage, the six intriguing subjects are observed over a period of months.
Their stories unfold with hilarious results, per Netflix’s logline. As eccentric and odd as they all are, they are scarily recognizable types and they teach us that it’s okay to just be you.
Watch the trailer above. “Lunatics” premieres on April 19.
Also Read: Katy Perry Freaks Out Over 'Ja'mie: Private School Girl' Surprise Call (Video)
Below are...
- 4/10/2019
- by Tony Maglio
- 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
Molly Haddon has joined Arri Anz as a technical sales advisor..
In this wrap:
– Casting director Alison Telford goes freelance
– Sixty40 brings on three new directors
– Prime Focus Technologies opens Sydney office, hires Graeme Whineray.
– Molly Haddon joins Arri Anz
– David Blackett named group Gm Magna Systems and Engineering.
Casting director Alison Telford goes freelance.
After 20 years as a casting director for ABC TV, Alison Telford has gone freelance, establishing her own agency in South Melbourne.
Telford has cast ABC shows such as Glitch, Please Like Me, Kath and Kim, We Can Be Heroes, Summer Heights High, Miss Fisher.s Murder Mysteries and Sea Change. She has set up an office, audition studio, meeting room and viewing lounge in The Irish Linen House, 253 Moray St, South Melbourne. https://alisontelfordcasting.com.au/
Sixty40 brings on three new directors
Brazilian mixed media director Boca (Marcos Ceravolo), French animation director-illustrator Skull (Frédérick Venet...
In this wrap:
– Casting director Alison Telford goes freelance
– Sixty40 brings on three new directors
– Prime Focus Technologies opens Sydney office, hires Graeme Whineray.
– Molly Haddon joins Arri Anz
– David Blackett named group Gm Magna Systems and Engineering.
Casting director Alison Telford goes freelance.
After 20 years as a casting director for ABC TV, Alison Telford has gone freelance, establishing her own agency in South Melbourne.
Telford has cast ABC shows such as Glitch, Please Like Me, Kath and Kim, We Can Be Heroes, Summer Heights High, Miss Fisher.s Murder Mysteries and Sea Change. She has set up an office, audition studio, meeting room and viewing lounge in The Irish Linen House, 253 Moray St, South Melbourne. https://alisontelfordcasting.com.au/
Sixty40 brings on three new directors
Brazilian mixed media director Boca (Marcos Ceravolo), French animation director-illustrator Skull (Frédérick Venet...
- 7/7/2017
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
2016 Skip Ahead recipients Racka Racka..
Four YouTube creative teams will share from pool of $725,000 in funding, thanks to Screen Australia and Google.s joint initiative Skip Ahead.
Now in its third year, Skip Ahead is designed to support the next generation of YouTube creators to make ambitious content and build their careers.
Recipients will make a narrative-driven film of at least 30 minutes in length. It could be a film, series pilot or proof of concept, but must be a one-off standalone.
Among this year.s recipients are Adelaide.s Danny and Michael Philippou; aka Racka Racka. The brothers will create RackaRacka: Live, a one-off 30 minute comedy that sees them on a rampage in a haunted, abandoned theatre. Triptych (The Babadook) will produce.
Fellow brothers Theo and Nathan Saidden, the brains behind Superwog, will present a half-hour comedy The Superwog Show. It.ll be the story of Superwog, his dysfunctional family and his best mate.
Four YouTube creative teams will share from pool of $725,000 in funding, thanks to Screen Australia and Google.s joint initiative Skip Ahead.
Now in its third year, Skip Ahead is designed to support the next generation of YouTube creators to make ambitious content and build their careers.
Recipients will make a narrative-driven film of at least 30 minutes in length. It could be a film, series pilot or proof of concept, but must be a one-off standalone.
Among this year.s recipients are Adelaide.s Danny and Michael Philippou; aka Racka Racka. The brothers will create RackaRacka: Live, a one-off 30 minute comedy that sees them on a rampage in a haunted, abandoned theatre. Triptych (The Babadook) will produce.
Fellow brothers Theo and Nathan Saidden, the brains behind Superwog, will present a half-hour comedy The Superwog Show. It.ll be the story of Superwog, his dysfunctional family and his best mate.
- 11/10/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
2016 Skip Ahead recipients Racka Racka..
Four Youtube creative teams will share from pool of $725,000 in funding, thanks to Screen Australia and Google.s joint initative Skip Ahead.
Now in its third year, Skip Ahead is designed to support the next generation of Youtube creators to make ambitious content and build their careers.
Recipients will make a narrative-driven film of at least 30 minutes in length. It could be a film, series pilot or proof of concept, but must be a one-off standalone.
Among this year.s recipients are Adelaide.s Danny and Michael Philippou; aka Racka Racka. The brothers will create RackaRacka: Live, a one-off 30 minute comedy that sees them on a rampage in a haunted, abandoned theatre. Triptych (The Babadook) will produce.
Fellow brothers Theo and Nathan Saidden, the brains behind Superwog, will present a half-hour comedy The Superwog Show. It.ll be the story of Superwog, his dysfunctional family and his best mate.
Four Youtube creative teams will share from pool of $725,000 in funding, thanks to Screen Australia and Google.s joint initative Skip Ahead.
Now in its third year, Skip Ahead is designed to support the next generation of Youtube creators to make ambitious content and build their careers.
Recipients will make a narrative-driven film of at least 30 minutes in length. It could be a film, series pilot or proof of concept, but must be a one-off standalone.
Among this year.s recipients are Adelaide.s Danny and Michael Philippou; aka Racka Racka. The brothers will create RackaRacka: Live, a one-off 30 minute comedy that sees them on a rampage in a haunted, abandoned theatre. Triptych (The Babadook) will produce.
Fellow brothers Theo and Nathan Saidden, the brains behind Superwog, will present a half-hour comedy The Superwog Show. It.ll be the story of Superwog, his dysfunctional family and his best mate.
- 11/10/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
When you’re Breaking Bad you do it at a breakneck pace, a House of Cards is dealt thoughtfully and a Wet Hot American Summer is best enjoyed leisurely. Such are among the results of a Netflix study measuring how quickly people consume entire seasons of a show, and which types of programs are binged fastest.
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- 6/8/2016
- TVLine.com
The time machine has taken many forms over the centuries: Dr. Who, Bill and Ted all ventured through the fourth dimension in a phone booth; Doc Brown used a Delorean; Homer Simpson a toaster; and an illegal Russian energy drink was all it took to send a certain hot tub hopping through the spacetime continuum. When Broad City stars Ilana Glazer and Paul W. Downs, and writer/director Lucia Aniello, decided to put a stoner spin on the genre, they centered their time travel pipe dream around the only logical choice: A bong.
- 4/20/2016
- Rollingstone.com
Netflix has secured exclusive streaming rights to Chris Lilley.s Jonah from Tonga and the drama series Serangoon Road for its Australian and New Zealand service which launches March 28.
In a deal signed with ABC Commercial, Netflix gets non-exclusive rights to a slew of other ABC shows including Rake, Redfern Now, Upper Middle Bogan, The Time of Our Lives, Janet King, Jack Irish, Crownies and Australia: The Time Traveller's Guide.
The deal also covers Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (Australia only), Lilley.s Ja.mie: Private School Girl, Summer Heights High and We Can Be Heroes and kids shows Angelina Ballerina, Barney, Bob The Builder, Sesame Street, The Wiggles and Thomas the Tank Engine.
Last December SVoD rival Stan announced a non-exclusive deal with ABC Commercial encompassing the same content.
Netflix has also nabbed exclusive SVoD rights to British dramas Broadchurch and The Tunnel from Roadshow Entertainment, and the rights to Roadshow.s extensive library.
In a deal signed with ABC Commercial, Netflix gets non-exclusive rights to a slew of other ABC shows including Rake, Redfern Now, Upper Middle Bogan, The Time of Our Lives, Janet King, Jack Irish, Crownies and Australia: The Time Traveller's Guide.
The deal also covers Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (Australia only), Lilley.s Ja.mie: Private School Girl, Summer Heights High and We Can Be Heroes and kids shows Angelina Ballerina, Barney, Bob The Builder, Sesame Street, The Wiggles and Thomas the Tank Engine.
Last December SVoD rival Stan announced a non-exclusive deal with ABC Commercial encompassing the same content.
Netflix has also nabbed exclusive SVoD rights to British dramas Broadchurch and The Tunnel from Roadshow Entertainment, and the rights to Roadshow.s extensive library.
- 2/25/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
The telemovie Redfern Now: Promise Me almost certainly won.t be the final chapter in the saga of the mostly indigenous residents of inner-city Sydney.
ABC TV head of programming Brendan Dahill hopes the creative team will get back together for another instalment in the franchise.
In a sense the drama produced by Blackfella Films. Darren Dale and Miranda Dear, which starred Deborah Mailman, Wayne Blair, Leah Purcell, Aaron Pederson, Rarriwuy Hick, Lisa Flanagan, Kelton Pell and Kirk Page, is a victim of its own success.
Dahill tells If, .The first two series were so popular the cast members are in heavy demand. But we hope to get the team back together when they are available..
Due to air in the next couple of months, Redfern Now: Promise Me will explore the impact of a violent crime on two women and the fight for justice that ensues. Anthony Hayes, Daniella...
ABC TV head of programming Brendan Dahill hopes the creative team will get back together for another instalment in the franchise.
In a sense the drama produced by Blackfella Films. Darren Dale and Miranda Dear, which starred Deborah Mailman, Wayne Blair, Leah Purcell, Aaron Pederson, Rarriwuy Hick, Lisa Flanagan, Kelton Pell and Kirk Page, is a victim of its own success.
Dahill tells If, .The first two series were so popular the cast members are in heavy demand. But we hope to get the team back together when they are available..
Due to air in the next couple of months, Redfern Now: Promise Me will explore the impact of a violent crime on two women and the fight for justice that ensues. Anthony Hayes, Daniella...
- 2/1/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Subscription VoD service Presto TV will commission original Australian programming and source other content exclusively for the platform.
A joint venture between Foxtel and Seven West Media, Presto TV launched last Sunday. Subscribers pay a monthly fee of $9.99 for the TV stream, the same amount for Foxtel.s 10-months-old Presto Movies, and $14.99 for both.
Presto TV will commission original productions including drama, Seven Network director of programming Angus Ross tells If.. "We will make stuff for Presto TV," he said, without giving any specifics.
As for acquisitions, he flagged the streaming service would buy content such as .binge-worthy dramas. and more children.s programming.
Ross said, .My mantra for Seven.s primary channel is that I will buy something if I think it will rate. That.s the same in finding content we think will work for Presto TV..
Pre-launch, Presto TV announced it had bought non-exclusive rights to a...
A joint venture between Foxtel and Seven West Media, Presto TV launched last Sunday. Subscribers pay a monthly fee of $9.99 for the TV stream, the same amount for Foxtel.s 10-months-old Presto Movies, and $14.99 for both.
Presto TV will commission original productions including drama, Seven Network director of programming Angus Ross tells If.. "We will make stuff for Presto TV," he said, without giving any specifics.
As for acquisitions, he flagged the streaming service would buy content such as .binge-worthy dramas. and more children.s programming.
Ross said, .My mantra for Seven.s primary channel is that I will buy something if I think it will rate. That.s the same in finding content we think will work for Presto TV..
Pre-launch, Presto TV announced it had bought non-exclusive rights to a...
- 1/20/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
It looks like Will Ferrell will be trying his hand at 16th-century humor. Variety reports that Sony has bagged a comedy pitch about the "intense, competitive world inside a Shakespearean theater company," with Ferrell in mind to star. David Guion and Michael Handelman — a pair that has found success on such scripts as Dinner for Schmucks — will pen the as-of-now-unnamed project. Production schedule, cast, and most other details about the film are also under wraps at the moment. Ferrell will next come to theaters as James King (a white-collar guy with deep pockets who gets cuffed for embezzlement) in the Kevin Hart co-starrer Get Hard and as Mugatu in Zoolander 2, among other roles. A Shakespearean theater company sounds like golden territory for Ferrell and his comic personae — especially anything involving a Mr. G–from–Summer Heights High–esque character.
- 12/2/2014
- by Sean Fitz-Gerald
- Vulture
Network: HBO
Episodes: Ongoing (half-hour)
Seasons: Ongoing
TV show dates: August 8, 2014 -- Tbd
Series status: Has not been cancelled
Performers include: Chris Lilley, Tama Tauli'i, Isaia Noa, Linda Horan, Jane Reupena-Niko, Eigawe Hunt, Tevita Manu, Doug Bowles, Uli Latukefu, Meaghan Butler, Dorothy Adams, Jason Moleli, Lafaele Tauli'i, Tana Laasia, Bryce Padovan, Belinda Sharp, Mose Mose, and Braydan Pittman.
TV show description:
This Australian mockumentary series is a follow-up to the Summer Heights High TV show. It follows the story of Jonah Takalua (Chris Lilley), a rebellious Tongan teen who just can't help himself when it comes to stirring up trouble.
At the end of Summer Heights High, Jonah was expelled midway through Year eight. The story picks up four months later, with Jonah banished by his father to the island of Tongapatu and...
Episodes: Ongoing (half-hour)
Seasons: Ongoing
TV show dates: August 8, 2014 -- Tbd
Series status: Has not been cancelled
Performers include: Chris Lilley, Tama Tauli'i, Isaia Noa, Linda Horan, Jane Reupena-Niko, Eigawe Hunt, Tevita Manu, Doug Bowles, Uli Latukefu, Meaghan Butler, Dorothy Adams, Jason Moleli, Lafaele Tauli'i, Tana Laasia, Bryce Padovan, Belinda Sharp, Mose Mose, and Braydan Pittman.
TV show description:
This Australian mockumentary series is a follow-up to the Summer Heights High TV show. It follows the story of Jonah Takalua (Chris Lilley), a rebellious Tongan teen who just can't help himself when it comes to stirring up trouble.
At the end of Summer Heights High, Jonah was expelled midway through Year eight. The story picks up four months later, with Jonah banished by his father to the island of Tongapatu and...
- 8/9/2014
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
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
The character of Jonah Takalua was originally introduced to viewers in Aussie comedian Chris Lilley’s mockumentary series Summer Heights High, where, when we last left him, the inappropriate delinquent was expelled from high school and sent to live with his uncle in aboriginal Tonga in hopes of straightening him out. In Jonah From Tonga, a six-episode comedic follow-up airing on HBO, we fast-forward four months, when cameras document how the troubled teen is adapting. As expected, things aren’t good. “Everything was happy, and it was a peaceful place until Jonah came along,” a cousin begins. “Jonah’s like a @#$%in’ idiot. … Continue reading →
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- 8/7/2014
- by Kellie Freeze
- ChannelGuideMag
Chris Lilley is developing a snowboarding mockumentary special.
The Summer Heights High creator is working with Australian blogger David Thorne, known for his spoof letters and emails, on the one-off show.
Thorne told the Sydney Morning Herald: "It's a one-hour mockumentary about two individuals who embrace the snowboarding culture to the fullest extent but do not know how to snowboard.
"Chris and I first met a couple of years ago at a function and share a similar sense of humour. In his words, 'We're like peas in a pod - except I'm talented and famous'."
Cold Feet will be broadcast in Australia and the UK in September.
It is expected to air on BBC Three in the UK. The show may be renamed due to the classic 1990s drama of the same name.
Thorne found fame online in 2008, after he attempted to pay an overdue bill with a drawing of a spider.
The Summer Heights High creator is working with Australian blogger David Thorne, known for his spoof letters and emails, on the one-off show.
Thorne told the Sydney Morning Herald: "It's a one-hour mockumentary about two individuals who embrace the snowboarding culture to the fullest extent but do not know how to snowboard.
"Chris and I first met a couple of years ago at a function and share a similar sense of humour. In his words, 'We're like peas in a pod - except I'm talented and famous'."
Cold Feet will be broadcast in Australia and the UK in September.
It is expected to air on BBC Three in the UK. The show may be renamed due to the classic 1990s drama of the same name.
Thorne found fame online in 2008, after he attempted to pay an overdue bill with a drawing of a spider.
- 6/25/2014
- Digital Spy
Chris Lilley's Jonah from Tonga has debuted an exclusive clip from its DVD set on Digital Spy.
In the scene, Jonah (Lilley) deliberately mispronounces words and stuffs up arithmetic in class at Spazarus House to wind up Mr Joseph (Doug Bowles).
The Australian comedy series follows 14-year-old Jonah - a character who previously appeared in Lilley's Summer Heights High - as he is banished to Tonga to live with his uncle.
There are over two and a half hours of extras on the Jonah from Tonga DVD set including bloopers, deleted scenes and behind-the-scenes features.
Chris Lilley's Jonah from Tonga is out on DVD from June 16.
In the scene, Jonah (Lilley) deliberately mispronounces words and stuffs up arithmetic in class at Spazarus House to wind up Mr Joseph (Doug Bowles).
The Australian comedy series follows 14-year-old Jonah - a character who previously appeared in Lilley's Summer Heights High - as he is banished to Tonga to live with his uncle.
There are over two and a half hours of extras on the Jonah from Tonga DVD set including bloopers, deleted scenes and behind-the-scenes features.
Chris Lilley's Jonah from Tonga is out on DVD from June 16.
- 6/16/2014
- Digital Spy
Chris Lilley's Ja'mie: Private School Girl has debuted an exclusive clip from its DVD set on Digital Spy.
In the scene, self-obsessed Ja'mie (Lilley) talks her art teacher through her self-portrait 'Me Me Me 2.1'.
The Australian comedy series follows Ja'mie - a character who previously appeared in Lilley's We Can Be Heroes and Summer Heights High - during her final weeks of high school.
There are over two hours of extras on the Ja'mie: Private School Girl DVD set including bloopers, deleted scenes and behind-the-scenes features.
Chris Lilley's Ja'mie: Private School Girl is out on DVD from June 16.
In the scene, self-obsessed Ja'mie (Lilley) talks her art teacher through her self-portrait 'Me Me Me 2.1'.
The Australian comedy series follows Ja'mie - a character who previously appeared in Lilley's We Can Be Heroes and Summer Heights High - during her final weeks of high school.
There are over two hours of extras on the Ja'mie: Private School Girl DVD set including bloopers, deleted scenes and behind-the-scenes features.
Chris Lilley's Ja'mie: Private School Girl is out on DVD from June 16.
- 6/13/2014
- Digital Spy
Brooklyn Nine-Nine: E4, 9pm
Season one of the American comedy ends tonight. Jake Peralta (Andy Samberg) risks suspension after continuing with a case that the police commissioner shut down.
Meanwhile, Vivian breaks up with a devastated Boyle.
Jonah from Tonga: BBC Three, 10pm
The Summer Heights High comedy spinoff from Chris Lilley reaches its conclusion, with Kool Kris and the gang picking up Jonah from prison.
Meanwhile, Jonah resorts to editing photographs to make his father believe he is doing well in normal school classes.
Mock the Week: BBC Two, 10pm
The show which asks a panel of comedians for a satirical view on world events is back for its 13th series, with Dara Ó Briain once again hosting.
Regulars Hugh Dennis and Andy Parsons return, joined by Ed Byrne, Milton Jones, Romesh Ranganathan and Katherine Ryan.
Louie: Fox, 11pm
The comedy in which comedian Louie Ck...
Season one of the American comedy ends tonight. Jake Peralta (Andy Samberg) risks suspension after continuing with a case that the police commissioner shut down.
Meanwhile, Vivian breaks up with a devastated Boyle.
Jonah from Tonga: BBC Three, 10pm
The Summer Heights High comedy spinoff from Chris Lilley reaches its conclusion, with Kool Kris and the gang picking up Jonah from prison.
Meanwhile, Jonah resorts to editing photographs to make his father believe he is doing well in normal school classes.
Mock the Week: BBC Two, 10pm
The show which asks a panel of comedians for a satirical view on world events is back for its 13th series, with Dara Ó Briain once again hosting.
Regulars Hugh Dennis and Andy Parsons return, joined by Ed Byrne, Milton Jones, Romesh Ranganathan and Katherine Ryan.
Louie: Fox, 11pm
The comedy in which comedian Louie Ck...
- 6/12/2014
- Digital Spy
HBO has set the summer premiere dates for Chris Lilley's “Jonah From Tonga” and Katt Williams’ stand-up comedy special, “Priceless.” “Jonah” will debut on Friday Aug. 8 at 10 p.m. with two back-to-back episodes. The “Summer Heights High” character spin-off will have a six-episode run. Also read: ‘Game of Thrones’ Becomes Most Popular Series in HBO's History “Kate Williams: Priceless” premieres on Saturday Aug. 16 at 10. “Priceless,” directed by Spike Lee, is the comedian's second stand-up special for HBO. The event was taped at Citizens Bank Arena in Ontario, Calif. in May.
- 6/6/2014
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
From There to Here: BBC One, 9pm
Almost a year has passed since the life-changing Ira bomb attack and Daniel is still leading a double life.
With Joanne preparing to give birth, Robbo struggles to understand why his brother Daniel is keeping up his web of lies. Using his previous brush with death to justify his deceit, Daniel claims that one life just isn't enough for him anymore.
Meanwhile, Louise stands in the general election and Charlie goes ahead with his plans for the family business.
Meet the Police Commissioner: Channel 4, 9pm
Channel 4's Cutting Edge team explore the world of Ann Barnes, Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent in an unguarded documentary.
Best known for her distinctive anti-politics manner and her appointment of a controversial 'youth commissioner', Ann has had a challenging first year in office. Will the public endear to Ann, or will she prove the...
Almost a year has passed since the life-changing Ira bomb attack and Daniel is still leading a double life.
With Joanne preparing to give birth, Robbo struggles to understand why his brother Daniel is keeping up his web of lies. Using his previous brush with death to justify his deceit, Daniel claims that one life just isn't enough for him anymore.
Meanwhile, Louise stands in the general election and Charlie goes ahead with his plans for the family business.
Meet the Police Commissioner: Channel 4, 9pm
Channel 4's Cutting Edge team explore the world of Ann Barnes, Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent in an unguarded documentary.
Best known for her distinctive anti-politics manner and her appointment of a controversial 'youth commissioner', Ann has had a challenging first year in office. Will the public endear to Ann, or will she prove the...
- 5/29/2014
- Digital Spy
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
Arrow: Sky1, 8pm
Oliver decides that the best way to stop Slade from hurting his friends any further is to sacrifice himself. Upon hearing the plan, Diggle and Felicity come together to try and stop Oliver before it's too late.
Meanwhile, Thea considers skipping town, and the timing could not be any better...
The Good Wife: More4, 9pm
With a shock twist expected to take place tonight, this is not an episode to miss.
Alicia enlists Cary as her lawyer when she is deposed as part of the voter fraud investigation. While that gets underway, Will continues to struggle with the difficult defence of a man accused of murdering his female classmate.
When things are brought to an abrupt and unexpected end in the courtroom, it becomes apparent that the lives of those working for the law firm will be greatly affected.
Jonah from Tonga: BBC Three, 10pm
Chris Lilley...
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Jonah from Tonga: BBC Three, 10pm
Chris Lilley...
- 5/8/2014
- Digital Spy
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
Shane Jacobson, Saran Snook, Alan Tudyk, Deborah Mailman and a dog named Meeko head the cast of Oddball, a comedy which starts shooting in Melbourne and country Victoria on Monday.
Based on a true story, the film features 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.
In the process he reunites his family and saves their seaside town.
The director is Stuart McDonald (Summer Heights High, Super Fun Night), replacing the originally announced Clayton Jacobson who left the project a couple of week ago.
The cast includes Sarah Snook (These Final Hours, Not Suitable For Children), Alan Tudyk (I, Robot, Serenity, Frozen, Knocked Up), Coco Gillies (Maya the Bee Movie), Richard Davies (Offspring, Howzat! Kerry Packer.s War), Deborah Mailman (The Sapphires, Bran Nue Dae, Offspring), Frank Woodley (Kath & Kimderella, The...
Based on a true story, the film features 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.
In the process he reunites his family and saves their seaside town.
The director is Stuart McDonald (Summer Heights High, Super Fun Night), replacing the originally announced Clayton Jacobson who left the project a couple of week ago.
The cast includes Sarah Snook (These Final Hours, Not Suitable For Children), Alan Tudyk (I, Robot, Serenity, Frozen, Knocked Up), Coco Gillies (Maya the Bee Movie), Richard Davies (Offspring, Howzat! Kerry Packer.s War), Deborah Mailman (The Sapphires, Bran Nue Dae, Offspring), Frank Woodley (Kath & Kimderella, The...
- 5/2/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
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
Chris Lilley has revealed that celebrity fans such as Lindsay Lohan may appear in his future shows.
Jonah from Tonga star Lilley has spoken before about fans including Lohan and Katy Perry, and has now stated that celebrity cameos could occur in the future.
Speaking at the UK launch of his latest show, Lilley said: "I like the celebrity fans because it spreads the word and gets lots of people watching it, but I think there would have to be a real reason for it to happen."
He continued: "Lindsay Lohan is a big Ja'mie fan and is really keen to get involved. She actually came up with this whole storyline where she's the exchange student and she does a makeover on Ja'mie... She's all over it.
"If I was to do another Ja'mie series and it made sense, maybe [it could happen, Lohan could appear]."
Lohan has often tweeted about Lilley's previous shows Ja'mie: Private School Girl,...
Jonah from Tonga star Lilley has spoken before about fans including Lohan and Katy Perry, and has now stated that celebrity cameos could occur in the future.
Speaking at the UK launch of his latest show, Lilley said: "I like the celebrity fans because it spreads the word and gets lots of people watching it, but I think there would have to be a real reason for it to happen."
He continued: "Lindsay Lohan is a big Ja'mie fan and is really keen to get involved. She actually came up with this whole storyline where she's the exchange student and she does a makeover on Ja'mie... She's all over it.
"If I was to do another Ja'mie series and it made sense, maybe [it could happen, Lohan could appear]."
Lohan has often tweeted about Lilley's previous shows Ja'mie: Private School Girl,...
- 4/24/2014
- Digital Spy
The most exciting piece of TV news today is that Jonah Takalua is returning with his own series on BBC Three and iPlayer next month.
Chris Lilley's Tongan teenager with attitude, Jonah Takalua, was last seen on screens in 2007 when he was getting expelled from Summer Heights High.
Chris Lilley's Jonah from Tonga: The first trailer is here
Jonah from Tonga to air all episodes at once
Whether he was causing chaos in the classroom or busting some Polyforce moves in the playground, we loved all things Jonah.
After a seven-year departure from screens, we're stupidly excited to catch up with the Pacific Islander and his new Polynesian crew. To celebrate his return, here are 5 golden Jonah moments from his time at Summer Heights High.
1. Puck You!
Jonah was in his element when he was running wild in the classroom. He's just a natural entertainer and if that's being disruptive.
Chris Lilley's Tongan teenager with attitude, Jonah Takalua, was last seen on screens in 2007 when he was getting expelled from Summer Heights High.
Chris Lilley's Jonah from Tonga: The first trailer is here
Jonah from Tonga to air all episodes at once
Whether he was causing chaos in the classroom or busting some Polyforce moves in the playground, we loved all things Jonah.
After a seven-year departure from screens, we're stupidly excited to catch up with the Pacific Islander and his new Polynesian crew. To celebrate his return, here are 5 golden Jonah moments from his time at Summer Heights High.
1. Puck You!
Jonah was in his element when he was running wild in the classroom. He's just a natural entertainer and if that's being disruptive.
- 4/16/2014
- Digital Spy
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