Monday, 7 July 2008
"Just because I'm rich, doesn't mean I'm a bitch"
Here's Ja'mie King the queen of schoolgirl bitches. She's a private school student on an exchange programme to the public school Summer Heights High. Only 4 episodes in and this Australian comedy has turned out to be classic TV. Airing on Tuesday nights on BBC Three, Chris Lilley, a 33 year old bloke, plays the three main characters, the aforementioned 16 year old Ja'mie, gay drama teacher Mr G. and the teen delinquent, Jonah Takalua. Summer Heights High , shot in mockumentary style, is brilliantly observed. Like Catherine Tate, part of its appeal lies in the fact that we're watching an adult in their mid-thirties playing teenagers - that scene where Ja'mie flirts with a 13 year old boy is wrong on so many levels!
"I forgot to feed the guinea pig..."
ReplyDeleteI love that you're loving it. Have you started on We Can Be Heroes yet??