Australia's Most Offensive Show - The Story of Summer Heights High

Summer Heights High is of the funniest miniseries that Australian television has ever produced. This is my video explaining why I see it as Chris Lilley’s masterpiece, despite its political incorrectness.
Because for a show with an incredibly simple premise as a mockumentary set in a high school, there are so many layers of social commentary and deeper relationships explored within the education system that still speak a certain truth today.
And though it was released back in 2007, it still makes me laugh to this day.
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Clips Mentioned:
Chris Lilley on The Panel - Channel Ten
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Chris Lilley Interview with Jo Whiley - BBC Radio 2
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Jonah From Tonga Behind the Scenes
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Summer Heights High Behind the Scenes
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What is Summer Heights High?
Summer Heights High is an Australian mockumentary television sitcom written by and starring Chris Lilley. Set in the fictional Summer Heights High School in an outer suburb of Sydney, it is a documentary series of high-school life experience from the viewpoints of three individuals: "Director of Performing Arts" Mr G; private-school exchange student Ja'mie King; and disobedient, vulgar Tongan student Jonah Takalua.
The series lampoons Australian high-school life and many aspects of the human condition and is filmed documentary-style with non-actors playing supporting characters.
As he did in a previous series, We Can Be Heroes: Finding The Australian of the Year, Lilley plays multiple characters in Heights, including the aforementioned Mr G, Ja'mie and Jonah. Filmed in Melbourne at Brighton Secondary College, the series premiered on 5 September 2007 at 9:30 pm on ABC TV and continued for 8 weekly episodes until 24 October 2007.
Summer Heights High was a massive ratings success for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and was met with mostly positive critical reaction. In 2008, the series won a Logie Award for Most Popular Light Entertainment/Comedy Program.
On 26 March 2008, it was announced that the show had been sold for international distribution to BBC Three in the United Kingdom, HBO in the United States, and The Comedy Network in Canada.
Following the success of Summer Heights High, Lilley has developed two spin-off shows: Ja'mie: Private School Girl (2013) and Jonah from Tonga (2014).
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