TV: Summer Heights High on HBO

I'm so f*cking pumped right now because I've just now gotten into one of the funniest shows on TV. Summer Heights High.



I first heard of the show in early November when the peeps at BestWeekEver.tv were all about it. It wasn't until this morning, though, that I finally got around to watching it.

Holy sh*t, is this show funny! It's an Australian mockumentary that takes place in a public school, written by and and starring Chris Lilley. He plays the three main characters, Mr. G, Ja'mie, and Jonah.

Mr. G is the gay Drama teacher who is super-serious about performing and is wrought with delusions of grandeur.


Ja'mie King just moved from a private school to this public school. She's spoiled and full of herself.


Jonah Takaluah is a disobediant, foul-mouthed Polynesian student who revels in misbehaving.


Much like the British version of The Office, it seems like a lot of Lilley's acting is improvised but I wouldn't be suprised if, similarly, it was all written and just unbelievably well acted.

It's one of those shows where you could watch an episode more than once and catch something new each time. It's also suprisingly touching...I actually became emotionally invested in the characters of a silly mockumentary show.

The first and only season of Summer Heights High, 8 30-minute episodes, is available on HBO On Demand. I'm sure you can download it via Torrents as well.

Here's the HBO page. If you really wanna dig deep, here's the Wiki page.