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Summer Heights High

Summary Summer Heights High is the outrageously funny high school comedy created and written by Chris Lilley, creator of We Can Be Heroes. The mockumentary series documents the ups and downs of three different characters, all played by Lilley, over one school term at Summer Heights High - Jonah, a 13 year old delinquent breakdancer from Tonga; M...

  • 2007
  • TV-MA
  • HBO
  • 2007
  • TV-MA
  • HBO

Summer Heights High

Season 1 Premiere: Sep 5, 2007
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 26 Critic Reviews
67
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 24 User Ratings
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Summary Summer Heights High is the outrageously funny high school comedy created and written by Chris Lilley, creator of We Can Be Heroes. The mockumentary series documents the ups and downs of three different characters, all played by Lilley, over one school term at Summer Heights High - Jonah, a 13 year old delinquent breakdancer from Tonga; M...

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 26 Critic Reviews
67
69% Positive
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23% Mixed
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8% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 26 Critic Reviews
67
69% Positive
18 Reviews
23% Mixed
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8% Negative
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91
Thank you, HBO, for airing Australia's outrageous Office-like, eight-part high school mockumentary, rather than getting a lesser comedian to do an American version.
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80
The only bad thing about Summer Heights High is that it makes a lot of American comedies look pathetically unoriginal and lackluster by comparison.
By Heather Havrilesky FULL REVIEW
80
All in all, it's a rich work, full of detail and small moments, and grounded in reality by an utterly believable supporting cast partly drawn from the school where the series was shot.
By Robert Lloyd FULL REVIEW
75
A funny/sad Office-style mockumentary depicting a year in the life of an Australian public high school, this wildly talented writer-star loves making you squirm (à la Gervais) while submerging himself inside the skin of characters so diverse (à la Ullman) you can hardly believe it's the same guy.
By Matt Roush FULL REVIEW
67
Summer Heights High is not a perfect comedy, and those offended by crossed boundaries will feel their boundaries crossed. But it's a welcome, if sometimes familiar, HBO comedy while we wait for the return of "Flight of the Conchords."
By James Poniewozik FULL REVIEW
50
In the end, while its outrageous characters are often amusing, their palate of jokes runs thin.
By David Hinckley FULL REVIEW
30
Cultural distinctions notwithstanding (will U.S. viewers double over at a Tongan accent?), Summer Heights High seldom rises above silliness and mostly proves just plain irritating.
By Brian Lowry FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 24 User Ratings
8.0
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4% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 24 User Ratings
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83% Positive
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13% Negative
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Production Company:
  • Princess Pictures
Initial Release Date: Sep 5, 2007
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-MA
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Awards

Logie Awards
• 2 Wins & 4 Nominations
Australian Film Institute
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Banff Television Festival
• 1 Nomination

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