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- ABC
- Oct 23, 2013
- ABC
- Oct 23, 2013
Summary The latest comedy from Australian comedian Chris Lilley as his Summer Heights High character Ja'mie returns from the exchange program to her private school.
Created By: Chris Lilley
- ABC
- Oct 23, 2013
- ABC
- Oct 23, 2013
Summary The latest comedy from Australian comedian Chris Lilley as his Summer Heights High character Ja'mie returns from the exchange program to her private school.
Created By: Chris Lilley
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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10% Positive
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1 Review
50% Mixed
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5 Reviews
40% Negative
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4 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
40
10% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
50% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
40% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
I admit to being underwhelmed by some of Lilley’s previous efforts, but Ja’mie is an enjoyably sick wallow in the evil that lurks in adolescence, as well as a formidable exercise in extreme portraiture.
Lilley’s writing is sharp and funny. He has an uncanny insight into high school. But the story is slow to unfold, and after two or three episodes, the premise feels stretched as tightly as Lilley trying to squeeze into Ja’mie’s school uniform.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 37 User Ratings
6.0
59% Positive
22 Ratings
22 Ratings
14% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
27% Negative
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 37 User Ratings
6.0
59% Positive
22 Ratings
22 Ratings
14% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
27% Negative
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
I absolutely love this show. I think it is so funny and the humour that Lilley uses is basically dark humour making jokes about social class and race, which I think is brilliant. He couldn't have portrayed a 17 year old school girl any better, it is spot on! The way Ja'mie moves and talks and acts is so funny and it makes me want to be her. Absolutely hilarious, love this show and I keep quoting Ja'mie.
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SEASON 1
Ja'mie has joined an army of teen queen bees whose monstrous, perniciously pestiferous antics (from her deplorably racist comments - "No Asians!" - to her xenophobic mindset) has us joshing profusely, but when she turns into an antihero (The teen Walter White), has our mouths wide open thanks to her lewd tomfoolery, psycho tantrums and cruel regards of Asians, Blacks, and her lenient mother.
In the writing department, Lilley's intelligent satire of modern day teenagers strikes a cord with our young folks who understand the terrifyingly pragmatical character of not only Ja'mie, but also her confidants, who follow her around like puppies, and her lovable GBF. It's sharp, often uproariously amusing, and very, VERY offensive. But, surprisingly enough, we can't get enough of her; frankly, we adore her.
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SEASON 1
It's slight, short, and ultimately forgettable, and if you happen to find its purposefully obnoxious catchphrases and satirically blithe racism funny, a pretty good gauge of whether or not you're a terrible person.
It's basically a one-joke show--a guy in drag plays the leader of a clique of mean girls--that pales compared with the smart unpredictable chaos of comedy in "Getting On."
Centering one of Lilley's most annoying characters in a series to ramble on incessantly robs the character of its past effectiveness and makes her--and the series--almost unbearable to watch.
Their all-that activities become redundant and tiresome at WARP speed, raising the overall question of whether watching Ja’mie: Private School Girl on a continuous loop would be worse than eternal burning in hell.
Ja'mie Private School girl is another great season from Chris Lilley. Very funny and engaging, sad to see the large number of haters on here. I hope theres a second season!
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SEASON 1
Though this show has a clever premise and, occasionally, hilarious moments, the obvious attempts at blind shock comedy ruin what could have been a great show. Nothing else about this show really is bad, and Lilley does his job playing a stereotypical teenage girl very well, but rather than use this to create a truly intelligent comedy, the show reverts to stupid and repetitive gags that do nothing but almost make me gag. By the way, I do not think liking this show or not depends on if you are a guy or not. Several of the people who love this show are obviously guys and several are obviously girls, and the same goes for the people who do not like the show.
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SEASON 1
Just saw the show. It's strange and not just cause of the different school structure in Australia versus the US. Although the character played by lilley is the center of the ****'s only that character that has any meaningful dialog. It's all lilley... and this strangely sexual child he portrays. For that reason alone it leaves the character without context and thus completely unsympathetic. In order for character studies to be funny the audience must resonate. I did not. I have been a girl and a woman all my life. I have never met any girl or woman that resembles that character. The self obsession in sexual terms is the **** it fails. No girl does all the things this creature does. Ugh..
Won't be watching or recommending.
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