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- 2013
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- 2013
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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
- 2013
- TV-MA
- ABC
- 2013
- TV-MA
- ABC
Ja'mie: Private School Girl
Season 1 Premiere: Oct 23, 2013
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6.1
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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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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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10% Positive
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50% Mixed
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40% Negative
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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.
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.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 38 User Ratings
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 38 User Ratings
6.1
61% Positive
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Production Company:
- Princess Pictures
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
- Home Box Office (HBO)
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Initial Release Date: Oct 23, 2013
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-MA
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Awards
Logie Awards
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics
• 1 Nomination
