Looks like another cracker from Chris Lilley. I find it close to unbelievable how many character types he can perform.

For everyone who enjoyed 'We Can Be Heroes' and 'Summer heights high'


www.abc.net.au/tv/angryboys/

sneaky nuts

awesome, can't wait

It's starting tonight (Wed 11th May that is)! 9pm.

Mobydisc said...

A bit darker than Heroes or Summer Heights. Not as many laughs as the characters are not really likeable. Anyway they fit in with the show's title.

Good review Moby. Maybe it will open up after the characters establish themselves.

e0422713 said...

not funny in my opinion

+1

Other than heros (which was still patchy as) I simply don't get the rave about CL.

Not saying he's not talented. Comedy is the hardest disipline of all IMO, but he's too much in everything (at the expense of anyone getting any funny time) and he's pretty much just flogging the same jokes as heros still.

I just find his cat's bum face bloody annoying too and wanna see it slapped - HARD.

Needs to let some other talent shine instead of hogging writing/direction/all the (alegedly) good bits.



Give me more 'Rake' any day.

I was busy twittering on the mobile and missed most of it. In fact I started twittering a strong negative reaction with people in the east 2hrs before it started here in the west.

I watched it for more than 2 minutes and thought it was crap. The show needed more funding cause it didn't have any explosions, hollywood style CGI special effects and it wouldn't surprise me if the main characters were all performed by the one actor. Cheapskates.

I know it was the first show of a 12 part series and 3 characters are yet to be introduced but I'm ready to write this one off.

getfunky said...
Give me more 'Rake' any day.

Give me more Black Books, Ab Fab, Monty Python any day.

It wasn't supposed to be all laughs. He was telling a story about the human condition. I thought 'Gran' was great. Ha 'Gotchya'.

He showed the light and dark sides of life. One minute Gran is being a racist bitch the next she was consoling upset prisoners.

Daniel was constantly writing off his deaf brother Nath but on the other hand he wanted to start a business with him and talking how he was great at skating.

I haven't seen the other series, looking forward to next week.

I thought it was a riot!! Pushing the boundaries of PC.

^^^ comments above explain a lot to me about poleys :)

doggie said...

dinsdale said...

getfunky said...
Give me more 'Rake' any day.

Give me more Black Books, Ab Fab, Monty Python any day.

Agree, I dislike Chris Lilleys style of commedy. Its just not funny imo.

+1

but I have to agree he is a great talent... but I will never watch it

Is there irony in bitchin about "Angry Boys"

The more the comedy on TV the better, especially since Australian comedies have all but disappeared since Fast Forward.

In the 80's we were a funny sarcastic nation, now we are a litigious bunch, where I have even seen someone threaten legal action on seabreeze. Anybody wanna get drunk and fight me on Australia day?

firiebob said...

Bigwavedave said...

I thought it was a riot!! Pushing the boundaries of PC.

^^^ comments above explain a lot to me about poleys :)

Dave I'm an old worn out Pole Driver but I thought it was very funny, some of the comments have me scratching my head also

I watched it on iview today and wasn't expecting much but I have to agree with you Firie. He (Lilley) constantly seems to be able to raise the comedic bar on what should be really old and tired material (subject wise). Each to their own though I suppose.

Oz comedy?

Rake = GOLD (best Oz comedy in ages IMO and setting the wit high - not low and some real drama, pathos etc too)

Librarians = 1st season great (2nd season not so great)

Laid = not half bad (slow burn)

Small business = pretty good (same team as Librarians)



Never thought I'd say it but the Yanks are leading the way in comedy.

Parks and Recreation
30 Rock
Arrested development (bit old now)
Yank version of the Office
Party down

Are all waaaayyyy funnier than anything Lilley has done of late, yet they are all buried in late slots. Maybe most folks want dumb comedy like Earl etc in prime time? I don't get it.

Hell yeh.

Wilfred's dog dropping have more wit than Lilley.

Personally I never found Wilfred at all funny, but like everything, horses for courses. I actually reckon Angry boys is hilarious but I think with this series he's definitely gone for more traditional targets, IE taking the piss out of rappers; still I reckon S.Mouse will be classic through. I guess it depends if you find crude observational humour with tons of swearing funny, I do ^_^


Good list Funky some crackers on there, I agree whole heartedly!

*Arrested development (classic)

*30 Rock - awesome but I'm sort of over it now

*The us office was tragic for the first few epps as they copied the UK script word for word and it did not work one bit. Once they got towards the end of S1 it found it's feet and has been great.

*Parks and Rec - my current fave show - DJ Roombah in the house!

Best OZ comedy for a long long time has been Rake. Absolute gold! Nothing else I can think of even comes to mind, fairly barren landscape that one.

bjw said...

Wilfred for PM.

That'd be 2 dogs in a row.

3 dogs! you forgot little barking Johny the gay poddle!