I genuinely think Chris Lilley is our most talented writer/actor/comedian in Australia at present.

The drama teacher? We all had that teacher (though probably not as extreme)

Aw, I feel so sorry for Jonah. Any time he makes some improvement, such as doing the breakdancing poster instead of doing nothing, he gets punished anyway. Pretty much everyone else just gets away with everything and it gets blamed on him. And the English teacher was purposely embarassing him in front of the class and provoking him. Because he whispered.

so much of it is real that its like a trip back.

And the English teacher was purposely embarassing him in front of the class and provoking him. Because he whispered.

so much of it is real that its like a trip back.

I'm looking forward to Chris Lilley's next venture. I'm actually hoping he'll make something with the Ricky Wong character from WCBH. He was my favourite.

That scene in the classroom is almost word for word something that happened when I was at school, and subsequently the mood of the class completely shifted. Whereas everyone was sick of the 'Jonah' and got tired of his antics, after the ritual humilation and the teacher having a breakdown over nothing, she completely lost our respect and cooperation, and after another 3 months of torment (from Jonah and now everyone else), she had to change schools. You don't treat people like that if you know better, and if you DON'T know better, you shouldn't be teaching.

Ja'ime was a utter bitch, but what else is new? The lesbian dumped her before the formal and she turned up with that Year 7 kid. That has to be the ONLY thing in this series that I've felt went over the line. If the genders were reversed it would be considered sick. I also found it EXTREMELY unrealistic that her friends would think it awesome and cute. She'd be ostraschised for anything like that. Or that the mother of the boy would encourage it by taking him to her house in the holidays. It did give the classic line, "I'd rather be a pedophile than a lesbian!"

Jonah got expelled and is being sent back to Tonga. Heartbreaking scene when he was told to go clear out his locker and instead went and sat in Gumnut College and just stayed there. The counceller came to get him and ended up carrying him out. Tears I tell you!

Summer Heights High acting head of drama Greg Gregson, fondly known to millions of Australians as Mr G, is launching his pop career with Naughty Girl next week.

The popular creation of satirist Chris Lilley, the drama teacher will break out of his small-screen stardom with the stand-out track from Mr G The Musical.

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[Mr G] plans a full-scale promotional assault to realise his dreams of achieving greater recognition of his talent.

"I'm planning to use the song as the school bell for a week once it's released. The Principal doesn't know this yet but I've booked in with the PA ladies and I'm going to blast it all over the school. This should help sales," Mr G said yesterday.

The 36-year-old scene-stealer said he had already received a huge response to the single, including the remixes by Paul Mac, John Paul Talbot and Stylaz Fuego.

"I've got it on repeat at home. The people in the townhouse next door to mine have been banging on the wall telling me to turn it off but I don't care. I've played it so many times it's even starting to annoy me," he said.

Mr G is currently putting the finishing touches to the Naughty Girl music video and has spent several weeks working on ground-breaking choreography.

"I've worked out a dance that I do at home. It's very modern and in keeping with the more hardcore beat of the song. It's very masculine. I kind of look like Justin Timberlake when I do it," Mr G said.

As for how much of a hit it will be, like one of the commenters on the article said, everyone went to high school.

JONAH Takalua, foul-mouthed TV delinquent of Summer Heights High fame, is already a school-yard hero in Australia. Now he's pervading British schools.

Since the hit series has been airing on the BBC, the character's "di-k-tation" graffiti tag has been spied on a sign in a Tube station on the northern line, while Confidential hears school kids in the Old Dart are repeating the naughty phrases uttered by the unruly teenager.

The "mockumentary" is such a success with the Brits that the Beeb plans to run a marathon of episodes back-to-back next month, before a third run of the series later in the year.

The only bad thing about "Summer Heights High" is that it makes a lot of American comedies look pathetically unoriginal and lackluster by comparison. If only some of these American TV writers had Mr. G as a teacher back in high school. After telling a bunch of students that they didn't make the musical, he says to the camera, "I think for some kids, it's better that they know now than find out later in life that they've got no talent."

I'm assuming if it does well on HBO, there could be a second season? Or is this just a short-run deal that's already concluded fully in Australia?

I like the way the actual kids are playing their roles as well.

Summer Heights High is, for lack of a better description, like Amy Sedaris and Ricky Gervais spawning a child who grows up to star on The Hills.

i really like it except for that idiot Jonah, who I hope comes to a bad end.

I'm kind of surprised that the Polynesian community didn't mind a white guy playing one of their own in a silly wig

Are there any Aboriginal kids in the school, or do they have their own system?

Also, this school is gorgeous compared to mine in the Bronx--outdoor space, picnic tables, green grass, no graffiti, more than one rundown ancient building, etc. Is this supposed to be an upper-class neighborhood or is it in the country?

How much is tuition or is it free? How can they afford all that gym and theater equipment? I guess things are cheaper when you don't have to worry about heating as much