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34 NT NEWS. Monday, May 9, 2011. www.ntnews.com.au PUB: NT NEWS DATE: 9-MAY-2011 PAGE: 34 COLOR: C M Y K Lilley is on a high Chris Lilley COMEDY From page 23 His comedic talents loom large, but he also weaves seamlessly in plot lines that are confrontational or heart-wrenching. Lilley, who sparked con- troversy with Summer Heights High, is likely to be lauded by fans but critic- ised by some for how he tackles race issues in Angry Boys, a co- production with America’s HBO network. He plays six characters, whose connection to each other will be revealed as the show progresses. Twins Daniel and Nath- an Sims, featured in We Can Be Heroes, are back. New characters are the twins’ grandmother Ruth ‘‘Gran’’ Sims, black rapper S.mouse, surfer Blake Oak- field and Japanese Jen Okazaki, mum of a ‘‘gay’’ skateboarding champ. Lil- ley believes only those who ‘‘don’t get’’ his humour will be offended. Lilley found the S.mouse character one of his big- gest challenges; he wrote and composed the songs in Angry Boys and had to per- form to a live audience. How S.mouse is received in the US (it will screen on HBO) remains to be seen. ‘‘It’s more about the send-up of the (hip-hop) in- dustry and that world. It’s not really about black peo- ple, in a way. (HBO) have seen a lot of episodes and love it,’’ Lilley says. Angry Boys premieres on ABC1 May 11
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Chris Lilley
COMEDY
From page 23
His comedic talents loomlarge, but he also weavesseamlessly in plot linesthat are confrontational orheart-wrenching.
Lilley, who sparked con-troversy with SummerHeights High, is likely to belauded by fans but critic-ised by some for how hetackles race issues inAngry Boys, a co-production with America’sHBO network.
He plays six characters,whose connection to eachother will be revealed asthe show progresses.
Twins Daniel and Nath-an Sims, featured in WeCan Be Heroes, are back.
New characters are thetwins’ grandmother Ruth‘‘Gran’’ Sims, black rapperS.mouse, surfer Blake Oak-field and Japanese JenOkazaki, mum of a ‘‘gay’’skateboarding champ. Lil-ley believes only those who‘‘don’t get’’ his humourwill be offended.
Lilley found the S.mousecharacter one of his big-gest challenges; he wroteand composed the songs inAngry Boys and had to per-form to a live audience.
How S.mouse is receivedin the US (it will screen onHBO) remains to be seen.
‘‘It’s more about thesend-up of the (hip-hop) in-dustry and that world. It’snot really about black peo-ple, in a way. (HBO) haveseen a lot of episodes andlove it,’’ Lilley says.
Angry Boys premieres on
ABC1May11
