Chris Lilly has broken his silence claiming that his controversial comedy shows like Summer Heights High and Angry Boys have not been canceled by Netflix due to blackface portrayal.
Comedian Chris Lilly has responded to his critics.
The 48-year-old funnyman was responding to allegations that he was ‘cancelled’ after Netflix removed four of his shows in 2020 due to blackface portrayals.
His relationship with the streaming giant is ‘fantastic’, Lilly said, and his show Lunatics is currently available on the streaming giant.
Talking to Unilad On Friday, Lilly said:I feel that everything that was talked about was more than just a media outlet dealing with the situation, not the reality.
Meanwhile, Summer Heights High, Angry Boys, and We Can Be Heroes are still available to viewers on domestic platforms including Apple TV+.
Comedian Chris Lilly has responded to his critics in a new interview with Unilad. The 48-year-old funnyman (pictured) was responding to claims he was ‘cancelled’ after Netflix removed four of his shows in 2020 in response to blackface images
He continued, “All of my performances were and always will be available.” “They never went away – flip through some of the headlines, you might think otherwise.”
Claiming that his shows “are still popular”, Lilly blamed the controversy on a battered media.
“So there’s no problem – it just looks like a dummy shot,” he said.
Lilly said his relationship with Netflix is ’great’ and his show Lunatics is currently available on the streaming giant. Pictured: Lily in a scene from the movie Lunatics
Pictured: Lilly as his iconic character Ja’mie King – she now has a podcast
In June 2020, it was announced that Lilley Jonah’s shows Tonga, Angry Boys, Summer Heights High, and We Can Be Heroes had been removed from Netflix in Australia and New Zealand. Pictured: Lily (front) in an episode of his hit series Summer Heights High
Elsewhere in the chat, Lily reveals that he’s writing new material and teases fans that his popular character Mr. G – an obnoxious teacher from the Summer Heights High series – might be getting a spin-off.
Meanwhile, Lily He launched his comeback project Ja’miezing, a podcast based on his popular student character Ja’mie King, in 2021 after four of his TV shows were disqualified from Netflix due to blackface portrayals.
In June 2020, it was announced that comedy shows Jonah from Tonga, Angry Boys, Summer Heights High, and We Can Be Heroes would be removed from Netflix in Australia and New Zealand.
The programs raised questions about racial discrimination as many characters were depicted with Lilly in blackface and brownface.
On Angry Boys, he portrayed African-American rapper S.mouse and performed a song called Squashed N****.
In Jonah of Tonga, he painted his face brown and donned a curly wig to portray troubled teen Jonah Takalua.
Lilly’s programming has raised questions about racial discrimination as many characters are depicted with Lilly in blackface and brownface Pictured: Lilly in Angry Boys
In We Can Be Heroes, Lilly played Chinese physics student Ricky Wong.
Chris defended his style of comedy, saying Australian weekend Last year: “I’m not trying to do the trendy thing right now.”
The award-winning comedian went on to say that he will continue to make “intelligent and layered” characters.
In defense of his controversial photos, he added, “When you meet them, you think ‘I know that kind of person,’ but then there’s a twist, something crazy.
Eventually you think, ‘Actually, I’m kind of hooked on this, I just did that thing that I do every day.’
