Chris Lilley is an icon! I miss the days of just being able to laugh at ourselves and everyone else. Now everyone is offended by everything. It’s a shame.
Comedy brilliance!! The kind of thing that would never happen now, but a shame, because it's coming from a place of all of us being able to laugh at ourselves.
This is my favorite comedian by far like seriously he's so fresh and new with his ideas and he's got that sense of humor unlike most copycat comedians I would fake make a wish to meet him and play man he would be a blast .....I love you Lilley
For those stumbling across this, allow me to explain the layers of this 2006 (Australian) comedy skit: Chris Lilley is a famous Australian comedic satirist (actor) who is performing as a Chinese university student (acting), who is performing as an indigenous Australian in a musical theatre piece about indigenous Australians (acting) with a Chinese theatrical cast (real) who are (acting) as indigenous Australians at Australia’s main Tv awards ceremony (real). He then concludes the performance with one of Australia’s most well known indigenous sporting icons (real) to acknowledge her success (real). The (2006) audience of well known Australian actors, presenters and performers, who stood and applauded, did so because they understood the context, the narrative and the (unbelievable) comedic layers of the performance. The depth of this comedy may be lost on some today (those who don’t appreciate nuanced humour, particularly from an international perspective who also don’t consider the period), but I have faith that in time Chris Lilley’s genius will finally be justly recognised! (His comedic awareness is unmatched in this country) For reference, 3 years after this performance, Robert Downy Jr was nominated for a golden globe, critics choice, screen actors guild and academy award for playing “a dude playing the dude, disguised as another dude!” In Tropic Thunder! From a purely comedic (level/depth) comparison, if Downy was classical physics, then Lilley went Quantum with this one!
I love it. It is true tho us Chinese have great respect and sorrow in our heart for aboriginal and energetic, smart but sort of socially unaware character like Ricky would totally love to play this part. [the acting] it coke out him, like a scream lmao
Feel like people forgot about this, or didn't even know about this performance when they took Chris down for his racist stereotypes... Logies endorsed it, fucking Cathy Freeman endorsed it...
I JUST LOVE CHRIS LILLY AND ALL 😂THE CHARACTERS HE PLAYERS S.MOUSE! MR G JA,MIE KING, JONAH, JEN,GRAN,PAT AND HUBBY😅, TWINS, RICKY, I LOVED THAT PROFORMANCE WITH CATHY, HOW FUNNY WAS THAT!!! 10 OUT OF 10 TO EVERYONE INVOLVED 😂😅😂 I LOVE MY AUSTRALIAN NATIVE HISTORY AND MY PEOPLE, MY BROTHERS AND MY SISTERS , IF WE ALL LIVED LIKE ABORIGINES DID IN THE PAST 250 YEARS AGO, THEN OUR EARTH WOULD BE HEALTHY AND THRIVING , NOT LIKE TODAY, ALL BECAUSE EVERYONE WANTS BLOODY MONEY, I HATE GREEDY MONEY HUNGRY PEOPLE!!!! LOVED IT AND CATHY WAS GREAT, ENCORE,ENCORE, ENCORE LOLOVELINDA SYD ❤❤❤ 😂😅😅😂😂❤
My dad was laughing about this at the office and he got labelled racist and he was saying “ Cathy freeman’s story ( from the doco) was inspiring and was amazing, did you see the Ricky Wong skit btw it’s so funny😂” . Then he was called racist when he said that whole thing about Cathy freeman being amazing??? They just laser focused on one part of what my Dad said and ignored the first part.
Chris, I know it's not your job, but geez you could really make a huge cultural impact if you made a point of taking the mainstream media to task about their modern pearl-clutcher craze. You'd never be able to make these classics today.
People keep making stupid comments about "how we can't laugh at anything anymore" but they can't be honest that they laughed at this because it was always pushing the boundaries of what is right and wrong. The joke WAS a white guy, playing an Asian man pretending to be indigenous. People need to fucking relax
This was ahead of its time and a lil too much truth to be aired. I think old cousin Morty figured you were giving too much away with this one chrissy lad. Tell ya between me and you this place we call Australia ain’t much how I remember how I dreamt it up. It’d be interesting to understand how you see this entanglement that we are in from a walk through theater and showbiz and now ultimately a lotta freedom that you have now. I don’t know you bar the shit you’ve put out but, you made me laugh a lot as a kid and that is priceless. Cheers mate for being a kid and showing us it isn’t that deep and it never was. Indigerieeedont let the khunts win.
Imagine performing this now....my god. (Brilliant by the way)
Cathy Freeman has a sense of humour, that's awesome
Unlike most of Australia in 2024
Chris Lilley is an icon! I miss the days of just being able to laugh at ourselves and everyone else. Now everyone is offended by everything. It’s a shame.
Imbedded racism isn't funny unless you're a biggot
Everyone is ashamed of themselves and take themselves too seriously.
Greatest Australian comedic television artist ever!
Brilliant ! well done Chris and Cathy.👍
Onya Cathy what a good sport.
Cathy Freeman. Such a great sport!
She is lovely here. I giggled when she got embarrassed.
Comedy brilliance!! The kind of thing that would never happen now, but a shame, because it's coming from a place of all of us being able to laugh at ourselves.
Love your work Chris, feeds the spirit in such drab times ❤️
This is my favorite comedian by far like seriously he's so fresh and new with his ideas and he's got that sense of humor unlike most copycat comedians I would fake make a wish to meet him and play man he would be a blast .....I love you Lilley
My cuntface is actually pretty so just had to throw that out there
This looks like so much fun. Love the dancing!
Ricky Wong is so wholesome!!
This is in my Top 3 Logies performances. Naughty Girl by Mr G and Lady Bump by Kath and Kim are the other two 🤣
That is the best. You're a versatile artist Mr Lilley 😊
Precious
Excellent 😃🎵
I love this so much❤😂
Australians have a brilliant sense of humor. 😂
I know right haha!
Had we arent allowed to have these thoughts in public anymore but we all remember
Amazing
Brilliant.
For those stumbling across this, allow me to explain the layers of this 2006 (Australian) comedy skit:
Chris Lilley is a famous Australian comedic satirist (actor) who is performing as a Chinese university student (acting), who is performing as an indigenous Australian in a musical theatre piece about indigenous Australians (acting) with a Chinese theatrical cast (real) who are (acting) as indigenous Australians at Australia’s main Tv awards ceremony (real). He then concludes the performance with one of Australia’s most well known indigenous sporting icons (real) to acknowledge her success (real).
The (2006) audience of well known Australian actors, presenters and performers, who stood and applauded, did so because they understood the context, the narrative and the (unbelievable) comedic layers of the performance.
The depth of this comedy may be lost on some today (those who don’t appreciate nuanced humour, particularly from an international perspective who also don’t consider the period), but I have faith that in time Chris Lilley’s genius will finally be justly recognised! (His comedic awareness is unmatched in this country)
For reference, 3 years after this performance, Robert Downy Jr was nominated for a golden globe, critics choice, screen actors guild and academy award for playing “a dude playing the dude, disguised as another dude!” In Tropic Thunder!
From a purely comedic (level/depth) comparison, if Downy was classical physics, then Lilley went Quantum with this one!
He's made me cry more than once. Watching Jonah being kicked out of school broke my heart. Of course I laughed, too.
People are overly sensitive now. You can’t say anything in this day and age without pissing someone else off. Good on you Chris, keep up your work! 😂
I love it. It is true tho us Chinese have great respect and sorrow in our heart for aboriginal and energetic, smart but sort of socially unaware character like Ricky would totally love to play this part. [the acting] it coke out him, like a scream lmao
Unbelievable! Chris Is a Comedy Genius
love the witchetty grub.
This was before the time switch
This is awesomeness lmao
It's pathetic how some people choose to be offended. He always includes a loving message with his humor.
Go Cathy
oh my, I don't know what to say. Honestly this is some of the funniest s....t I've ever seen.
Freaking genius man
Brilliant UK
I didn't know this existed holy shit this is so funny
Fucking amazing
Feel like people forgot about this, or didn't even know about this performance when they took Chris down for his racist stereotypes... Logies endorsed it, fucking Cathy Freeman endorsed it...
That was funny as hell 😂
The lyrics are genius
Cathy’s scream 😂
I JUST LOVE CHRIS LILLY AND ALL 😂THE CHARACTERS HE PLAYERS S.MOUSE! MR G JA,MIE KING, JONAH, JEN,GRAN,PAT AND HUBBY😅, TWINS, RICKY, I LOVED THAT PROFORMANCE WITH CATHY, HOW FUNNY WAS THAT!!!
10 OUT OF 10 TO EVERYONE INVOLVED 😂😅😂
I LOVE MY AUSTRALIAN NATIVE HISTORY AND MY PEOPLE, MY BROTHERS AND MY SISTERS , IF WE ALL LIVED LIKE ABORIGINES DID IN THE PAST 250 YEARS AGO, THEN OUR EARTH WOULD BE HEALTHY AND THRIVING , NOT LIKE TODAY, ALL BECAUSE EVERYONE WANTS BLOODY MONEY, I HATE GREEDY MONEY HUNGRY PEOPLE!!!!
LOVED IT AND CATHY WAS GREAT, ENCORE,ENCORE, ENCORE
LOLOVELINDA SYD ❤❤❤
😂😅😅😂😂❤
The meaning of life
i cannot believe this was allowed on the telly 💀💀💀💀
My dad was laughing about this at the office and he got labelled racist and he was saying “ Cathy freeman’s story ( from the doco) was inspiring and was amazing, did you see the Ricky Wong skit btw it’s so funny😂” . Then he was called racist when he said that whole thing about Cathy freeman being amazing??? They just laser focused on one part of what my Dad said and ignored the first part.
This is absolute gold. If you can’t appreciate this you need to get a sense of humour
Chris, I know it's not your job, but geez you could really make a huge cultural impact if you made a point of taking the mainstream media to task about their modern pearl-clutcher craze. You'd never be able to make these classics today.
People keep making stupid comments about "how we can't laugh at anything anymore" but they can't be honest that they laughed at this because it was always pushing the boundaries of what is right and wrong. The joke WAS a white guy, playing an Asian man pretending to be indigenous. People need to fucking relax
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🇬🇧🌹
Very wise to go black body rather than black face
Was that a ‘rainbow flag’ that actually wasn’t a ‘rainbow flag’? Oh those were the days.
First
good work dude
There is always a mann babe ..... unfortunately
so tacky
Bruh he's taking the piss
This was ahead of its time and a lil too much truth to be aired. I think old cousin Morty figured you were giving too much away with this one chrissy lad. Tell ya between me and you this place we call Australia ain’t much how I remember how I dreamt it up. It’d be interesting to understand how you see this entanglement that we are in from a walk through theater and showbiz and now ultimately a lotta freedom that you have now. I don’t know you bar the shit you’ve put out but, you made me laugh a lot as a kid and that is priceless. Cheers mate for being a kid and showing us it isn’t that deep and it never was. Indigerieeedont let the khunts win.