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marni mckeller before I begin, I have to say something. I live on the North Shore of Sydney, right in the heart of the private school culture of where Ja'mie is set. And I have to say, Chris Lilley is 100% spot on in this role. Everyone I know who lives in this area of Sydney finds Ja'mie hilarious because it is just so accurate. It isn't exaggerating at all. Lilley went to a private school and modeled the character off the girls there. he gets the character so right! The humor is very vulgar in parts and the mockumentary style isn't for everyone, but this show is the best portrayal of a Sydney private school I have ever seen and if you understand the culture, you'll be on the floor with tears of laughter. I find that generally Americans don't "get" the humour as much, but Aussies will definitely enjoy it.

sj1-750-343344 Ah, the horrible Miss King returns bigger than ever! To clear this up for many of you, yes, it is Chris Lilley dressed as a teenage girl. This in itself isn't meant to be funny, what is hilarious is that he perfectly nails the nasty, self-obsessed, delusional teenage girls that many of us have encountered at one point and time in our lives. So much so, that his mannerisms and affect are flawless. This series is a masterpiece of observation, is meant to be self-deprecating and like much of Aussie and Brit humour walks the fine line between hilarity and cringe worthiness. The creepy skype scene between Jam'ie and her grandfather is one such example. My only disappointment with this series are the unnecessary cut scenes that seem like padding. Kind of reminiscent of an old 90210 episode! Other than, supporting cast are terrific and really expand on the small segments of Jam'ie's life that we have seen in other Lilley series such as We Can Be Heroes and Summer Heights High. Would highly recommend though not for those who find the run of the mill American sitcoms amusing.

Livi Ford (livithenerd) After watching We Can Be Heroes and Summer Heights High I was thrilled to hear that Chris Lilley decided to make a TV show based around Ja'mie King! So far the show has not disappointed me one bit and I cannot wait to see what Lilley has in store for us later on in the series! We are introduced to Ja'mie's family life as well as her school one. The show battles many of the issues facing current teenagers with humour. Lilley has even invented his own slang terms like "Quiche" which means hotter than hot and "box gap" which is the gap between the top of your thighs. The show already has a large cult audience with teenagers all over the world admiring Ja'mie. The show quickly spread its following due to social media sites like 'Twitter' and 'Tumblr', which Ja'mie has accounts on. I can see this show becoming the new 'Freaks and Geeks' with it's cult audience. 10/10

Damian Hetfield Gawrych Ja'mie, the character we all loved and quoted many times from Summer Heights High and is back with a spin-off."Ja'mie: Private School Girl" Documents Ja'mies life as she finishes her final year of schooling.I must say I really enjoyed watching the first episode. Ja'mie's comments, critiques, insults, and melt downs are featured throughout the whole episode and I hope the whole series can maintain this. Basically it is exactly like a little "skit" we see from time to time on Summer Heights High except compiled into one whole episode with all attention on her (like it's never been that way)I base my score on this episode not from a media perspective but more on the character as it is a spin-off. I must say it seems like nothing has changed since the end of Summer Heights High character wise; it's just escalated to another level. My expectations were met with this episode. The character remains like we got to know her, but with majority of screen time based on Ja'mie, it's a lot better. I hope to see in the future of the series Ja'mie visiting or contacting the friends she made at Summer Heights High and totally slam them off as she does with her old friends, or possibly still be friends? This isn't something that would fit in with Ja'mie's character but seeing her old friends incorporated will be awesome. My main 2 negative for this episode was the use of the world "Yolo" (which I hope isn't over used throughout the series) and the fact that the principle character straight away reminded me of Doug Peterson. The tone of his voice and the dialogue was very similar. Other than that it was a pretty hilarious episode!If you liked Summer Heights High then I highly recommend watching this. From someone who hasn't seen it and doesn't know what to expect from this character, they would probably have mixed reviews about it.