Chris Lilley
Chris Lilley
Christopher Daniel "Chris" Lilley is an Australian comedian, television producer, actor, musician and writer. A two-time winner of the Logie Award for Most Popular Actor, he is known for his creation and portrayal of several characters in the mockumentary television series We Can Be Heroes: Finding The Australian of the Year, Summer Heights High, Angry Boys, Ja'mie: Private School Girland Jonah from Tonga...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth10 November 1974
CountryAustralia
I think my parents had a hard time dealing with me.
I just do what I think is funny and what's exciting to me.
Fans feel they know me, so they want me to be on-the-spot funny, and it's hard to fulfil their expectations.
Religious humor is not really my area, so I probably wouldn't do anything about that, or politics or something.
I didn't do very well academically; I was always in the bottom class.
I don't just want to upset people and shock people by saying something really outrageous.
You feel the pressure of going to university because you need a back-up plan, which is why I enrolled.
You can't get any better than TV on HBO, ABC and BBC3.
It's barely OK for me to be dressed up as a black guy. But part of me kind of enjoys provoking people.
I'm pretty lucky. I don't get too many haters.
To be honest, after all the crap that happened with 'Summer Heights High,' I was like, 'I'm not going to write anything controversial or edgy ever again; I just can't handle the blame.'
I'm not interested in being one of those comedians who wants to look good and be this 'cool' funny person. I don't care how weird or ugly I look.
People think that I'm some kind of genius who's got these statements to say, and I'm not really.
I don't like to analyze what I do too much, but I certainly never meet a single person and say, 'You're the next character.' People think that's what I do. They also think that I sit down and observe and try to imitate random people. I've never done that at all.