webster422 There have been great comedians who have been masters of disguise and costume,in order to make us laugh and laugh at ourselves. Robin Williams as 'Mrs. Doubtfire', Eddie Murphy as 'The Nutty Professor' and so on. Unfortunately Chris Lilley doesn't fall in that category at all. I have a great sense of humor when it comes to sex,race,religion and all other stereotypes but there is a difference in teasing or making fun of something, compared to just straight out being degrading or offensive. For example the Chris Lilley dressing in black face for the character called "s.mouse".The character is suppose to be a rapper who acts like a idiotic, fool, who one day decides to take a dump on a cop car to show how much of a gangster he really is. The episode continues on where "nathan" (deaf white twin of Daniel) does the same thing. Playing on the premise that the s.mouse influenced him to commit this act. Now I don't know anything about Australia but I know a minstrel show when I see one and what Chris Lilley is doing is a minstrel show. After the U.S.civil war, minstrel shows consisted of comic skits, dancing, and music, performed by white people in black face to caricature black people as dim-witted, lazy, buffoonish, and musical. Whats next Chris Lilley? I got an idea, next season he should have his offensive character s.mouse come over to Daniel and Nathan's farm for a good ol' fashion cotton picking and whip-lashing. And Nathan, Dan and their mom whom they live with, can call s.mouse "field n....r" all day long. By the way, its not o k that Chris Lilley says the "n" word just because he's in black face. It seems to me Chris Lilley humor is about making light of second class citizens situation in the world which still exists today. The foolish character "s.mouse" and the manipulative asain character "Jen" are no different than the stereotypes on the radio show Amos and Andy back in the 1930's. And for the record, yes I am an African American with a very good sense of humor. But I don't think Chris Lilley would find it humorous if others made the joke that his gene pool is from a prison colony.

jackspinozashaw After initial disappointment I found this series to hit something above the normal. As the stories developed I realised I was not watching Lilley but watching entirely authentic characters. He is a great actor, writer and commenter on society. The characters are like from a modern Ibsen play; good characters but not necessarily of good character. As the narratives slowly piece together (and it is a very gradual process) something emerged for me that was close to the sublime; a humanity that is more important than the comedic values, a sincerity that is more valuable than the dramatic qualities and a genuine compassion for the characters. I am so happy I stayed with it and watched the series in it's entirety. The emotional gratification in the latter episodes had me overwhelmed at times.

alfiekewl10 When I first hear about this show from a friend, I didn't really care much for it, I thought just another comedy show, but I was very wrong, when I watched the first episode on BBC iPlayer I was absolutely blown away,it was a very funny show, but yet very realistic, the comedy is not over the top, the characters are fantastic and very well played, and the last few episodes show that the show can be very emotional, I had never heard of Chris Liley before this show, and as I looked him up on IMDb he seems to be quite famous in Australia, I will have to look up some more of his work overall 10 out 10, a very good show and I hope there are more series to come!

Charmaine Kemp Clever editing, light laughs and a deep level of comedy. Like much of Lilley's work, if you take your eyes off the screen you might miss the joke, which can occasionally come in the background. His abilities in creating characters yet portraying a clear differentiation of them all - it's hard to grasp that they are all the same man. Albeit a bit cringey - I only cringed at 'smouse'. The editing of this show is so smart, allowing him to play multiple roles and it brings a subtlety to the scene. It's clever comedy, this isn't for the canned laughter/slapstick 'insert joke here' junkies. And that's why we love it! I cannot wait to see more of his creations. I hope they give him a second series. Sheer brilliance.