Chris Lilley created and stars in the Australian television mockumentary series Angry Boys. Continuing the mockumentary format of his previous series, the show delves into the challenges confronting young boys in the twenty-first century — their influences, pressures, dreams, and ambitions. Lilley portrays several roles in Angry Boys, including S.mouse, an American rapper; Jen, a manipulative Japanese mother; Blake Oakfield, a champion surfer; Ruth "Gran" Sims, a guard at a juvenile correctional facility; and her grandkids, South Australian twins Daniel and Nathan Sims. The series is a co-production between the ABC and HBO in the United States, with a pre-sale to BBC Three in the United Kingdom. Angry Boys premiered on ABC1 on May 11, 2011, at 9:00 p.m., after being shot in Melbourne, Los Angeles, and Tokyo.
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Chris Lilley created and stars in the Australian television mockumentary series Angry Boys. Continuing the mockumentary format of his previous series, the show delves into the challenges confronting young boys in the twenty-first century — their influences, pressures, dreams, and ambitions. Lilley portrays several roles in Angry Boys, including S.mouse, an American rapper; Jen, a manipulative Japanese mother; Blake Oakfield, a champion surfer; Ruth "Gran" Sims, a guard at a juvenile correctional facility; and her grandkids, South Australian twins Daniel and Nathan Sims. The series is a co-production between the ABC and HBO in the United States, with a pre-sale to BBC Three in the United Kingdom. Angry Boys premiered on ABC1 on May 11, 2011, at 9:00 p.m., after being shot in Melbourne, Los Angeles, and Tokyo.
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