"When Jonah from Tonga aired, ABC TV's head of comedy "The series does not encourage or condone prejudice," he said in 2014. Netflix has removed four of Australian actor Chris Lilley's shows from its streaming service.The move has been compared to Confederate statues being torn down by protesters, but Netflix has been tight-lipped about it.We Can Be Heroes, Summer Heights High, Angry Boys and Jonah from Tonga are no longer available for viewing on Netflix Australia and New Zealand. "It is also important to note that no other Tongan characters in the show are presented in a buffoonish light, other than Jonah himself. Lilley in 2009. When playing Jonah, a character that appears in Summer Heights High and the spin-off Jonah from Tonga, Lilley wears a black wig and has a darker complexion, with Jonah from Tonga was withdrawn from Maori television, with New Zealand's Minister for Pacific Peoples, Alfred Ngaro, saying it "perpetuates negative stereotypes of Pacific people".Lilley also wore blackface when he played African-American rapper S.mouse in Angry Boys.The actor was also criticised for his depiction of Asian characters, including an overbearing Japanese mother in Angry Boys and a Chinese physics student in We Can Be Heroes.But he has addressed the blackface criticism in the past.

June 14, 2020 — 12.00am . 774.5k Followers, 257 Following, 1,121 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Chris Lilley (@chrislilley) Normal text size Larger text size Very large text size. Lilley embarked on a promotional tour of the United States in October 2008 to promote the U.S. broadcast of the series, which began to air on When asked about whether there would be a second series, Lilley stated, "I never thought about it in the beginning because it was always a one-off thing. He was raised in The series was sold to the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. I'm not into just cashing in and rolling off into a second series that is not as good.

The four shows removed from Netflix have been unavailable for viewing on ABC iview for at least two years. The world needs people like comedian Chris Lilley, who are prepared to stand up “against the madness of the cancel culture that is gripping the entire west," according to Sky News host Rowan Dean. "Netflix will not be providing comment on this," a spokesperson said.

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"The ABC has approached Lilley's management for comment.The shows originally aired on ABC TV, with We Can Be Heroes premiering in 2005.It was popular with audiences and won two Logies, creating the momentum for Lilley's second series, Summer Heights High, which aired in 2007. Two of Lilley's other shows, Ja'mie: Private School Girl and Lunatics, remain on the platform.Netflix has been vocal about supporting the Black Lives Matter movement in the past, so it seems unusual they haven't addressed this.Netflix US tweeted about promoting black storytelling on Wednesday, which prompted a response calling for Chris Lilley's shows to be removed from the platform. ': It's the question my kids have asked every day for monthsIt's helped make Toyota, Apple and Nike very rich. Career.

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