Chris Lilley’s shock profession change revealed after the Australian comic’s ‘problematic’ comedy exhibits have been cancelled

Chris Lilley has launched into a shocking new profession change after his well-liked comedy exhibits have been booted from Netflix.

The 50-year-old Australian comic, identified for his mockumentary-style collection resembling Summer time Heights Excessive and Offended Boys, has spent a number of years away from the tv highlight.

Over the previous eight months, he has shifted his focus to a wildlife enterprise. 

Now, Lilley has develop into a YouTuber, sharing movies of his wildlife encounters whereas travelling throughout Australia.

A current video launched this week options the enduring funnyman documenting shut encounters with kangaroos.

One other video exhibits him swimming with gray nurse sharks, whereas an earlier video captures Lilley travelling to Tasmania searching for wombats. 

Chris Lilley has launched into a shocking new profession change. Pictured: The comic painting character Mr. G from Summer time Heights Excessive

Lilley has develop into a YouTuber, sharing movies of his wildlife encounters whereas travelling throughout Australia

The Logie winner not too long ago launched his comeback mission, Ja’miezing, a podcast primarily based on his iconic schoolgirl character, Ja’mie King.

This comes after 4 of his tv exhibits have been faraway from Netflix on account of considerations over ‘blackface’ portrayals.

In July 2021, it was introduced Jonah from Tonga, Offended Boys, Summer time Heights Excessive and We Can Be Heroes can be faraway from Netflix in Australia and New Zealand.

The exhibits raised questions on racial discrimination, as a number of characters have been depicted utilizing blackface and brownface.

On Offended Boys, he portrayed African-American rapper S.mouse and carried out a music referred to as Squashed N****.

In Jonah from Tonga, he painted his face brown and wore a curly wig to painting troubled teen Jonah Takalua.

A current video launched this week options the enduring funnyman documenting shut encounters with kangaroos

The Logie winner not too long ago launched his comeback mission Ja’miezing, a podcast primarily based on his iconic schoolgirl character Ja’mie King, after 4 of his TV exhibits have been axed from Netflix over ‘blackface’ portrayals. Pictured as Ja’mie King 

In We Can Be Heroes, Lilley performed Ricky Wong, a Chinese language physics pupil.

Chris has defended his type of comedy, telling The Weekend Australian in 2019: ‘I am not making an attempt to do the factor that’s stylish in the intervening time.’

The award-winning comic went on to say he would proceed making ‘intelligent, layered’ characters.

Defending his controversial portrayals, he added: ‘Whenever you meet them, you suppose “I do know that kind of particular person”, however then there’s a twist, one thing loopy.

‘[In] the top you suppose, “Truly, I form of relate to this, she simply did that factor that I do day by day.”‘

Chris has beforehand  defended his type of comedy, telling The Weekend Australian in 2019: ‘I am not making an attempt to do the factor that’s stylish in the intervening time… Whenever you meet them [the character], you suppose “I do know that kind of particular person”, however then there’s a twist, one thing loopy’