Bogan Pride

I have to say that Australian TV has been pumping out some bloody decent satire lately. We’ve been blessed with such delights as Summer Heights High, The Librarians, Newstopia, Stupid Stupid Man and The Hollowmen.

But now there’s a new comedy currently in its third week on SBS that’s got me cacking myself sensless at its uncanny accuracy and hilarious one-liners. Bogan Pride is the brainchild of Rebel Wilson, who readers may recognise from The Wedge and Pizza. As well as writing the show, Wilson stars as the lead protagnist, Jenny Cragg, a less-than-popular high school student whom the Skanks lovingly refer to as a “fugly bush pig”.

A simplistic description of Bogan Pride would be Summer Heights High meets Kath & Kim meets that episode of Buffy where everyone bursts into song. Yes it’s a musical. Characters sing about the usual teenage stuff. You know, like how much they love hanging out in the library, or cramming for the Maths Olympiad. Or perhaps the local christian group called “God’s Love Society” performs an intervention on Jenny’s obese mother (my personal favourite, so far).

Most of the characters are exaggerated and borderline stereotypical. And yes, there are similarities with Summer Heights High and Kath & Kim, but the show still manages to stand out as original Aussie satire that definitely warrants interest. Wilson will be one to watch.

The entire show is an absolute crack up loaded with double entendre and subtle punch lines that could easily be missed by the complacent viewer. If you’re a fan of Aussie satire, this won’t dissapoint. I’ve uploaded the opening scene to Vimeo so check it out below.

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I’ll chuck some more clips up assuming they aren’t going to delete them on me.