Americans React to Funniest Moments of Jonah from Summer Heights High | Australian Comedy

[@MeGaNjEfFrEy82]

This character is so accurate to what boys are like in high school in Australia 😆

[@PBMS123]

its terrifying that it is accurate. Because it means boys are like that.

[@TheReevessss]

Rubbish. Things did change some yrs. ago in students' favour when was made illegal teachers give corporal punishment in any form. The accent Jona has is an islander eg. Tongan Australian migrant one.

[@xalki1674]

The reeves super meg is right Dunno wtf u on

[@Tookieslam]

@@TheReevessss the future is now old man

[@Gemsha20]

Yessss

[@jjsamuelu1847]

As a Samoan Tongan from Australia… the mix in the accent is accurate lol💀 the parents islander accent, mixed with the Aussie slang and New Zealand twist on the end of each sentence, this is how some of us sound🤣

[@hamishwallace73]

Jonah has a show series called Jonah from Tonga, Tonga is a group of islands a bit off the coast of Australia (Polynesians) but in this show he is based in an Australian school, the accent is more Kiwi in the way certain vowels are pronounced

[@ianfarr-wharton1000]

The guy how plays Jonah is a white guy in his 30,s playing a Tongan kid by going black face. This show would be band in the USA.

[@hamishwallace73]

@@ianfarr-wharton1000 yeha I know, His name is Chris lillies, funny man, got many many shows, my personal favourite would be angry boys

[@AussieMatttt]

@@ianfarr-wharton1000 don't worry that's already been done to this man. He had to stop last I heard.

[@shadowkyber2510]

@@ianfarr-wharton1000 chris's got cancelled because of the USA. In Australia we know it's a joke and most islanders and kiwis find it funny or are indifferent to it

[@PBMS123]

@@ianfarr-wharton1000 banned. Its barely black face, its not black face meant to be offensive, like actual black face is with the red lips. And it's about a Tongan, black face was a racist caricature of Africa american. Not Tongan. Tropic Thunder wasnt banned, it has a white guy playing an african american....

[@charleycox3944]

"Are they south african?!" 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@shaz464]

Chris Lilley (Jonah) is an Aussie comedian and a brilliant one at that. He plays different students at Summer Heights High. He also plays a female Jamie (pronounced Jamay). You must check her out as well.

[@markrobertshaw886]

When you say Shazza drop the R Sound in the A

[@shaz464]

That’s right. I’m a Shazza also.

[@vitruvianman7170]

@@shaz464 hey Shazza, I'm Dazza.

[@carolcarol3938]

@@vitruvianman7170 Do you guys know Wazza and Cazza?

[@Peajay007]

Justin bieber did a tour of Australia. when he got back to LA he was at Starbucks being followed by photographers yelling questions at him he swung around and yelled PUCK YOU!!!!....PUCK.....YOOUU! pretty clear what he'd been watching in his hotel room lol its on a streaming service called 'stan'

[@maraeamaraea]

Jonah and the islander boys are all Polynesian. Think Taika Waititi, Maui or The Rock. The accent isn't Australian but islander. The dynamic here in Australia is usually fun loving banter between the nationalities. Just don't cross an islander 😂

[@Wht244]

We don’t get annoyed by his accent, because we put up with every American trying it as soon as they hear the word ‘Australia’ 😂😂

[@brentdavis3102]

Chris Lilley is a comical genius and plays multiple characters all of the the Summer Heights series. You should check them out because it's down right hilarious.

[@carabatzis25]

This show is so good! At my high school we had kids like that the islanders and Lebanese and 100% most of this shit happend. So many stories back in the day

[@ozgal6929]

I love anything Chris Lilly does. He has done quite a few series of Summer Heights High, Angry Boys and Lunatics and forgot the other one. Jonah plays a boy from Tonga..We have a large Tongan community here in Australia.

[@grahamejohn6847]

I think Miles trying an Aussie accent is hilarious and your reaction just makes it all the funnier . Sorry mate just let him go lmao

[@10teeleaf]

It's funny as an Aussie when you know the actor is a full grown adult man aswell as being 100% accurate to highschool in Australia.

[@maree-mareesongwriter6226]

Lol, must be a trip for Americans watching Chris Lilly. His satire is very clever though. If you're Australian you will know just how hilariously (if not disturbingly) recognizable his character are. And if you're a teacher like me, you will have had a Jonah in your class at some point. The Jaime King - private school girl - is even more scary. In fact that character is meant to have South African background/parents, funny you should mention. The Jonah character is Tongan/Pacific Islander-Australian, so I get why he (and his friends) may sound a little like South African to a foreigner. Most of the others in the show sound quite typically Aussie though!

[@stonedcold5172]

S.Mouse is a rapper fictional character on Angry Boys the tv series One of the more controversial characters he portrayed.

[@letsseeif]

The Islander boys are from the Pacific island off the east coast of Australia, such as the Polynesian group and Samoa and Fiji. Also if you want to hear the Aussiest accent, type in 'Aussiest Interview ever'!

[@kimbradbury1998]

They're South Pacific Islanders. Polynesians from Tonga and Samoa. That's why they have accents. Very similar to the Maori accent. English is usually their second language.

[@emilyjosiphine6628]

the way he said shazza

[@melissaperkins4303]

Keep going Miles... love it! Sorry Phezz 😂😂

[@loisr1560]

My daughter was at this school when it was filmed.

[@hayesydays6333]

You took 8 classes in Aussie and still can’t say Shazza? Fire your teacher. 😂

[@barnowl5774]

In Australia we have migrants and their Australian-born offspring from the South Pacific Islands. The main islands they are from are Tonga and Samoa. The boys in this video are from that ethnicity except for the main actor, and I believe, writer, Chris Lilley. Many of these families are good Christians . Some are "feral "or do fall foul of the law, as with any community. I have experienced this naughtiness of these boys like Jonah/Chris Lilley. He did get some flack for his "black-face" character. Lilley also does a schoolgirl named Jamie, too.

[@HadassaMoon144]

"good Christians" ... woooooow XD

[@barnowl5774]

@@HadassaMoon144 And?

[@Mr.Agateophile.]

@@barnowl5774 That's quite an archaic way of phrasing it.

[@barnowl5774]

@@Mr.Agateophile. I am archaic.

[@Mr.Agateophile.]

@@barnowl5774 Fair enough, so long as you're self aware about it. Might as well enjoy the past as long as you can cling to it.

[@Danger_Mouse_00]

Miles is coming along nicely with the accent. Phezz on the other hand pronounces everything wrong.😂

[@Wht244]

Charzza….. Shaz-a

[@downunderwithlove5275]

You truly have NO idea just how accurate this is lol

[@carriebizz]

Fun fact that tv show was filmed in the highschool I went to in the 90s. Same uniform but the real school name is Brighton Secondary College

[@lexapro66]

As an Australian, the way he pronounced SHAR-ZAH physically hurt me.

[@dregnar85]

Haha he is cancelled now unfortunately, one of our greatest comedians. Ive met the bloke and he is very humble.

[@dregnar85]

He has some legendary characters.

[@tinfoilhomer1535]

Your backing track sounds like "On a Night Like This¨ by Kylie Minogue

[@nicolesimms4883]

Chris Lilley is an awesome comidian

[@kerrypapworth1526]

Chris Lilley is an absolute genius. A few other favourite characters that he does are; Gran Mr G J’amie & Nathan & Daniel All are hilarious

[@Lindenrd25]

Thank God you're here!

[@jees3474]

The way he said shazza hurt my soul

[@ozozoz6]

Island Kids - One lot from Somoa & Tongan - Good onya Blokes .... ;-)

[@rafaelandres23]

0:13 how tf do you read shazza and say shuzza hahah

[@whatagup4799]

One of his best characters

[@Areyousayingidontknowmyname]

I am Aussie and sometimes between the Aussie and the Kiwi Accent i do think the South African accent is similar. The real bogan accent is def not. But some areas it does have more of a South African feel.

[@juliangrant9718]

Every Western Sydney highschool has a "Jonah from Tonga." He is equally the class clown and the school bully. It's such a scary accurate depiction of Western Sydney schools that this show gives me actual nostalgia for highschool. It is a melting pot but we have a large Polynesian community in the Western Suburbs that you have these demographics of students throughout the region. I came from Mount Druitt, the Mecca for Polynesians in Australia so I tell you what, this show nails it even if it's trying to be satirical.

[@YepItsMeLily]

more chris lilley! more chris lilley! this is only one of his shows and it includes two other characters, ja'mie a teen girl and mr g (my favourite) who is a gay drama school teacher but he has many other characters and shows! love to see you react to more of his stuff to get a feel of australian humour. you should also check out some russell coight aussie adventures too! hilariousssss

[@madebyMummashelton]

You need to check out Jamie private school girl one! I find it funnier and better than Jonah!!

[@Louellastark]

I agree

[@davidanthony1402]

Was about to say this! Private school girl was the FUNNIEST one I’ve watched!

[@ZosiaDabrowski]

Also Mr G!!

[@chopchop894]

Look up some of Chris lilleys other characters he is funny af and pushes the boundaries all the time with his comedy. Russell coight is another good one portrayed by Glenn Robbins 👌 subscribed to the channel boys

[@deysayt4810]

you guys should also watch jonah from tonga basically only bout jonah after this show but he ends up in a different school

[@TheReevessss]

I wish someone would send them more of genius Chris Lilley Jam'ai & the rolling woman competing. Warning though for the uninitiated. Full on wacked. And the teacher is a fav. All Chris Lilley characters. Take your pick. And the brothers, deaf brother that live in country they would love. Been a while I forget the names.

[@KahurangiSteez]

For a similar type of humour from New Zealand check out some Flight of the Conchords or Rhys Darby stand up, fuckin heeelarious

[@JisooTurtleRabbitt]

The word "ranga" wasn't really a thing until this show came out lol

[@fadyalam6712]

Yes it was, we were using it 30 years ago

[@robman2095]

The guy playing Jonah is white Australian but he is playing a part which is a guy from Tonga which is a Polynesian Pacific Island. His accent is put on for the part.

[@ashleecole8269]

Chris Lilley (Jonah) is an awesome aussie actor/comedian. Also check out Lunatics & Angry boys. Lunatics I believe is his latest series. He's a good laugh 😊👌

[@janegilmore102]

This guy can play anyone lol. He is Aussie playing a Islander….Jonah…

[@jjd997]

It’s the Aussie islander accent.

[@s-dog1976]

6:24

[@kingcalabash9898]

6:50 they are tongan/polynesia

[@melissahealy1950]

we’ve all known jonahs

[@ProudAussieKateFace]

Hehe “sharza”

[@matthewcarter2677]

You should check out the whole Summer Heights High series.

[@helenpreisig6617]

We don’t mind you taking off the accent .... we don’t care! 🤣 keep going 🥰🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jeffjohnson.544]

btw the character Jonah isn't South African his tongan

[@kanenstuff]

Angry Boys was also a classic this guy is funny as F#$k

[@pruebowtell3631]

Great stuff, I love it👍

[@aidenbecks9885]

man’s said they south african. it’s in the name of the show. Jonah from TONGA. Tonga

[@czechmate9591]

It's new Zealand dudes

[@paulsnow1289]

Unfortunately PC culture has killed Chris's chances of making any more of this. ( Shame ).

[@G-DORA]

I mean I don't know about that, most of his shows are still shown and studied on in English classes in Aus.

[@stevemurrell6167]

Not really. He recently made Lunatics, which is pretty similar. There was controversy with his 'South African' character, Jana Melhoopen-Jonks, a lesbian celebrity pet psychic but it went ahead unchanged

[@joesky011]

Good. I find his humour pretty average really. He's just a one trick pony.

[@paulsnow1289]

@@joesky011 it's never good when PC culture has something removed. No matter if you like it or not.

[@arnitaxavier9446]

@@stevemurrell6167 As a Zimbabwean, I loved her so much.

[@susanpatterson5412]

Hysterical

[@laracook433]

Yeah, a total Kiwi accent, nothing Aussie about that lololol 😆 😜 🤣

[@duck7237]

Nah, I get why you say that but I'm kiwi born and live in Oz and this is definitely Aussie through and through (the main boys have a very typical islander/aussie accent). The show is filmed is Oz and the actors are all Aussie.

[@woodsie7222]

Their Islander mate, ie Tonga, Fiji

[@xymonau2468]

The A in Shazza rhymes with cat not cart.

[@crazymusicchick]

Learn about Aussie culture watch Kath n Kim lol

[@lisha5724]

South African accent and kiwi accent sound similar sometimes!

[@michaelmayo9048]

They have new Zealand accents some of the teachers sound Australian

[@jamiespencer15]

The accent is Kiwi (New Zealand)

[@duck7237]

No, this show is a full Australian production. The "twang" of the main characters is fairly typical of islander/Aussie's. I live in Oz but come from New Zealand and have islander/kiwi cousins so I definitely know the difference! All of the other characters are all Aussie (Chris Lilley often films in Victoria and the person who plays the school principal in another one of his shows called Summer Heights High was actually the old principal of my high school in real life!). This is 100% Aussie.

[@marieantoinette1360]

We can be hero's is awesome too

[@tkmusic6038]

Unfortunately this was taken off of netflix so you can't watch it on streaming services

[@rosieisleng1102]

“south african” title: jonah from TONGA

[@vyre43]

The pain when they pronounced “shazza” as “sharzah”

[@sarahtaylor2488]

Have you guys checked out Russell Coight's All Aussie Adventures??? You will die laughing....seriously!!!

[@noahb5334]

love jonah takaluah

[@ianweir9191]

BLACKFACE is not cool - this would not be acceptable in the US (Chris Lilley is a white guy playing a Tongan)

[@Mold-E]

Good onya shaz! Top sheila

[@allisterdavidson9805]

Accent is Tongan - Islanders New Zealand etc.

[@andreabourke1433]

Jonah is from Tonga.

[@munch15a]

so there islander but the accent is a type of accent held by a bunch of different groups all of which are children's of immigrants. and is more a accent spoken in some regions of big cites

[@gabrielle8965]

You said “shuzza” is “Shazza “ I.e short for Sharon … Aussie slang

[@margaretsmith927]

THEY ARE PACIFIC ISLANDERS WHO HAVE MIGRATED TO AUSTRALIA

[@thefakephotographer3885]

React to Ja’Mie Private School Girl 100x hilarious than this

[@Schiltzenberger]

Sharza??? lol

[@Eschelonistic]

It's "Shazaaaar" guys Or her real name is actually Sharon Also the Union Jack is just part of the Australian Flag the Southern Cross stars are The Australian part. We've been asking for the Aboriginal flag for years but the Liberal Party won't have a bar of it as they "serve" the British still (Stuck in the past).

[@sallymay24]

Jonah is meant to be Tongan

[@desleybettens5356]

No, they were acting as islanders

[@amortal68419]

Eshays before eshays

[@bigt5646]

Need some angry boys reactions

[@gusdrivinginaustralia6168]

You won't find it, Netflix dumped him.

[@dcmastermindfirst9418]

They are Tongan or Samoan. South Pacific.

[@CJ-nu7dp]

Fucking funny

[@drugsnotnugs7185]

Do Jimm Jeffries

[@letsgo-reacts]

bc theyre polynsians that moved to Oz so parents could have employment opportunities.

[@R3K1TT]

Please do more

[@CJ-nu7dp]

They are Tongan / Samoan

[@carbine5378]

He’s Tongan. Look it up🥴

[@ryanboscoe9670]

Technically blackface but I love it

[@keiramataio6445]

If you like this video u should react to jonah from tonga

[@stevethea5250]

2:53 4:05

[@markturner4020]

The sookylahlahs had the show taken off Netflix because of him doing this character doing black face whereas I reckon it is fantastic makeup