Angry Boys

Angry Boys
Genre
Created byChris Lilley
Written byChris Lilley
Directed by
  • Chris Lilley
  • Stuart McDonald
  • Anthony Rose
  • Jeffrey Walker
StarringChris Lilley
Theme music composerChris Lilley
ComposerBryony Marks
Country of origin
  • Australia
  • United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producers
  • Chris Lilley
  • Debbie Lee
  • Laura Waters
Producers
  • Chris Lilley
  • Laura Waters
Production locations
Cinematography
  • Nick Gregoric
  • Simon Lind
EditorIan Carmichael
Running time28 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkHBO (United States)
ABC1 (Australia)
Release11 May (2011-05-11) –
27 July 2011 (2011-07-27)
Related
We Can Be Heroes
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Angry Boys is an Australian television mockumentary sitcom miniseries written by and starring Chris Lilley, continuing the mockumentary style of his previous series. In Angry Boys, Lilley plays multiple characters: S.mouse, an American rapper; Jen, a manipulative Japanese mother; Blake Oakfield, a champion surfer; Ruth "Gran" Sims, a guard at a juvenile detention facility; and her teenage grandsons, South Australian twins Daniel and Nathan Sims.

Filmed in Melbourne, Los Angeles, and Tokyo, the series is a co-production between the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and US cable channel HBO, with a pre-sale to BBC Three in the United Kingdom.[2] Angry Boys premièred on 11 May 2011 at 9:00 pm on ABC1.

  1. ^ Leo, Jessica. "Our Town in Chris Lilley's World". Adelaidenow.com.au. N.p., 2011. Web. 7 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Angry Boys: About the Series". ABC1. Retrieved 11 May 2011.