Just wondering if any Americans have been watching this and how it translates.
I think Chris Lilley is a genius and the American market is diggin it, but thought maybe the Australian accents and characters may not translate very well. Half the beuty of his comedy is how close to reality his character are

robinesque said:

they put him on US TV?
wow! that's brave

ZombieKitten said:

I they should be getting summer heights high too later in the year...

robinesque said:

We Can Be Heroes: Finding The Australian of the Year (known as The Nominees outside of Australia) is an Australian mockumentary TV series created, written and starring Chris Lilley and directed by Matthew Saville.
The title of the program is a lyric lifted from the David Bowie song Heroes.
It follows the story of five unique Australians, who have each made a large achievement and been nominated by friends and family for the Australian of the Year award.
It premiered on 27 July 2005, and concluded on 31 August. It was shown on the ABC on Wednesday nights at 9:00pm. There are six episodes, with each episode running for 30 minutes. The show is screened in the United States on the Sundance Channel and in the United Kingdom on FX.
The show won a Logie Award for most outstanding comedy and Chris Lilley won the Best New Talent Logie for his performance in the show (despite having appeared in the Seven Network sketch series Big Bite previously).