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3	''Angry Boys'' is a {{dramedy}} {{mockumentary}} {{miniseries}} created by and starring Australian comedian Chris Lilley. The third show done in Lilley's familiar mockumentary style, the series follows the titular fictional documentary production chronicling the lives of young adult boys in three continents. Once again, Lilley plays [[ActingForTwo multiple characters]], including:
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5	* Daniel and Nathan Sims: A pair of identical twins living with their family on a farm in rural Australia who were [[AscendedExtra previously recurring characters]] from ''We Can Be Heroes''. The documentary focuses on Daniel organizing a farewell party for Nathan whose going off to a 2-year program at a deaf school, inviting all of their favorite celebrities in their "Wall of Legends", namely Tim Okazaki, S.mouse and Blake Oakfield. Daniel describes Nathan as "mostly deaf, and a little bit retarded".
6	* Ruth "Gran" Sims: A prison officer at a boys juvenile penitentiary and Daniel and Nate's grandmother. A hardass and a racist, but she cares about her charges. Daniel and Nathan consider her so badass, they even put her in the "Wall of Legends".
7	* Shwayne Booth Jr. a.k.a "S.mouse": An American rapper most famous for his DanceSensation song, "Slap My Elbow". A Music/SouljaBoy {{Expy}}.
8	* Blake Oakfield: A former surf champion, and a member of the Mucca Mad Boys, [[{{Expy}} expies]] of the infamous Maroubra Bra Boys.
9	* Jen Okazaki: Mother and manager of a teenage skateboard star, Tim Okazaki. [[StageMom In pursuit of increasing his notoriety]] in Tokyo, she wants to market him as a gay skater, [[FauxYay despite his actual orientation]]. Described by Lilley as "the meanest, most awful character I've ever done."
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11	A co-production between the Creator/AustralianBroadcastingCorporation and {{Creator/HBO}}, the same way HBO worked with the BBC on ''Series/{{Extras}}''. Like Lilley's [[Series/SummerHeightsHigh previous]] shows, ''Angry Boys'' mixes CrossesTheLineTwice, RefugeInAudacity comedy and surprisingly insightful satire of modern culture.
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13	Not to be confused with ''VideoGame/AngryBirds''.
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16	!!This show provides examples of:
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18	* ActingForTwo: [[invoked]] Or six, rather. While this is just one of Chris' works where he plays multiple characters, it's also one of the few where there's actually interaction between them -- Daniel and Nathan video call Gran a couple of times throughout the series, and of course the twins by themselves are an example.
19	* AttentionWhore:
20	** S.mouse
21	** Nathan and Daniel could also apply.
22	** And Jen Okazaki.
23	* BestialityIsDepraved: A new inmate becomes known as "Dog Wanker".
24	* BlackFace: Chris Lilley used this in his depiction of S.mouse. Naturally, many people found it disgusting and offensive.
25	* CharacterDevelopment: Everyone except for Jen Okazaki goes through some sort of character development.
26	* ComingOutStory: Inverted with Tim.
27	* CoolOldGuy: Shwayne Booth Sr., S.mouse's dad.
28	* CoolOldLady: Gran ''is'' a prison guard.
29	* DumbassTeenageSon:
30	** Nathan still has a reputation throughout the Sims household as being "a spastic".
31	** Shwayne Sr. sees S.mouse as this.
32	* {{Expy}}: S.mouse is one of Soulja Boy and the Bra Boys.
33	* FromTheMouthsOfBabes: Daniel and Nathan's little sister Julia more than keeps up with their profanity at the ripe old age of eight.
34	* GhettoName: S.mouse's posse send this up mercilessly -- includes father "Shwayne", best friend "D'anthony", and his awesomely named girlfriend "Lasquweesha".
35	* GroinAttack: Blake had his balls shot off.
36	* HateSink: Jen has been outright stated by Chris to be one of his most reprehensible characters ever, a horribly narcissitic person who lords over her children's lives in the name of fame and profit.
37	* HaveIMentionedIAmGay: Invoked by Tim Okazaki at the behest of his mother as his in-universe CatchPhrase seems to be "I'm gay" or a variation thereof. Subverted when he later publicly reveals he's heterosexual and has a girlfriend.
38	* HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood: Poor, poor Tim Okazaki.
39	* IdenticalGrandson: Daniel and Nathan to Gran.
40	* IdiotBall: S.mouse should've known better than to poo on police property, upload a music track on the internet when he's been told not to, and leave under house arrest. [[SarcasmMode Talk about a great role model.]]
41	* KarmaHoudini: Kerry routinely lets Nathan off the hook for many, ''many'' things that she'd pester Daniel over, even right as Nathan is antagonising him with rude gestures in plain sight. He manages to get away with pooing on a police car in Episode 2 (although it's what hints his mother to send him to deaf school). Played straight through Episode Five however.
42	* [[ManipulativeBastard Manipulative Bitch]]: Jen Okazaki.
43	* MemeticMutation: "Slap Your Elbow" is an in-universe example.
44	* MisplacedKindergartenTeacher: Zigzagged with Gran. She is aware of what her charges have done and isn't afraid to be hard on them. On the other hand, she knits them superhero pajamas.
45	* PromotionToParent: Daniel has been looking over the family since his father's death.
46	* RefugeInAudacity: As always with Chris Lilley.
47	* ShockValueRelationship: What Jen is trying to do with Tim.
48	* SurferDude: Deconstructed with Blake. The Mucca Mad Boys are a violent gang and the entire town hates them.
49	* TeensAreMonsters: Obviously, a fair amount of the inmates at Garingal aren't the most pleasant people to be around -- and as Talib found out, you can and ''will'' be relentlessly bullied over your reputation.
50	* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist:
51	** Another Chris Lilley staple.
52	** Debatable. Gran, Daniel, Nathan and Blake are clearly presented as sympathetic as the series goes on, and even S.mouse mellows. The only clearly evil character is Jen.
53	* VolleyingInsults: S.Mouse does this with his girlfriend and dad.
54	* {{Yellowface}}: Used by Lilley in his portrayal of Jen Okazaki. Again, like S.mouse above, many also found it disgusting and offensive.
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