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Chris Lilley revives Ja’mie character following race controversy

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Ja’mieizng in a bid to poke fun at woke culture, following concerns raised by Netflix over depictions of race in Lilley’s shows.Four series were removed from the streaming platform last year, including We Can Be Heroes in which the character of Ja’mie King was first introduced.Summer Heights High, Angry Boys and Jonah from Tonga were also pulled from Netflix over use of blackface and criticism of his depiction of non-white characters.

The first episode of Ja’miezing has been released today (April 7), and sees Lilley in character as Ja’mie saying she is now at university and has made the podcast as an assignment as part of her public relations degree.“So this podcast is an assignment for uni and I really need you to subscribe to it so I pass.

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