Chris Lilley 'Lunatics' - new Netflix show TRAILER

Chris Lilley has created a new show and it's just about to drop on Netflix - on April 19!

Josie's Juice is a massive fan of anything Chris Lilley related and we have followed every single series he has created: 'We Can Be Heroes', Summer Heights High', 'Angry Boys', 'Ja’mie Private School Girl', 'Jonah From Tonga', and now... 'Lunatics'.

Here is the just released official trailer:

The Aussie comedian, who created alter egos including the OTT characters of schoolgirl Ja’mie King and drama teacher Mr G, will be seen again on screens, but this time, not free to air, instead 'Lunatics' will stream on Netflix from next week.

The new show is a 10-episode mockumentary and marks Lilley’s return to the small screen, five years after 'Jonah from Tonga'.

Lunatics introduces six new characters, all written and played by Lilley, including a South African woman called Jana, who is described as “a lesbian pet psychic to the stars who from her South African base struggles with an unrequited love for her personal assistant”.

Then there is Quentin, an “incompetent real estate agent” who dreams of being... a DJ.

Enter seven-foot-tall uni student Becky, and retail worker Keith who says his struggle with his “deep love for a cash register” is real.

Then there's Gavin, a boy destined to become the future Earl of an English country estate, and Joyce, a hoarder and ex-porn star.

Brace yourselves! Bring it.

'Stranger Things': A 'Bad Lip Reading' VIDEO

When 'Bad Lip Reading' meets 'Stranger Things' - THIS.

In this ep, El watches the boys rehearse a scene from their play, while Joyce and Hopper butt heads over musical tastes. Featuring Gillian Jacobs as the voice of Nancy.

Follow them on Twitter here: http://twitter.com/badlipreading

Christian Hull: VIDEOS

Funny man Christian Hull has fast become an internet sensation and racking up a huge amount of clicks on his YouTube videos.

Here is one such example:



And lots more:





































You can follow him on YouTube HERE.

latest parody, highlights the struggles of a childcare worker – with hilarious results.

Christian has created very funny parodies poking fun at parenting (and life in general), from ‘Being A Mum and Wife’ to ‘Shopping With Kids Be Like...’

Are you already a fan?

'Step Brothers' 2: Will Ferrell VIDEO

What is even happening! 'Step Brothers' is getting a sequel?

Well, this is sorta kinda maybe definitely what Will Ferrell said. Watch: 

Here is a reminder of the awesomeness of 'Step Brothers'. I'm sorry, but if you don't find this movie funny, we can't be friends. Kidding. (Not really).

Here are some of Josie's Juice fave scenes:

John Clarke dies age 68

Celebrated satirist and comedian John Clarke has died suddenly, aged 68.

An ABC spokesman confirmed John died on Sunday while hiking in the Grampians National Park in Victoria. He died from natural causes.

John Clarke - Photo: ABC

For 27 years, he has appeared on Australian television conducting mock interviews and skewering politicians with his comedy partner, Bryan Dawe.

The pair was renowned for the Clarke and Dawe sketches, which appeared on ABC TV and, before that Channel Nine's 'A Current Affair'.

The man was a true slashie: a comedian, actor and writer of television, film and stage musicals.

He came to the attention in his native New Zealand in the 1970s with the TV series 'Fred Dagg', a satirical take on the country bloke.

He co-wrote the multi-award winning mockumentary 'The Games', which was a cuttingly good series about the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games - it aired in 1999 and 2000.

He also co-wrote stage musicals The Adventures of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie and Little Ragged Blossom.

His books included 'A Dagg at My Table', 'The Howard Miracle', and 'The 7.56 Report'.

Politicians, sportspeople and members of the public have already used social media to pay tribute to his contribution to Australia.

Federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten said Clarke was the "sharpest, driest wit on Aussie TV", and Greens leader Richard Di Natale called him a leading light of satire.

New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English tweeted his sorrow at the loss.

'7.30' host Leigh Sales said Clarke was respected by his peers and adored by the public.

"Sad to hear of the death of John Clarke, aka Fred Dagg. His humour captured the experience of life in NZ and Australia," he said.

Here are some gem clips:

Democratic National Convention: A Bad Lip Reading VIDEO

Ah, those cheeky folks at Bad Lip Reading.

Even if you're not into what's happening in the lead up to the US election, this... is pretty darn hilarious.

As are all the clips from Bad Lip Reading.

Watch their latest, just in instalment... set to go viral:

And of course the now most famous snapshot from the convention:

Russell Crowe, Jimmy Fallon Share Australian Fairy Bread: VIDEO

It is Russell Crowe's birthday and Jimmy Fallon made sure the Aussie birthday party staple of fairy bread was on hand to celebrate:

The other fun segment on the show:

'Studio 10': April Fool's Day prank VIDEO

VERY cool joke this AM played on 'Studio 10' executive producer Rob McKnight:

Click on the hyperlink below:

We pranked the boss and we're not even a bit sorry. Happy April Fool's Day everyone!
Posted by Studio 10 on Thursday, 31 March 2016

Zoosk new Burrit-OH! dating app

Zoosk has 'released' a new Burrit-OH! dating app to match people based on burrito compatibility. YUP. It's *true. Says the blurb, just in: In this cynical age of dating based on rules and judgment, one app bravely helps daters match on something deeper and more essential to the profound human experience of finding a true soulmate — burritos. Here is the app interface: Sydney, Australia, 1 April 2016 (*note the date, folks) — Zoosk, a leading technology-driven dating company, today announced the next revolution in online dating — Burrit-OH!, a mobile dating site that uses a new, game-changing burrito compatibility framework to match potential daters and firmly insert burritos into every aspect of the online dating experience. “Today’s daters are more sophisticated than their predecessors,” explained Roger Flanagan, Zoosk Software Engineer and one of the key Burrit-OH! contributors. “They’re tired of matching on trivial things and are looking for a more meaningful way to connect. We’ve found that way, and that way is burritos.” Burrit-OH! matches singles on a deeper level of compatibility — not age, location, life goals or core beliefs — but their true burrito compatibility. Do you and your date both like the 'butt' (also known as the bottom or end) of the burrito best? Are you both carne asada lovers at heart? Or do you think people who put peas in burrito-rice are evil individuals bent on destroying all that is good and true in this world? Burrit-OH! takes all that into consideration. In fact, it’s the only dating site that matches singles based on the 32 Ingredients™ of a burrito order. Burrit-OH!’s 32 Ingredients™ framework calculates matches using real maths (Not fake maths like means or averages, which are basically just a fancy way of saying you’re guessing). Burrit-OH! uses the cool maths-like algorithms; formulas; addition and subtraction; the Pythagorean theorem; sine, cosine, and tangent; and even that weird one with -b and the ± square root in it. “It calculates what percentage of burrito match you are, based on how you fill out the 32 items in your burrito order,” said Robin Keller, Zoosk Senior Engineer and the person responsible for all the maths stuff in Burrit-OH!. “It’s not like we’re doing the work of Harvard grads or anything, but I learned percentages in middle school and they’re a pretty effective tool for this sort of thing.” In addition to the 32 Ingredients™ framework, extensive research* also went into Burrit-OH!’s emphasis on user experience and design. When creating the interactions in Burrit-OH!, Zoosk focused on creating a visual language for its users that synthesises the classic principles of ordering and eating a burrito with the innovation of today’s most advanced technology. “There were a lot of times where we had to stop and ask some hard questions,” explained Charmagne Kringstein, the UX Manager responsible for the user interface of Burrit-OH!. “Questions like, ‘Are there enough burritos on this screen? Can we put more emphasis on the burritos?’ or ‘How do we make this interaction more burrito-y?’”  The answer was adding more burritos. As a result, Burrit-OH! has more burritos than any other dating site. People on the app don’t just match, they burrito-match. They don’t just message, they talk about burritos. And they don’t just find love, they find their burrito soulmate. “Burrit-OH! is #1 in burritos, burrito matches and burrito conversations,” said Megan Murray, Senior Content Strategist who contributed to the voice and tone of the site. “And after we’ve been out for more than a day, I’m sure we’ll be No. 1 in burrito relationships, too.” This is a different take on dating for Zoosk, a leading online dating company that has previously been focused on non-burrito dating. With its Behavioral Matchmaking™ technology and features such as Photo Verification and Dating Insights, Zoosk has always been an innovator in the dating space. But now, with Burrit-OH!, the organisation is ready to move online dating into a future based on how people really meet and fall in love — through food. To check out Burrit-OH! for yourself and start matching with other people who also love burritos, visit burrit-oh.zoosk.com to learn more and sign up. *Extensive research included a conversation we had in the kitchen about how important eating is to a relationship, how much we love burritos, and a few tidbits from some Hidden Brain episodes we’re pretty sure we remembered incorrectly.

Ronnie Corbett dies, aged 85

In news just in, Ronnie Corbett, best known for BBC comedy sketch show 'The Two Ronnies', has died aged 85.

In a story on the BBC site, his publicist said: "Ronnie Corbett CBE, one of the nation's best-loved entertainers, passed away this morning, surrounded by his loving family.

"They have asked that their privacy is respected at this very sad time." 

Corbett was one of the UK's best-loved comedians - along with Ronnie Barker, their double act was one of the most successful of the 1970s and '80s.

The entertainer had been suffering from ill-health for some time and had been in hospital in 2014 with gall bladder problems.

Garry Shandling Dies, Age 66

Comedian Garry Shandling has died in a Los Angeles area hospital on Thursday, according to TMZ

He was reportedly not suffering from any illness, in fact, a source connected to Shandling says he was healthy and speaking to people on Thursday morning.

A source from TMZ says :

...there was a 911 call from "The Larry Sanders Show" star's home, and he was transported to the hospital. We're told Shandling was alive when he arrived at the hospital.

Read more here.

Very sad.

Here are some classic Garry Shandling:



And this, with the late Robin Williams:



And a 'roast' with Jim Carrey:

Sia Carpool Karaoke: VIDEO

James Corden is at it again!

James spots huge global singing star - and Aussie - Sia in Los Angeles and asks her to carpool to work as they sing some of the biggest songs she's performed and written, including "Chandelier" and "Diamonds."

James is funny, as always. But Sia's voice... wow!

'Here Come The Habibs': INTERVIEWS: Rob Shehadie, Tahir Bilgic, Matt Ryan-Garnsey

It's here, you guys.

One of the most talked about programs in years: 'Here Come The Habibs'.

Josie's Juice has interviewed co creators of the much advertised Channel Nine, prime time show: Rob Shehadie, Tahir Bilgic, and Matt Ryan-Garnsey, and, you guys... this show is going to be a LOT of fun!

This trio is the brains behind the all new show, and regular viewers of wog comedy will recognise Rob and Tahir as stars of the hit TV comedy, 'Fat Pizza'.

Rob is best known for playing Rocky for the past 16 years and leaving laughing - and aghast - on 'Fat Pizza'. And Tahir is best known for starring in the hit TV comedy, 'Fat Pizza' and 'Housos', playing the much-loved character, Habib. 

Wanting to come up with a family show that represented multi-cultural Australia, the three co-creators, Rob, Tahir, and Matt created 'Here Come The Habibs', the story of a Lebanese family who move from Sydney’s west to ultra-rich, ultra, well, white Vaucluse after winning the lottery. Their interactions with new neighbours - the O’Neills - who are deemed eastern suburbs royalty, and who are “extremely uncomfortable with goats and chickens, shisha pipes and people of Mediterranean appearance,” form the show’s premise and comedic hook. The six-part series promises to “bring a fresh comic perspective to multicultural Australia.”

The trio right here: co-creators Matt, Tahir, and Rob (photography by Steve Dubé).

Says Tahir Bilgic: 

"This show is historic in terms of TV programming in Australia, for a couple of reasons:

"It's the first narrative that a commercial network has commissioned in over 15 years. It's the first time a Lebanese family will be shown on prime television.

"We'd moved away from local TV content in recent years; people haven't had much success with it, they've had cold feet and have been scared, and then all the reality TV shows kicked in and there has been so much of that over the years, that this is almost like a change of guard. People are waiting to see how this show goes, and it could open up a whole heap of other doors for local content for a start, instead of buying shows from overseas, which is easy for the networks to do.

"Shows made here with Australian actors, Australian production - Jungle Production team have been incredible to us - all local workers... it's great. People should be supporting this sort of stuff. It's homemade stuff!

"It's a narrative comedy, and tonight is episode one of six. It's a drama, and the characters continue on with storylines. I can say definitely we have no canned laugher on the show!" says Tahir, in answer to my hatred of US-style canned laughter.

"Canned laughter, when it's done properly, you don't hear it. Like 'Seinfeld', there's canned laughter but you don't hear it, but it's there.

"We've got some great characters in this show. And no canned laughter - we don't do canned laughter in this country."

Tahir is beyond happy with getting this show across the line and screening on Nine. "I am pinching myself, actually."

"The show is a result of an idea I came up with four years ago; I came up with the initial premise and synopsis for it, and then I teamed up with Rob and Matt, and then Rob managed to open the doors for us with the networks through meetings, and then we got Ben Davies and the production team Jungle involved, and worked on it for years.

"People just think these things happen overnight, in the past couple of months, but the process is four years in the making.

"I keep saying, I've repeated this many times: if I realised it was going to take that long I would never have started it in the first place! We spit nails. We spit nails and kept going and going.

"We're all hoping for another series; it'll all come down to numbers and seeng if people like it or not.

"There is potential for more episodes, and another series, but it just depends on the support.

"There's been huge buzz about this show, and there's also been some controversy. Some people are saying: "Oh, it's racist, and that we're perpetrating stereotypes. I love when people say that... oh, love it!

"'Perpetrating stereotypes'! Showing that they're university educated!"

Indeed. I agree with Tahir! We have people who are going into bat for us, but... are they the same people who called us 'dogs' at school, I wonder? I think so. It's like, now you're concerned for us... really?

"Yeah, don't worry about us! We're celebrating!" agrees Tahir.

"Look, the thing is this... you can say that for anything. 'Kath & Kim are also 'perpetuating stereotypes'.

"I mean, what do they want... a family that goes to work and comes back?

"Yeah, pitch that kind of show! See if it gets up," laughs Tahir.

"All it is is a funny show - we make comedy and we want to have a laugh together.

"We've been very careful with the show. We've steered clear of religion, we don't want to be moralistic. We just want a funny show that all different cultures of Australia can laugh at. That was our aim.

"People might have the expectation that from the shows we've done before (Fat Pizza, Swift and Shift Couriers), it might be the same. but it's not; it's totally different. 

"The show is about pre conceived ideas about people, how people behave when life changes, lots of things. It's about belonging as well, and who is put in certain pockets. You know, why can't people move to another area? And with a Lebanese family, once they've won the lotto, of course it's all about the family. It's all about opportunities... they'd probably stay in the area they live in."

Rob echoes Tahir's sentiments:

"All of the feedback has been positive. Everyone has been right into it.

"Many interviewers have come back to that question: 'What do you think of the keyboard warriors?'

"I was interviewed by someone who has an Italian background... and he loved it. And that's been my point all along: we can all relate to the Habibs 

"The Anglo families will love the Habibs.

"When I was young, I loved 'Acropolis Now'... all my family, all my cousins, we all loved it. We all felt like we were watching ourselves on TV.

"We're all pretty similar in our style of families - our mums are the same, they all spoil us with food, and we always open our days to people.

"It's not a show just for Lebanese families... but it's a show for everyone. They'll fall in love with the Habibs.

"My theory is: the smart people really get it... the educated people - they will get it...

"The word Habib is a surname, a very popular surname in our culture, but it's also a way of saying mate, and it's also a word of love.

"So, to a guy you'd say Habib...

"And to a girl you'd say Habiti... to your close female partner

"Australian intellectuals get offended for us... I mean, c'mon. We're fine!

"I don't have Facebook - I only have Instagram and Twitter and I promise to God, on Instagram I've had one person have a go at me, and the rest of my supporters and followers on there have all been supportive.

"On Twitter, nobody has directly had a go at me... nobody has said, 'Rob, this is crap, or whatever... but when I search 'Here Come The Habibs' on Twitter, 99 per cent of those having a crack at the show are Anglos.

"And nearly all of them are saying, 'This show is so racist.'

"And I'm thinking: you're a dinky Di Aussie... why would you fly the flag for the Lebanese community... since when do you do that, and why would you worry about it?

"I don't understand - if the Lebanese are offended, they'll speak out.

"I'm a very proud Australian Lebanese. I've done shows for the Lebanese community, and we've had fifty to sixty thousand people come to them over years. And they loved it, they all have the DVDs, the kids still come up to me and quote me from those shows. They were proud of the show as they left.

"When they left, they were all laughing, and they went home proud and that's exactly what we are doing now... we're just converting it into TV.

"The Lebanese love making fun of themselves. There are a lot of Lebanese acts who come here and there is one coming up soon where a guy dresses up as a Lebanese lady for the whole show; his name is Im Hussein. He has a real crack at the Lebanese culture, but this is comedy!

"I think if this show was on SBS, nobody would have an issue with this show; they would be embracing it, saying, 'Oh this is beautiful!'

For example, 'Family Law' is on now, and everyone is saying, 'Oh this is amazing'... and I was with Benjamin Law (the creator of his show) the other day, and it's a very stereotyped Asian family... I don't really think Habib family is really, full stereotyped... I mean, you have to have a little bit of stereotype for a laugh.

"This show is all about these two families, in one area... there's no criminals in this show. it's like a 'Modern Family'.

It's two houses coming in and out, the goings on in their lives.

"Benjamin Law has Tweeted about our show... he's very supportive of the show, he loves it. He understands - he thinks people need to relax.

"People say: there isn't enough diversity in Australia... well here it is... so, what's the problem?

"It's here now, so let's embrace it enjoy it. Because if we want to get rid of it, are we going to go back to 'Home and Away' and 'Neighbours'.

"I am very passionate... you can't get more proud Australian than me, but I am also very proud of my culture.

"I don't degrade the Lebanese - I think the Lebanese are an amazing people.

"If those naive people did some research, and looked into Lebanon, some famous and successful people in this world are Lebanese, and people might be shocked they are Lebanese.

"For me, look at our retired Governor of Sydney, Dame Marie Bashir, one of the best Governors Australia has ever seen... she's of Lebanese background.

"Her husband is Sir Nicholas Shehadie, he's captained for the Wallabies and was a Lord Mayor of Sydney.

"The Wallabies coach right now Michael Cheika, who took the Wallabies to the finals of the world cup, but they don't mention that. John Symond is of Lebanese background. The richest man in the world is Carlos Slim Helú.

"Lebanese people are a race, and religion is not a race. They should just look at Australian Lebanese as Australian Lebanese... if a Lebanese does  a good thing, like Michael Cheka, he's a proud Australian.

"But as soon as we do something wrong, we pull put the Lebanese card, and we say, oh he's of Lebanese background, because he's a negative story. We should just all be Australians.

"My wish is that Australia gets its identity and we all just call ourselves Australian.

"Because even when an Anglo does something bad, they say, oh that's un-Australian. They don't even want to own that problem.

"Cathy Freeman - if she wins gold, she's a proud Australian. If she does something bad, oh, she's an Aboriginal. It's true!

"If an Anglo does something bad - it's un Australian - so, what is it then? Who owns the problem? But we are all Australian.

(Fun fact: Rob has been married to Jaslyn Hewitt (she's the sister of Aussie tennis champ Lleyton Hewitt) since 2010 and has two children).

Add Matt adds:

"It was four years in the making, this show. 

"If I was to give a tip to people people wanting to get an idea up in any field, it's: persistence.

"You must work hard at it and knock down the doors. Every network has gatekeepers. Make sure you've put everything in a sequence and you have a synopsis, not just an idea that anyone could come up. You have to have a creation to present.

"We also had to have in mind whether we wanted the show to go across series one, two, and three.

"This show is a wog Beverly Hillbillies."

Perfectly summed up, really.

And: this is only one of their film and TV projects in the pipeline and we can expect much more to be confirmed and released over the next twelve months.

'Here Come The Habibs' will screen each Tuesday at 8.30pm, on Channel Nine, for the next six week.

Mr G Dancing To 'Hotline Bling': VIDEO Chris Lilley posts viral video. Plus: Ja'mie in Stafford Brothers VIDEO

Six hours is a long time in the realm of social media.

I saw this gem a few hours ago... It has been shared like mad since then.

It's Mr G (Chris Lilley's genius school teacher character) doing his dance prac for his incredulous, long-suffering students... to Drake's hot new song 'Hotline Bling.'

Except, Chris Lilley didn't create it... this clever Tumblr page did - http://fixmeinforty5.tumblr.com - HERE IS THE ORIGINAL VIDEO.

Chris has since given his 'blessing' (not even sure what that would look like) and posted it on his OWN Facebook page... which has in turn been SHARED LIKE MAD.

WATCH THE FULL VIDEO HERE ON THE CHRIS LILLEY FACEBOOK PAGE.

Who wants to see Mr G as the NEXT character Chris develops into an entire show...?

In other news, Chris has released photos of his other hugely popular character Ja'mie in the music video for "When You Feel This" by Stafford Brothers featuring Jay Sean and Rick Ross. YES.

'Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp' - Trailer - Netflix VIDEO

This.

The cast list is insanely good. Bradley Cooper. Bradley Cooper. Bradley Cooper.

Okay, also: Elizabeth Banks, Michael Ian Black, Bradley Cooper, Judah Friedlander, Janeane Garofalo, Joe Lo Truglio, Ken Marino, Christopher Meloni, Marguerite Moreau, Zak Orth, Amy Poehler, David Hyde Pierce, Paul Rudd, Molly Shannon, and Michael Showalter.

And the cameos, yew.

It has just started streaming on Netflix, and you can get your fix right now.

Watch the trailer below, and click here to get started.

Here's the blurb:

Join us July 31 for Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, a limited 8-episode series coming to Netflix. 

It's the first day of camp in this outrageous prequel to the hilarious 2001 cult classic movie. And at Camp Firewood, anything can happen. 

An all-star cast delivers big laughs in this irreverent spoof of summer camp and '80s teenager movies. We've seen the last day of summer in the classic original film, now discover the events that shaped these iconic characters on the first day of Camp Firewood's season.

Elizabeth Banks, Michael Ian Black, Bradley Cooper, Judah Friedlander, Janeane Garofalo, Joe Lo Truglio, Ken Marino, Christopher Meloni, Marguerite Moreau, Zak Orth, Amy Poehler, David Hyde Pierce, Paul Rudd, Molly Shannon, and Michael Showalter join together with new characters played by Jon Hamm, Kristen Wiig, John Slattery, and more. It's going to be an unforgettable day of events in Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp!

Josie's Juice is part of the Netflix stream team, bringing you the best of what to see!