Chris Lilley has confirmed the comeback of his beloved TV character Mr G.
The comedian, 50, took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a clip of himself as the iconic teacher he plays in the Australian mockumentary series Summer Heights High.
In the video, Chris could be seen crossing his foot, straightening his tie, folding his arms and, of course, awkwardly bouncing on his pink yoga ball.
The clip then cut to a grey background where ‘Mr G is back’ popped up on the screen in red, confirming rumours the Aussie funnyman was bringing his hilarious alter ego back to the screen.
Despite it being four years since the hilarious series was axed by Netflix, fans poured into the comments section to express their excitement at the character’s revival.
‘Don’t f*** with me I’ll cry,’ one excited fan wrote.
Chris Lilley, 50, has confirmed the comeback of his beloved TV character Mr G
‘FINALLY,’ another expressed.
One person proclaimed: ‘MY DREAM IS FINALLY COMING TRU OMG.’
‘OMG! Yes! Mr G! This is EVERYTHING! Thank you for bringing him back to us! Cannot bloody wait,’ another chimed in.
‘Life is worth living again… Mr G is back!’ one fan wrote.
Over the last few days, Chris has been teasing the much-anticipated return of Mr G on his socials.
The star posted a video on Tuesday showing Mr G’s pink exercise ball bouncing around before landing on a chair.
Although Chris did not write anything in the caption, fans went wild with speculation the flamboyant drama teacher would be returning.
Before that, he shared a snippet of his skit Mr G The Musical, which sent fans into stitches.
The comedian took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a clip of himself as the iconic teacher he plays in the Australian mockumentary series Summer Heights High
It will be Chris’ first acting appearance in several years as he has not performed in a production since his 2019 Netflix mockumentary series Lunatics.
In July 2021, four of his television shows were removed from Netflix due to concerns over ‘blackface’ portrayals.
It was announced Jonah from Tonga, Angry Boys, Summer Heights High and We Can Be Heroes would be removed from Netflix in Australia and New Zealand.
The shows raised questions about racial discrimination, as several characters were depicted using blackface and brownface.
On Angry Boys, he portrayed African-American rapper S.mouse and performed a song called Squashed N****.
In Jonah from Tonga, he painted his face brown and wore a curly wig to portray troubled teen Jonah Takalua.
In We Can Be Heroes, Lilley played Ricky Wong, a Chinese physics student.
Chris has defended his style of comedy, telling The Weekend Australian in 2019: ‘I’m not trying to do the thing that is trendy at the moment.’
The clip then cut to a grey background where ‘Mr G is back’ popped up on the screen in red, confirming rumours the Aussie funnyman was bringing his hilarious alter ego back to the screen
The award-winning comedian went on to say he would continue making ‘clever, layered’ characters.
Defending his controversial portrayals, he added: ‘When you meet them, you think, “I know that type of person,” but then there is a twist, something crazy.
‘In the end you think, “Actually, I kind of relate to this, she just did that thing that I do every day.”‘
Over the past year, Chris has shifted his focus to a wildlife venture.
Chris has become a YouTuber, sharing videos of his wildlife encounters while travelling across Australia.
A recent video features the iconic funnyman documenting close encounters with kangaroos.
Another clip shows him swimming with grey nurse sharks, while an earlier video captures Chris travelling to Tasmania in search of wombats.
