Chris Lilley’s Ja’miezing podcast debuts in top spot on the Australian Apple Charts

Chris Lilley just debuted his new podcast Ja’miezing, which is based on his iconic schoolgirl character Ja’mie King.

And on Friday, the podcast claimed the number one spot on Apple’s podcast charts.

The comedian, 46, took to Twitter to share the exciting news with his legions of fans, writing: ‘Ja’miezing debuts at number one on the Australian Apple Podcast Charts.’

It’s a hit! Chris Lilley’s Ja’miezing podcast has debuted in top spot on the Australian Apple Charts as he revives his iconic bratty schoolgirl character Ja’mie King

He also included an image that showed his podcast beat NPR’s Planet Money, The Dropout and Cautionary Tales. 

Meanwhile, on the podcast’s official Facebook page, Ja’mie – who is now a public relations student at university – shared her excitement over the news.

She wrote in a post: ‘Ok so my Mum just woke me up screaming and smashing on my door. At first I was like chill bitch and then she goes – “the podcast is number one in the UK and Australia!” Like f*** my actual life.

Taking top spot: On Friday, the comedian, 46, took to Twitter to share the exciting news with his legions of fans, he included an image that showed his podcast beat NPR's Planet Money, The Dropout and Cautionary Tales

Taking top spot: On Friday, the comedian, 46, took to Twitter to share the exciting news with his legions of fans, he included an image that showed his podcast beat NPR’s Planet Money, The Dropout and Cautionary Tales

'Stay quiche': Meanwhile on the podcast's official Facebook page, Ja'mie - who is now a public relations student at university - shared her excitement over the news

‘Stay quiche’: Meanwhile on the podcast’s official Facebook page, Ja’mie – who is now a public relations student at university – shared her excitement over the news

‘I threw my doona off and hugged her (which I haven’t done since my 8th birthday),’ she said.

‘Also my lecturer emailed me yesterday saying she’d heard the podcast and thinks its a bit offensive so I’m like “Ummmmm cancel me then b**** cause I’m leaving it up.”

‘I hope I don’t lose marks for it. Anyway. Love you all so f***ing much. Stay quiche. Ja’mie xoxo,’ the PR student added. 

'She's literally Ja'miezing': The podcast series, titled Ja'miezing, will see Lilley - in character as Ja'mie - offering 'life advice from Sydney's own Gen-Z icon and banter queen'

‘She’s literally Ja’miezing’: The podcast series, titled Ja’miezing, will see Lilley – in character as Ja’mie – offering ‘life advice from Sydney’s own Gen-Z icon and banter queen’ 

The podcast series, titled Ja’miezing, will see Lilley – in character as Ja’mie – offering ‘life advice from Sydney’s own Gen-Z icon and banter queen’.

Ja’mie King made her debut in the 2005 series We Can Be Heroes, followed by Summer Heights High and Ja’mie: Private School Girl.

According to the podcast’s official Apple bio, Ja’mie has evolved from a humble schoolgirl into an ‘influencer who everyone wants as their best friend’. 

‘She’s quiche, she’s wise, she’s unapologetic, and no offence but she’s literally Ja’miezing,’ it adds.

'She's quiche, she's wise, she's unapologetic': Ja'mie King made her debut in the 2005 series We Can Be Heroes, followed by Summer Heights High and Ja'mie: Private School Girl (pictured)

‘She’s quiche, she’s wise, she’s unapologetic’: Ja’mie King made her debut in the 2005 series We Can Be Heroes, followed by Summer Heights High and Ja’mie: Private School Girl (pictured) 

In the first episode, Ja’mie explains she took a gap year after finishing school and is now in her final year of university. 

She still has a private school attitude, making the coronavirus pandemic all about her after her European summer holiday was cancelled.

The revived character will see Lilley parodying performative activism, as Ja’mie – who is hardly known for being politically correct – tells listeners she’s ‘really woke now’.

In June last year, four of Lilley’s shows – Jonah from Tonga, Angry Boys, Summer Heights High and We Can Be Heroes – were removed from Netflix in Australia and New Zealand. 

She's woke now! The revived character will see Lilley parodying performative activism, as Ja'mie - who is hardly known for being politically correct - tells listeners she's 'really woke now'

She’s woke now! The revived character will see Lilley parodying performative activism, as Ja’mie – who is hardly known for being politically correct – tells listeners she’s ‘really woke now’

The programs raised questions about racial discrimination as several of the characters were portrayed with Lilley in 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.

Controversial: Four of Lilley's shows - Jonah from Tonga, Angry Boys, Summer Heights High and We Can Be Heroes - were removed from Netflix as it raised questions about racial discrimination with Lilley in blackface and brownface

Controversial: Four of Lilley’s shows – Jonah from Tonga, Angry Boys, Summer Heights High and We Can Be Heroes – were removed from Netflix as it raised questions about racial discrimination with Lilley in blackface and brownface

In We Can Be Heroes, Lilley played Chinese physics student Ricky Wong.

Despite having four of his shows removed, Lilley still has two series available on Netflix: Ja’mie: Private School Girl and Lunatics.

Chris has defended his style of comedy, telling The Weekend Australian last year: ‘I’m not trying to do the thing that is trendy at the moment.’ 

Raising questions: For Jonah from Tonga, he painted his face brown and wore a curly wig to portray troubled teen Jonah Takalua (centre)

Raising questions: For Jonah from Tonga, he painted his face brown and wore a curly wig to portray troubled teen Jonah Takalua (centre)

Still available: Despite having four of his shows removed, Lilley still has two series available on Netflix: Ja'mie: Private School Girl and Lunatics. Pictured: Lilley as South African 'dog whisperer' Jana Melhoopen-Jonks in Lunatics

Still available: Despite having four of his shows removed, Lilley still has two series available on Netflix: Ja’mie: Private School Girl and Lunatics. Pictured: Lilley as South African ‘dog whisperer’ Jana Melhoopen-Jonks in Lunatics

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.”‘

You can listen to Ja’miezing here

In defence: But Chris has defended his style of comedy, telling The Weekend Australian last year: 'I'm not trying to do the thing that is trendy at the moment... When you meet them (the character), you think "I know that type of person", but then there is a twist, something crazy

In defence: But Chris has defended his style of comedy, telling The Weekend Australian last year: ‘I’m not trying to do the thing that is trendy at the moment… When you meet them (the character), you think “I know that type of person”, but then there is a twist, something crazy