magic of the original for the audiences and it
received only average reviews from critics.
It might seem on the surface that the subdued
reception of ‘The Wog Boy 2’ might be due to
a decline in the popularity of Wog-Humour,
but what is more likely is that ‘The Wog Boy 2’
suffered the fate of many quality Aussie films
of late, where sometimes too often we Aussies
prefer to see an overseas film than the locally
made.
Wog Humour Decline?
Has Wog Humour begun to decline?
The 2000’s saw the rise of Reality-TV, which
unfortunately saw TV execs realise they didn’t
have to hire talented comedians and writers
to produce funny and enticing shows when
members of the public were happy to watch
other members of the public trying to cook,
renovate, lose weight or just sit around a large
house in Queensland.
As a result there is very little Comedy shows on
our TV screens, Wog-inspired or otherwise.
Wog Humour hasn’t declined, it’s just that now
in the mid-2010’s, Wog-Humour has become
so mainstream that it’s considered just another
comedy-genre.
Which in some ways that’s a great thing for
the underlying issue of racism, as it shows that
those labeled with a derogatory term can use it
to their advantage and through the medium of
comedy, Wogs have shown the rest of Australia,
that they aren’t so different, they just have a
funny perspective on life.