We might as well consider “Summer Heights High,” a series scheduled to debut Sunday on HBO, a reality show spoof, which pokes fun at the multitude of high school dramas that depict the glamorous lifestyles of the young, rich and potentially famous.

While the program mainly concentrates on three nutty characters, their humorous tastes often fail to match the ordinary viewer’s desire for wit and this particular aspect may actually stand in the way of its success.

Thankfully, HBO only imported the Australian series instead of scheming an American adaptation, but U.S. audiences are expected to take the new show for a mere chain of comic skits that, by chance or not, take place in a high school.

Chris Lilley is the mastermind of the project, as he produced the series, wrote the screenplay and fills the shoes of all three heroes (or non-heroes, if you ask me).

The 3-in-one persona includes Jonah Takalua, a rude, troublesome and badly distressed bully, who has been expelled from two high schools and ended up studying (or causing trouble) at Summer Heights; Mr. G, a drama teacher in his thirties who can’t be talked out of his wacky ideas, and Ja’mie King, a 16-year-old student who has swum her way through the glamour of private school before arriving at the new high, where she treats her colleagues with arrogance and superiority.

Although Chris Lilley’s performances, especially when dealing with the buffoonish Mr. G, stand out for their complexity and ultra-developed sense of irony, “Summer Heights High” loses the key to popularity on its intricated way to discovering the real story. Nevertheless, the series is definitely worth the see.