Growing Up Gracefully

Growing Up Gracefully is a six-part Australian television comedy documentary series created, written and presented by sisters Hannah Reilly and Eliza Reilly and directed by Mike Nayna. It first screened on Wednesday 19 July 2017 at 9.30 p.m. on the ABC.^[1]^[2]

The show received attention after a sketch was published on the ABC TV Facebook page, garnering over 5 million views.^[3] This sketch was written about in media such as Bustle, Junkee, and Buzzfeed.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Overview

Hannah and Eliza Reilly are two misguided twentysomethings, who after rediscovering the 1950s teen-advice book 'Growing Up Gracefully' and as young women in 2017, road-test rules for women of that era versus the rules of today,^[7] with Hannah following the traditional advice and Eliza following modern advice.^[8]

References

^ "Growing up Gracefully". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
^ Growing Up Gracefully, 19 July 2017, retrieved 31 January 2020
^ "Leave at 3:43". Facebook. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
^ Warner, Claire. "This "Growing Up Gracefully" Sketch On The Wage Gap Explains Why Women Should All Just Go Home At 3:43 P.M." Bustle. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
^ Lenton, Patrick (12 August 2017). "These Comedians Have Come Up With A Solution To The Wage Gap Through Song". Junkee. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
^ Lobanova, Natalya (11 August 2017). "People Are Very Divided Over This Hilarious Sketch About The Gender Pay Gap". Buzzfeed. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
^ "Airdate: Growing up Gracefully | TV Tonight".
^ Tasker, Belinda (18 July 2017). "Unlocking the key to growing up gracefully". News.com.au. Retrieved 28 September 2017.