Friday Night Bites - Series One

You know what? Like smile. A smile would help. That's probably why a lot of guys aren't asking you out. Plus you look kind of . . . plain.

– A boyfriend auditionee (Jamaine Ross) give Lee dating advice, in episode 24

You are a slut. But don't let anyone tell you it's bad.

– Perlina (Perlina Lau) drunkenly comforts her friend, early in episode five

You heard me! You don't have a penis! And neither do your friends.

– Jessica (JJ Fong) insults some creeps in the street, early in episode one

Come on — we're not going to bite! Well, Jess did fart, but that's dissipating into the pillows.

– Perlina (Perlina Lau) encourages her flatmate Lee to hang out in the lounge, in episode 15

I want you to say "I'm sorry! I was wrong to chose that Samoan, gym bunny, workaholic, narcissistic steroid abuser over all of this!'

– Perlina's ex-boyfriend Nic (Nic Sampson) tries to get her back, in episode 25

And to the right we've got the spiciest, the rice-iest, pay our house priciest, kung fu loving, don't mess with me, Mulan mothas!

– The MC (Tian Tan) introduces Perlina, Lee and Jessica in the episode 18 rap battle

They call us feminazis, when we’re femi-please don’t hurt us. The status quo is shitty, your mindset superfluous.

– Shushila Takao sings, in the big musical number from Slutwalk The Musical (episode four)

Well there's no point hanging around if I can't shake nerds down with my sexy cosplay.

– Jess (JJ Fong) asks for a refund at the sci-fi convention, in episode 11

So, which of you two clearly misguided ladies am I doing today?

– The tarot card reader (Phoebe Mason), in episode 21

We tried to be more grown up this time, more ambitious…

– Flat3/Friday Night Bites director Roseanne Liang, The Spinoff, 4 November 2016

Friday Night Bites is a call to action. It’s a six-month comedy campaign to shout to New Zealand — we’re here, we’re actually good, and you don’t have to look like us to get us. We’re not just comedy for Asians. We’re not just comedy for girls.

– Friday Night Bites creators JJ Fong, Perlina Lau, Roseanne Liang and Ally Xue, Metro magazine, 12 September 2016

The series itself came from the idea that Friday night is what happens when you’re making other plans.

– Friday Night Bites creators JJ Fong, Perlina Lau, Roseanne Liang and Ally Xue, in Metro, 12 September 2016