Hottest 100 Magic

January is Triple J Hottest 100 month when the national radio station asks the country to vote for their favourite songs and broadcasts the big countdown on Australia Day. It’s dubbed the world’s biggest musical democracy!

 

The theme this year is Magic, so they asked obsessive magic-tragic Lawrence Leung to direct a series of cunning and tricky web videos to help encourage voting and pop a few eyeballs.

 

 

Lawrence teamed up with his old magic buddy from Uni days, the world championship award-winning illusionist Simon Coronel to conjure up a series of mind-bending videos.

 

 

The videos feature jaw-dropping “right-under-your-nose” sleight of hand magic - WITHOUT any sneaky CGI or post-production FX trickery and were heavily featured on triplej’s online channels and Hottest 100 voting campaign.

 

 

Videos shot/directed by Lawrence Leung

Magic Routines Devised/Performed by Simon Coronel & Lawrence Leung

 

 

 

 

 

TERMINATIVITY – 4 Shows Only

This show is great, jolly, sci-fi, time-travelling, cyborg-fleeing Xmas fun.  Totally sold out last year. Written by Nick Caddaye, the gags are 67% better than bon bon jokes and the songs are 100% firecrackers (written by Casey Bennetto, the composer of Keating the Musical).

 

TERMINATIVITY features some of Australia’s finest comedians and musical performers… plus Lawrence as one of the three Wise Men.

 

 

Silent night. Too silent.

 

If you’ve always found the traditional Nativity disappointingly low on killer metal robots from the future, we’ve got just the Christmas celebration for you! Returning in an expanded form after last year’s triumphant premiere,The Terminativity takes the Greatest Story Ever Told and adds time travel, a Terminator T-800, a police manhunt, lasers, pitched battles, a handful of catchy tunes and much, much more….

 

With a cast that includes Mike McLeish (who played Keating in KEATING!), Aurora Kurth (Take The L Out Of Lover),  Gatesy & Scod (from Tripod), Rebecca Barnard, Andrew McClelland, Lawrence Leung, Ben McKenzie,Tegan Higginbotham, Richard McKenzie and more.

 

Script by Nick Caddaye (Anarchist Guild Social Committee) and songs by Casey Bennetto (KEATING!), The Terminativity is a barnstorming Christmas parable for the ages.

 

 

 

UPDATE: SEASON NOW SOLD OUT …

Dates:

Mon  Dec 19 - PREVIEW

Tues Dec 20 - SOLD OUT

Wed Dec 21 - SOLD OUT.

Thurs Dec 22 - SOLD OUT

Bella Union, Trades Hall, Melbourne

BOOK TICKETS: CLICK HERE

 

 

“A night of gleefully geeky panto fare. An impressive slew of top comics and musos pitched in … the results ranged from seriously funny to the bonbon groaner … a new(ish) Christmas tradition worth upholding”
- John Bailey, The Age

 

 

11th Bondi Short Film Festival

 

The 11th Annual Bondi Short Film Festival takes place in Sydney on Nov 26 2011 and Lawrence has been asked to be one of the judges to preside over a shortlist of 14 outstanding films ranging from documentaries and dramas to animations and comedies.

 

 

 

The other judges on the panel are director Daniel Nettheim (directed Willem Dafoe in the feature film THE HUNTER), Ryan Corr (star of the TV series PACKED TO THE RAFTERS),  Ruth Cullen (Head of Documentary for AFTRS) and Sam Petty (Award winning sound designer of ANIMAL KINGDOM).

Come along and support Australian filmmaking!

 

 

Vote on this survey on Facebook Fan Page: CLICK HERE

 

Lawrence at the festival.  (photo: Rupert Kaldor)

 

 

Australian Skeptics National Convention Dinner

 

The Australian Skeptics are hosting Lawrence Leung as the keynote speaker at the Dinner event of the 2011 Australian Skeptics National Convention.

 

photo: Ben King

 

Open to the general public, the dinner on a ferry includes 2 course dinner, drinks and a presentation from comedian and paranormal investigator, Lawrence Leung. He will be discussing the making of his recent TV show Unbelievable in his usual humourous way.

 

Where: The South Steyne Ferry, Darling Harbour (next to the Pyrmont Bridge)
When: 7.30pm on Saturday, November 19

Book your seat or table for the event: HERE

( * The web link is now fixed. Cheers for letting us know. )

Lawrence Was Involved In A Heist

A few weeks ago, in the middle of his national tour, Lawrence popped up to Canberra to be part of a heist. The short film entitled “Waiting For Robbo” is a cheeky little caper written and directed by Simon Weaving.

 

 

John Wood, Rhys Muldoon, Justin Rozniak and Lawrence play crims planning a robbery. You heard right! The gangsters are played by a former Mt Thomas Police Chief, a former PlaySchool host and this nerdy comedian! Rozniak has a bit more experience in the field having played a crook in Underbelly: Razor. We won’t give away too much, but Lawrence’s role is known as “The Swisher”.

 

We look forward to see how the film turns out. Lawrence denies any tales of late night partying and guitar-playing with MPs in Canberra, but maintains that it  was “an absolute pleasure working with these fine actors and top blokes”.

 

Watch out for “Waiting For Robbo” in film festivals in early 2012.

 

 

LIVE SHOW! LONDON & AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES

 

The critically-acclaimed live stand up show LAWRENCE LEUNG WANTS A JETPACK lands in London in August and then back to Australia in Sept-Nov 2011 for a nation-wide tour.

 

 

This is his one-man Comedy Festival show that was a hit in Melbourne & Sydney comedy festivals earlier this year. Due to popular demand and a desire to tell stories and gags for some new friends, he’s taking it to a city near you. Book now.

 

LONDON - August 2-13, 2011  Soho Theatre   Tickets Here

 

PERTH - Friday Sept 23,  Astor Theatre  Tickets Here

Note: Astor Theatre’s Downstairs Seating 18+ unless accompanied by a parent or guardian. Balcony seating are All Ages (minimum age 15).

 

ADELAIDE - Saturday October 8, Lion Arts Centre  Tickets Here

Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult (licensed venue)

SYDNEY - 7pm October 14th Fusebox at The Factory Theatre. SOLD OUT  Tickets Here

 

BRISBANE 1st SHOW- 8 pm Sunday October 16th, Brisbane Arts Theatre  SOLD OUT

 

BRISBANE 2nd SHOW!! Just announced: 6pm October 16th, Brisbane Arts Theatre. SELLING FAST:  Tickets Here

 

HOBART - will be announced shortly.

 

MELBOURNE - Lawrence’s show premiered at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival (playing most of April). Due to popular demand, it was reprised for two of intimate gigs in July. Regretfully, it seems unlikely to be any more Jetpack shows in Melbourne this year.

 

“Terrific” (Four Stars) The Age

 

“Hilarious” (Four Stars) The Herald-Sun

 

“Lawrence Leung Wants a Jetpack soars with comedy and hits the lofty heights it aims for.”  Crikey.com.au

 

 

PLEASE NOTE: The London season may have slightly different material due to cultural differences.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Perth Show now on Sale

Lawrence Leung Wants Jetpack will be playing The Astor Theatre on Friday the 23rd of September.

All the details can be found at here.

Tickets are available via BOCS.

The downstairs seats are 18+ unless accompanied by a parent or guardian but the balcony seats are all ages (minimum age 15).

Tickets are allocated so get in quick for the best seats.

 

 

Lawrence + Safran co-host breakfast radio

John Safran is filling in for regular TripleJ breakfast upstarts Tom & Alex next week (20-25 June 2011). When Lawrence was interviewed on “Sunday Night Safran with Father Bob” (TripleJ), John Safran asked Lawrence to be his co-pilot on breakfast radio for one of the mornings.

We promise the finest awkward banter you will ever hear as Leung + Safran co-host Triple J Breakfast together.

 

One morning only.

Monday 20th June 2011 from 6am-9am Triple J.

ABC’s Official Unbelievable Website

The ABC site for Unbelievable is now online with videos, trailers and photos.

Can Lawrence “read” your mind? Try the MIND READER test.

http://www.abc.net.au/tv/unbelievable/

News

Some pleasing updates, in the Leung-related universe:

1) ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ has been nominated for an AFI Award for Best TV Comedy. Hooray. The results will be announced at the AFI Awards night in a few weeks. Massive props to the ABC too – all other nominees in this category are shows screened on Aunty.

2) Lawrence won the GQ Magazine Man Of the Year Award for Best Comedic Talent.

http://tinyurl.com/yj7k5rt

3) Choose Your Adventure’s is current screening on ABC2 again.  Thursday nights, ABC2 11pm.

4) Lawrence has made an appearance on Chelsea Lately. It will air in Australia on Tuesday at 10.30pm AEDST  on Foxtel/Austar.