Lawrence Leung’s Unbelievable

A mind-bending six-part documentary comedy series that you will have to see to believe. Starting June 15, 2011.

Wednesdays, 9:30pm on ABC1 and repeated Thurs 9pm ABC2

 

Lawrence Leung’s Unbelievable is a globe-trotting comedy documentary series that investigates the impossible and irrational. With a rare formula of science, psychology and silliness, the ABC1 comedy series has been billed as “Ghostbusters meets Mythbusters”.

 

Photo: Ben King

 

The first half of the series is about the paranormal and asks whether the truth really “out there” or inside our minds?

 

EP 1: Psychics

EP 2: Ghosts

EP 3: UFO

 

The second half of the series takes a look at deception and illusion in more familiar worlds.

 

EP 4: Magic

EP 5: Manipulation

EP 6: The Experiment

 

Tell us what you think of the show by joining the conversation at the

Official Facebook page and on Twitter using the hashtag #unbelieve

Lawrence Leung Wants a Jetpack

LAWRENCE LEUNG WANTS A JETPACK

is Lawrence’s LIVE stand-up comedy show (60min) touring in 2011.

 

Lawrence Leung has a dream… A dream that one day, all humankind can stand side-by-side (but not too close to each other’s jet turbines) and take off into the skies. Programs like Beyond 2000 told us that by now we’d all be flying in jetpacks, but much like their opening titles where a robot nanny pushes a child on a swing, it’s all disappointment and rusty pipe-dreams.

 

In his latest comedic venture, Lawrence explores the dizzying heights of

obsession, daydreams, backyard MacGyvers, falling and picking oneself up again. In the process, he discovers that he’s not the only one keeping the dream of single-person jet propulsion aeronautics alive.

 

The new show from the beardy guy from Lawrence Learns to Breakdance (The Age Critics’ Award 2007), ABC TV’s Choose Your Own Adventure and new series Unbelievable.

 

 

 

 

NEW SHOWS:

MELBOURNE JULY 1st, 2011

An intimate Melbourne show on sale now. Don’t miss out. Tickets here.

 

LONDON AUGUST 2-13, 2011

Lawrence launchs Jetpack at the  Soho Theatre London

 

 

“Terrific”  The Age

 

“Hilarious”  The Herald-Sun

 

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

 

Here are the details for the past/old seasons if you want to look:

Click here for booking details and dates for Melbourne March-April 2011 and here for Sydney May 2011.

 

Fight Cube

Extreme Rubik’s Cube Solve

Lawrence Leung’s Choose Your Own Adventure

 

Nominated for Best Television Comedy at the 2009 AFI Awards, Lawrence Leung’s “Choose Your Own Adventure” is a 6-part comedy documentary that aired on ABC1 in 2009. It’s a series that asks two questions:

 

“What did you want to be as a kid but never got around to? What if you could do it now?”

 

Lawrence goes on an adventure of a lifetime to attempt to achieve his childhood dreams… it’s poignant, personal and piss funny.

 

 

Can he be a real man in a hardcore pro-wrestling ring? Can he beat the world’s fastest Rubik’s Cube speedsolvers in an underground Fight Club? Can he find MacGyver in Los Angeles? Will he prove he’s cool by breakdancing with Shabba Doo, star of cult classic “Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo”? Can he survive a rap battle on the mean streets of L.A. or rock out live on MTV? And will he find true love with his childhood crush after more than twenty years?

 

Guided by mentors and scrutinised by his loving but concerned parents (Lawrence’s real mum and dad), Lawrence tries to make his naïve dreams come true as an adult. Lawrence’s quest is hair-raising, heart-warming and hilarious.

 

The Audreys – Banjo and Violin Video

Directed by Charlotte George (2007)
Lawrence makes a cameo. You can find out more about The Audreys here or at their myspace page here.

Jedi Census (2006)

 

In this very old clip, (young) reporter Lawrence investigates a member of a vilified religious group that the authorities wouldn’t recognise on the last Australian Census.

Lawrence Leung Learns To Breakdance

 

 

Sleeping in a bunk bed until the age of 24, it’s fair to say Lawrence Leung has never been cool. Join him as he encounters trendy fashionistas, road-tests professional pick-up lines and stumbles head-first into a hardcore

breakdancing championship – all in an attempt to settle the score with his infinitely-cooler, bass guitar-playing brother. What is “coolness”? Is it all a myth? And does doing a show about the notion of cool ultimately make one uncool? You decide.

 

 

The show won The Age Critics’ Award at the 2007 Melbourne Comedy Festival and 2008 The Time Out Sydney award for Best Local Comedian at the Sydney Comedy Festival.

 

 

“Breakdance” has been performed at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival (Trades Hall), The Edinburgh Fringe (Assembly Rooms), London’s Soho Theatre, The Melbourne Fringe, The Perth International Arts Festival, The Adelaide Fringe and The Sydney Opera House.

 

‘The pace never slackens, the laughter is frequent and the content is beautifully timed.’ The Age

 

“A show with real heart, an uplifting message and hilarious lines that come thick and fast.” Chortle, UK 2007

Puzzleboy

Growing up, Lawrence could solve a Rubik’s Cube in a heartbeat but when it came to girls he had no clue. A true tale of forgotten words, lost letters and puzzling pursuits. Based upon memories and genuine undelivered love letters

locked in a briefcase under his bed, Lawrence weaves a riddle spanning 15 years, from a childhood obsession with puzzles to solving the enigma of first love.

 

 

Puzzleboy has been performed at The Melbourne International Comedy Festival and The Melbourne Fringe.

 

“A brilliant mix of the shyness of young love and boyish battles on the Rubik’s Cube” – The Age

 

“It is a marvellous show. Beautifully structured. You can’t help but fall in love with him” – InPress Magazine

 

“Probably the best-written show I’ve seen at the festival” – Beat Magazine

 

 

(Illustration: Robin Tatlow-Lord, as drawn during the show)

Andrew McClelland and Lawrence Leung’s Somewhat Secret Secret Society Show

 

From childhood clubs to the secret rulers of the world, Andrew and Lawrence have always wanted to become members of a secret society. Investigating the A-Z of calculating cults and bizarre brotherhoods, from across history and today, they will brainwash you with their ripping tales, revelations and close encounters.


Who are the secret rulers of the world? How can you become part of the New World Order and never have to wait in line at the supermarket again? Who broke into their car last November and stole all their painstaking research? Was it part of a sinister cover up to silence their investigations or was it because they left their laptop in a car in Collingwood? Conspiracy – or junkie? You decide.

 

This is the first teaming up as a double act of these former-school-friends-turned-comedians. “Secret Society” has been performed at the 2005 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, 2005 Melbourne Fringe, 2006 Adelaide Fringe and 2005 Edinburgh Fringe.

 

“An immeasurably enjoyable lark of a show, so praise comes as easily as the bellylaughs. You’d be hard pressed to have more fun in any other Comedy Festival show.” The Age