Australian Skeptics National Convention Dinner

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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

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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

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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.

Lawrence Leung’s Unbelievable

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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNnShlXi7gw

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

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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.

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