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"Lawrence Leung's Choose Your Own Adventure" a 6-part documentary/adventure/comedy series... wednesday nights, 9:30pm ABC1. www.abc.net.au/lawrence

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Dear friends. Here's a group to hear about my projects, previews, gigs, stage shows, exploits and what-not.

"Lawrence Leung's Choose Your Own Adventure" a 6-part documentary/adventure/comedy series... wednesday nights, 9:30pm ABC1. www.abc.net.au/lawrence

Join me: for the latest news and ways be involved in the adventure!
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23/9/09 "Lar Le'ung" is the character named after me in the latest official Star Wars comicbook series. The author Tom Taylor is a friend and I shamelessly begged him to somehow include my name in the Star Wars universe. I told him "At least name a backwater swamp planet after me". Instead he made me a Jedi Knight. I have a yellow lightsaber! Star Wars:Invasion Issue#3 in stores next month.
http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/Previews/15-945?page=3

22/8/09 Brisbane crew, see me in my solo show.
I've been invited to perform "SUCKER", one of my past shows at the Brisbane Arts Festival in September. It's nothing like the TV show, but has won an award and has played in the Edinburgh Fringe and the Sydney Opera House - so people quite like it. Book now before it sells out!

"SUCKER" is at the Brisbane Festival.
Sept 17-Oct 3
9pm at The Carnival's Edge,
Cultural Forecourt, South Bank

Tickets & info:
http://www.thecarnivalsedge.com/content/?page_id=54

NEWSFLASH: Also I'm signing DVDs of the TV series at ABC Shop, Sat 19th Sept, 12.30pm ABC Shop Chermside, QLD

12/5/09
Hooray! Our live comedy show "Lawrence Leung & Andrew McClelland: Time Ninjas" won the the industry-picked "Jury Award' at tonight's Time Out Sydney Comedy Festival Awards. Thanks to all those who made it along to the Sydney season!
http://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/index.php?view=details&id=121


All good things come to an end. It's the series conclusion of my 6-part comedy/adventure series on ABC.

CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE

If you missed an episode, the DVD of the Complete Series (with hilarious deleted scenes, more mum & dad, karaoke videos and my Cube Solving Tutorial) will be in shops May 7.

Get the DVD here:
http://shop.abc.net.au/browse/emailtoafriend.asp?productid=765160

I will be doing some in-store appearances at ABC shops around the country if you want me to scribble my name all over your new DVDs:

Friday May 8th - 12.30PM ABC Shop QVB Building NSW
Saturday May 9th - 11AM ABC Shop Brookvale & 2PM ABC Shop Macquarie NSW
Sunday May 10th - 11AM ABC Shop Miranda NSW
Friday 15th May - 1PM ABC Shop Melbourne GPO VIC
Saturday 16th May - 12PM ABC Shop Chadstone VIC
Saturday 30th May - 12PM ABC Shop Indooroopilly QLD**

**Please note the QLD instore is now at Indooroopilly not Chermside.

We are holding FIGHT CUBE battles at these instores, so if you can solve the Cube, bring it, race me for the chance to win prizes!

Thanks everyone for watching and supporting the show. It's been magnificent fun.


18/4/09
I've been asked to be one of the judges for Raw Comedy on Sunday April 19. It's come full circle: Raw Comedy is where I got started in stand up comedy.

http://www.comedyfestival.com.au/season/2009/show/raw-comedy-national-grand-final/

It's a nation-wide stand up comedy competition run by the Melbourne Comedy Festival & TripleJ and the Grand Final is on Sunday in the Melbourne Town Hall. Chris Lilley and I both competed in the Grand Final of Raw Comedy back in 2000. Who will be this year's winner?
Come and support Australia's rising stars of comedy.

14/4/09
My favourite music shop "Polyester Records" is having their annual charity day, this Saturday April 18th. 20% of all sales from the whole day will go to the Cancer Council, Victoria.

Working behind the counter this year will be Alan Brough and Myf Warhurst (Spicks & Specks), Daniel Kitson (UK comedian), Fee-B Squared, Sam Pang & Michael Williams (RRR breakfasters), Marieke Hardy (The Age, JJJ), Julia Zemiro (RocKwiz), Andrew McClelland and Lawrence Leung (Time Ninjas)!

Both stores (Flinders Lane, city and Brunswick St, Fitzroy) in Melbourne.

If you wanna see when I'm working behind the counter check out the details here:
http://www.polyesterrecords.com/

Get yourself some new music and support cancer research.

9/4/09
Thanks for checking out the "Man" Episode.

"CUBINATOR" T-shirts are being made and will be available at ABC Shops. I'm not joking.

If you missed me tormenting Mr Miyagi or have a perverse pleasure in seeing me getting smashed to bits in a wrestling ring, the episode is repeated tonight (Thurs) 9pm on ABC2 and downloadable from iView for a week.

2/4/09
Thanks for tuning into the Rock Adventure. If you missed it, the repeat is on ABC2 tonight 9pm!

1) APOLOGIES FOR MY SINGING
For those who have messaged me about my song on MTV - yes, the song is on iTunes if you want to re-live the vocal car-crash that is my singing. There's some remixes too. (Someone made a Bollywood dance mix)
http://www.apple.com/au/search/ipoditunes/?q=lawrence+leung

2) RAAAAGGE! THIS SAT
Also my rock star world is continuing... I'm programming cool music videos for RAGE on ABC TV this sat 4th, if you reckon you can stay up all night. Heaps of 80s music from movie sountracks and other surprises.
http://www.abc.net.au/rage/archive/s2531355.htm

3) NEXT WEEK
Episode 3: MAN!
My quest to be less of a wimp. I enter the world of pro wrestling. Prepare for the Cubinator!
ABC 9:30 WEDNESDAY

4) SEE ME LIVE!
And finally, I had my opening night of my LIVE show last night, TIME NINJAS and it went awesome. Thanks to those of you who came. Tickets are still available for other nights, Come!
http://www.comedyattrades.com.au/program_guide/show_125/

The Paradoxical Adventures of Lawrence Leung & Andrew McClelland: TIME NINJAS

Melbourne International Comedy Festival 1-25 April
http://www.comedyattrades.com.au/program_guide/show_125/

And also playing in Sydney, May 5-9:
http://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/index.php?view=details&id=121

Also see the disturbing illusions and tricks that I designed for "Goodbye Vaudeville Charlie Mudd" playing at the Malthouse Theatre until March 28. It's got some great reviews:
http://www.malthousetheatre.com.au/page/GOODBYE_VAUDEVILLE_CHARLIE_MUDD

21/2/09 This Sunday, come along and support the fire fighting volunteers in a fundraiser that boasts the largest line-up of Melbourne performers. I'll be on too!

Out of the Ashes - A Benefit for CFA Victoria
Sunday 22nd Feb, 5pm, Trades Hall.
http://www.facebook.com/inbox/?ref=mb#/event.php?eid=55672387469&ref=nf

8/1/08 Happy New Year, Friends.

Sorry I haven't written for a while. I'm working on a few exciting things at the moment, keep an eye out.
A new comedy show: I'm writing a new show to perform at Adelaide Fringe and the Melbourne Comedy Festival show (reuniting a double act with Andrew McClelland) about the paradoxical world of Time Travel.

"Choose Your Own Adventure" TV show: I'm choosing DVD extras, artwork and consulting on the magnificent website design (it has cool interactive games with a Lego version of me!). Stay tuned for the launch of the TV show on ABC in early 2009.
Some nice words in The Daily Telegraph's 2009 TV predictions:
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,24861189-5001030,00.html

Also I've been doing some consulting for a Lally Katz play at the Malthouse in March where I'm devising some very disturbing illusions and tricks.

Have a great new year.

27/11/08
THE JUNIOR CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY are Lawrence Leung, Daniel Moore & Josh Earl.

We're putting on a lazy Sunday afternoon of good old-fashioned storytelling and live tunes inside Melbourne's favourite music shop Polyester Records (City Store). Short stories & tall tales by the Junior Captains of Industry: Josh, Daniel and Lawrence.
With special guests Andrew McClelland (Mixtape, History of Pirates), Emma Heeney and Tali White (Lucksmiths, Guild League).

Please turn up with a gift for a child or buy a CD, Josh will wrap it and we'll place it under a tree. This will go to a child as part of the Salvation Army, Smith Family and Brotherhood of St Laurence Christmas appeals.

Sunday 14th December, 5 pm - 7 pm
Polyester Records (City Store), Flinders Lane Melbourne
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=37910006187


7/11/08 Hello, for some reason my show "Lawrence Learns to Breakdance" has been nominated for a SMAC Award which I find slightly weird and quite delightful! The Sydney Music, Arts and Culture Awards are run by Time Out Sydney and FBI fm and I'm in the in the category of Best Performer alongside nominees such as Pig Island and Brenden Cowell's portrayal of Hamlet! Sheez.

Can a nerdy Melbourne comic be recognised in the Sydney performing arts world? You decide! If you would like my show to be recognised, you can vote for me here:

http://smacawards.com/smacawards/SMAC-performing-artist-of-the-year.aspx

Otherwise vote for Pig Island who are truly excellent.
(Voting closes on the 30th Nov.)

13/9/08 This Is Not Art Festival - the creative arts summit in Newcastle is a gathering of Australia's young arts makers, shakers and ballbreakers. It's four festivals in one: Electrofringe, Sound Summit, Critical Animals and the National Young Writers’ Festival. It takes place in Newcastle NSW 2–6 October and dabbles in music, zines, writing, activism, art and culture etc. www.thisisnotart.org.

I'm hosting a panel on the 2nd October, see you there. http://www.thisisnotart.org/2020-arbitrary-figures-and-advocating-real-cultural-change/

And a last-minute panellist for the Comedy session of the National Young Writers Festival at TINA. http://www.thisisnotart.org/funny-ha-ha-or-just-funny-/

13/9/08 Ahoy there! Do you like pirates? There's a show I directed a while back by the dapper and most amusing gentleman Andrew McClelland and it's getting another run at the Melbourne Fringe. The very funny, Comedy Festival award-winning comedy show, "Andrew McClelland's Somewhat Accurate History of Pirates" is back for two shows only, 26th & 27th Sept. Aarrr! See here: http://www.melbournefringe.com.au/season/2008/show/373/.

12/9/08 Wrap Wrap Hooray! After months of bloody hard work from the team at LeungShot and ABC TV, it's time to label the master tapes and punch out the write-protect tabs. Thanks to everyone who have been involved in the adventures, especially the production team for their excellent dedication, toil and hilarious good times. What a great bunch of dudes to work with.
... Stay tuned to this page for news of the official ABC1 launch of "Lawrence Leung's Choose Your Own Adventure" TV series.

9/8/08 I want to know what did you want to be as a kid... but never got around to because you grew up. See Discussion Forum topic below.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=21802984147#/topic.php?uid=21802984147&topic=5171

25/7/08 Are you ready to rumble? Wrestlerock vs Lawrence. Hi Fi Bar, Melbourne.
Starts 8pm. http://www.wrestlerock.com.au/

17/7/08 See me perform my new song live on MTV supporting The Grates. Thurs 17 July, 7pm, The Metro, Sydney. Free tickets at: http://www.lpip.com.au/myspace/mtv/lair/tickets.html

4/6/08 Thanks to all those who participated in my adventures in Melbourne. More adventures coming this month.

21/5/08 "Lawrence Leung's Choose Your Own Adventure" has officially started production, shooting for 9 weeks in locations around Sydney, Melbourne and USA.

Please join this group for further details and ways to get involved!

12/5/08 "Lawrence Leung Learns to Breakdance". Thanks to all of you who came to the Sydney Opera House season of my comedy show in April. The show was lucky to receive a gong at the Time Out Sydney Cracker Comedy Festival Awards.