Running from February 23rd to March 21st, The Brisbane Comedy Festival happens at the Brisbane Powerhouse. Visit the Brisbane Comedy Festival website for full program details.

The Big Joke Comedy Festival is held in NSW town of Bangalow (10 minutes drive west of Byron Bay) from March 18th to the 21st. Visit the Big Joke website for full program details.

Running from March 24th to April 18th, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival takes over the city with performances by artists from everywhere! Visit the Melbourne International Comedy Festival website for full program details.

The 2010 Sydney Comedy Festival runs from the 19th of April until the 9th of May. Visit the Sydney Comedy Festival website for full program details.


For most folks being with it is a way of life so it becomes hard to understand those who aren’t hip.

On Saturday night, “Lawrence Leung”:comic let us in on his mission to become cool like his bitchin’ big brother, Dennis.

Incidentally, Dennis plays bass guitar and is a pharmacist.

Proving that male sibling rivalry is an excellent topic for comedy, Lawrence Leung Learns to Breakdance was a hilarious – make that absolutely hilarious even though using adverbs is completely dorky – insight into how wearing the right clothes, having the ability to pick up women, possessing the correct attitude and being able to boogie like a mother from the hood can make a person groovy.

Leung, whose tiny bout of nerves did nothing to hide the fact that he’s a natural performer, entertained with such delights as when he tried to score with a member of the audience.

This seduction was done with the assistance of twaddle from “The Game”, the holy book for sexist wankers who need all the help they can get.

The Melburnian, who’s as cute as a kitten who has grown a beard in an attempt to look older, was also very funny when relating he and his brother’s response to a jealous boyfriend who resorted to racism (“Fuck off, Jackie Chans”) to get the lads away from his girlfriend.

Not to be missed was the video of Leung and his geeky mates participating in a competition in Federation Square against some breakdancing gents.

How Leung and the rest of The Power of Three emerged from the contest in one piece is anyone’s guess.

There was so much in the production that was brilliant it’s hard to say what the finest bits were because everything was, as Tina Turner would sing, “simply the best”.

Even if Leung’s show has a frenetic feel, it’s well-structured with a lot of work obviously going into the writing process.

Leung may or may not be cool, but he’s one hell of a stand-up, and Lawrence Leung Learns to Breakdance was totally radical, dudes.

“Lawrence Leung Learns to Breakdance” is playing at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF) until the 29th of April. Information about purchasing tickets is available at “Breakdance”:http://www.comedyattrades.com.au/ticketing/show_92

Tonights Gigs

Brisbane Comedy Festival (QLD)
Visit the Brisbane Comedy Festival website for full program details.
Raw Comedy – Semi Final 1
Doors 7pm, show 8pm
Laugh Resort Comedy Club
Visit their website for line up details.
8:30, $12/$10
Willow (VIC)
Blackframes Comedy
This month’s theme is Promotion!
Featuring Anyone For Tennis & MC Lach Ryan.
8:30pm start, Free Entry!
The Death Star Canteen
MC: Dan Brader, Xander Allen, Spencer Hodges, Michael Connell, David Nash, Anyone For Tennis?, Alsadair Trembley-Birchall, Linda Beatty, Sonia Diorio, Zac Cooper & Ronny Chieng.
8pm
Comedy On The Rox
Kent Valentine, MC Amanda Gray, Jack Druce & Heat 7 of Quest for the Best
8pm, $15/$12
Marion Wednesdays
8pm, $12
Free Love Impro @ Lazy Susans Comedy Den
Featurung Jimmy James Eaton, Sam Longley, Damon Lockwood, Ben Russell, Glenn Hall, Andrea Gibbsand all your other Big Hoo Haa favourites…
7:30pm, $5
Cue (VIC)
Old Mate Comedy
New and pro comics deliver their greatest hits as well as new favorites.
8pm, Free Entry!
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