Time Ninjas - Andrew McClelland and Lawrence Leung

[sharplittleteeth]

Yes. That Lawrence Leung. The one off the ABC.

It feels weird to write that. Lawrence has been doing shows at the Comedy Festival for years. But I overheard several people saying they had just discovered him via Choose Your Own Adventure. Anyway...

Time Ninjas is about McClelland (foppish, sideburns) and Leung (dorky, beard) traveling back through time in Stephen Hawking's wheelchair to meet Jesus, kill Hitler, and stop Lawrence from getting dumped by his high-school girlfriend in 1994.

There's cardboard props, musical numbers, PowerPoint slides and lots of silliness. It's more of a sketch or theatrical piece than their usual lecture-style shows, and it felt a lot more lightweight than their best work* -- mostly it's just them running around the stage being daft. But they do it with charm and infectious humour, so it works.

Lightweight, silly, lots of fun.

* A Somewhat Accurate History of Pirates, Lawrence Leung Learns to Breakdance

Comments

[blackgrrr.livejournal.com]

I'd not heard of Lawrence before his TV show (that I can recall -- I'm not a one for comedy).

I saw his TV show this evening after Gruen....
He forgot to be funny or interesting.

[sharplittlteeth.livejournal.com]

I didn't see last night's episode, since I was seeing the man himself live.

But the first one? It was okay. Leung's humour revolves heavily around the contrast between his dorkiness and his aspirations to be cool. I think it works better on stage, because he can be broader.

[mousebane.livejournal.com]

I've been a fan of them since The Somewhat Secret Society Show. His show on the ABC has been heaps of fun so far - I find myself cringing a lot, so it's doing its job!

Time Ninjas might be the only show I get to see this Comedy Festival