Lawrence Leung chooses his own series

The ABC began shooting Lawrence Leung’s Choose Your Own Adventure today, a 6 part comedy being produced by the Chaser team.

Written by and starring, Leung, the documentary style series is about the journey of a lifetime, as he attempts to achieve the dreams he had for himself as a 10-year-old-boy. Leung is certainly a rising talent, having impressed crowds from Melbourne to Edinburgh. He has won the Age Critic’s Award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

Leung said, “I’m looking forward to doing all the things I wanted to do as a kid – except to meet Michael Jackson.”

The series shoots in both Melbourne and Sydney.

Press Release:
ABC TV announced today that principal filming has commenced on the 6-part comedy series, Lawrence Leung’s Choose Your Own Adventure.

Written by and starring, Melbourne comedian Lawrence Leung, the series is about the journey of a lifetime, as Lawrence attempts to achieve the dreams he had for himself as a 10-year-old-boy.

The documentary-style comedy is about the innocence of childhood ambition and the realities of adulthood. It’s about finding out who we are, how we’ve changed, and what we can be.

The 9-week shoot will take place in and around Sydney and Melbourne.

Head of ABC Arts, Entertainment and Comedy, Amanda Duthie said: “Lawrence is a fantastic talent, and all-round nice guy, who I’m positive audiences will totally adore. His adventures, I am sure, will captive and excite, as he lives out his childhood dreams.”

Leung said: “I’m looking forward to doing all the things I wanted to do as a kid – except to meet Michael Jackson.”

The series is a co-production between Chaser Broadcasting and ABC-TV.

Executive Producer for ABC TV is Megan Harding, and Executive Producers for Chaser Broadcasting are Martin Robertson and Julian Morrow. Series Producer is Andy Nehl.