Comedy Festival 2018: Lawrence Leung delivers hilarious anecdotes in The Man Who Stopped For A Sandwich ★★★★

A HIGH-energy, narration-style performance that melds stories from his own life into a clever contention about the existence of fate and coincidence. Very entertaining and very funny.

ARMED with a PowerPoint presentation, embarrassing stories from his childhood and the ability to predict the future, Lawrence Leung carries his audience through a hilarious series of anecdotes from his own life to show how interconnected events have led to the humble sandwich changing the course of human history.

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There is a lot of information to take in. Leung doesn’t draw breath. But if you can keep up, you will appreciate that — like a brilliant feature writer — all the layers of his narrative threads come together with perfect comic timing at multiple points throughout the show. It’s very well prepared, clever material and it works.

Lawrence Leung in The Man Who Stopped For A Sandwich.

Whether or not you know Leung from his roles in popular TV shows such as Offspring, the strength of this show stands alone. From the moment he literally bounds on to the stage, that exuberance is kept up for the entire performance.

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The material covers some deep areas, but it’s all delivered with his charmingly dorky personality, to make for easy digestion. You won’t be disappointed.

Lawrence Leung, The Man Who Stopped For A Sandwich

The Coopers Malthouse, 113 Sturt Street, Southbank, until April 22.

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