''Maximum Choppage'' is an Australian television comedy series starring
Lawrence Leung
Lawrence Leung (born 25 August 1977) is an Australian comedian, writer, director and actor from Melbourne. He is best known for his television series ''Lawrence Leung's Choose Your Own Adventure'' based his one-man shows on stories about his obs ...
. The six-part series premiered in 2015 on
ABC2
ABC TV Plus (formerly ABC2 and ABC Comedy) is an Australian free-to-air television channel owned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and part of its ABC Television network. The channel broadcasts a range of general entertainment progra ...
. It is directed by
Craig Melville
Craig James Melville is an Australian television comedy director. He is best known for his collaborations with comedians John Safran, Lawrence Leung and The Chaser.
Filmography Television
* ''Maximum Choppage'' Series Director (2015)
* ''Th ...
and written by Leung,
Duncan Sarkies
Duncan Sarkies is a New Zealand screenwriter, playwright, novelist, stand-up comic and short story writer.
Sarkies grew up in the South Island city of Dunedin and is the brother of Robert Sarkies a New Zealand film director who is also a scrip ...
and
Josh Mapleston
Joshua Mapleston is an Australian writer, comic, and actor. Josh grew up in Brisbane, Queensland. He completed a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Film Production at the Queensland University of Technology.
In 2017 he won an Emmy award for 'Outstandin ...
. It is produced by
Julie Eckersley
Julie Eckersley is an Australian actress, comedian and writer and producer. She has appeared in comedy shows including ''Let Loose Live'', '' The Wedge'' and ''Newstopia,'' and in the drama ''City Homicide'', and the children's television series ...
, Sophie Miller and Linda Micsko with executive producers
Tony Ayres
Tony Ayres (born 16 July 1961) is an Australian showrunner, screenwriter, director in television and feature film. He is most notable for his films '' Walking on Water'' and ''The Home Song Stories'', as well his work in television, including ...
and Debbie Lee. The series is based on the film work of Timothy Ly which was developed into the TV series by Matchbox Pictures.
Plot
Simon Chan has returned to his hometown of
Cabramatta
Cabramatta ('Cabra') is a suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Cabramatta is located south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Fairfield.
Cabramatta ...
. Whilst everyone thinks he was studying at a legendary martial arts school in Beijing, the truth is he was at Marshall's Art School, in Melbourne. Skilful with a paintbrush but clueless in combat, Simon is the exact opposite of an action hero. However, due to his mother’s boasting, everyone in Cabramatta thinks he is a kung fu master and the new saviour of their town.
Cast
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Lawrence Leung
Lawrence Leung (born 25 August 1977) is an Australian comedian, writer, director and actor from Melbourne. He is best known for his television series ''Lawrence Leung's Choose Your Own Adventure'' based his one-man shows on stories about his obs ...
as Simon Chan
*
Dave Eastgate
Dave Eastgate born 31 January 1979 is an Australian actor, stand-up comedian, writer and musician from the Gold Coast, Australia.
He starred in the ABC/BBC/Comedy Central smash hit, Ronny Chieng: International Student and received a Logie Awa ...
as Egg
* Stephanie Son as Petal
*
Darren Gilshenan
Darren Gilshenan is an Australian actor and writer. He is best known for his in television series ''The Moodys'', ''Maximum Choppage'', ''Chandon Pictures'' and '' Full Frontal''.
Early life
Darren was first introduced to acting while he was a ...
as Mayor Crawford
*
Georgina Haig
Georgina Haig (born 3 August 1985) is an Australian film and television actress, known for her roles in the Australian children's television series ''The Elephant Princess'', as well as the American television series ''Fringe'', '' Limitless'' ...
as Elle
*
Jason Chong
Jason Chong (born 29 October 1969) is an Australian actor.
Chong was born in Sydney, Australia. He graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), Australia. He is frequently seen on television; his credits include: '' Wildside'' ...
as Pump'd
*
Anthony Brandon Wong
Anthony Brandon Wong (born 12 May 1965), often credited simply as Anthony Wong, is an Australian actor. His roles include Ghost in ''The Matrix Reloaded'' and ''The Matrix Revolutions''.
Career
His role of Ghost from ''The Matrix Reloaded'' an ...
as Le Bok
*
Andy Trieu
Andy Minh Trieu (born 10 December 1984), commonly known as Andy Trieu, is an Australian host, actor and martial artist. He is a three-time Australian Champion Martial Artist.
Early life
Trieu was born in Canberra to Vietnamese parents. He atte ...
as Fury
*
Felino Dolloso
Felino Dolloso (born Manila, 1980) is a Filipino-Australian actor currently based in Sydney, Australia.
Early life
Dolloso was born in Manila
Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), i ...
as Kai Le
* Kathryn Yuen as Mother
Episodes
Season 1 (2015)
See also
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List of Australian television series
Future shows
Seven
* ''The 1% Club'' (Seven Network game show 2023–)
* ''Apartment Rules'' (Seven Network reality 2023–)
* '' Animals Aboard with Dr Harry'' (Seven Network reality 2023–)
* ''Armchair Experts'' (Seven Network sports ...
*
List of programs broadcast by ABC Television
This is a list of television programmes that are currently being broadcast or have been broadcast on ABC Television's ABC TV (formerly ABC1), ABC TV Plus (formerly ABC2 and ABC Comedy), ABC Kids (formerly ABC 4 Kids), ABC Me (formerly ABC3) or ...
References
External links
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TV Shows to add to your must-watch list in 2015 Junkee - Top Ten Shows To Look Forward To This Year Lawrence Leung Website - Maximum Choppage Begins ShootingMaximum Choppage Preview VideoJunkee Lawrence Leung Save Cabramatta with awkward Kung Fu in First Trailer of his brand new showGirls of Maximum Choppage TrailerAsian Movies Article 'ABC comedy kung fu series Maximum Choppage packs a punch' - Fairfield AdvanceDirector's webpage'Music's Answer to Flight of the Conchords' TheMusic.com'When Asians Attack' The Monthly*
ttp://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/melinda-houston-previews-maximum-choppage-is-winner-for-abc-20150211-13bv8s.html 'Maximum Choppage is winner for ABC' Sydney Morning Herald 'Maximum Choppage: Pretending to be a fighter is really an art' The Australian*
ttp://www.tvweeklogieawards.com.au/news/articles/2015/3/tuesday%27s-pick-maximum-choppage/ 'TUESDAY'S PICK: Maximum Choppage' TV Week Logie Awards
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2015 Australian television series debuts
Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming
Australian comedy television series
Martial arts television series
Television series by Matchbox Pictures