A comedy show about careers that don’t go according to plan
For lawyers and normal people
Sold out London and the Tokyo, Sydney and Melbourne Comedy Festivals
A comedy show about careers that don’t go according to plan
For lawyers and normal people
Sold out London and the Tokyo, Sydney and Melbourne Comedy Festivals
A Comedy Show by Nick Abrahams
From Japanese TV star to Hollywood studio executive — and then ending up as a lawyer. Still not sure what went wrong. This is a show for anyone whose career didn't go exactly to plan.
The Show
The Accidental Lawyer is a sharp, fast-paced stand-up show from former Warner Bros. studio executive Nick Abrahams, who worked in Los Angeles on the hit TV shows ER and The West Wing, and produced and appeared in a film with Woody Allen. He then turned his back on fame and fortune to return to Australia to be a … lawyer. What?
In the show, Nick pulls back the curtain on what Hollywood taught him about life, love and plastic surgery — along with the deeply unsettling discovery that many of the most successful people in the world also appear to have absolutely no idea what they are doing.
The show takes aim at the comforting illusion that careers follow some grand strategic plan. Nick explores the far more common reality: most careers are a chaotic mix of luck, accidents and at least one poor decision that your parents still bring up at family events.
Nick's own career path has been anything but conventional. He was a successful stand-up comedian in Tokyo, hosted his own television show and was billed as "the Seinfeld of Japan" before attending the University of Southern California Film School, working at Warner Bros. and ultimately returning to Australia to pursue the glamour and excitement of legal practice.
Not just for lawyers — this show is for anyone who's ever wanted to change their life… but was quietly terrified they'd completely stuff it up.
Reviews
My first stand-up show. Super amazed by his unique life stories. A great experience.
Influencer @AmazingLifeSydney
A hilarious stand-up show about Hollywood, career mistakes, life lessons and the chaos behind success.
Influencer @EatDrinkPlaySyd
The entire show was insightful and at the same time hilarious.
Influencer @PhatLifeProject
Absolutely captivating from start to finish. Without a doubt one of the most entertaining comedy shows I've watched. One of those rare performances where you are constantly laughing but also completely drawn into every story.
Influencer
I'm not a lawyer, but I loved The Accidental Lawyer. It's clean, laugh-out-loud funny and full of entertaining insider insights into Hollywood, artificial intelligence and the surprising ingredients of a fulfilling career.
Founder, Baillie Lodges
Funny and inspiring… I would love to see a film version of Nick's show shown in schools.
Product Manager
I travelled from Adelaide to see this show — and I am glad I did. I loved it! It's got laughs for everyone — lawyers and non-lawyers.
Lawyers Weekly
A great night out. You don't need to be a lawyer to love this show — anyone who's ever had a job will get it.
Company Chairman & CEO (and non-lawyer)
The Accidental Lawyer is not just for lawyers — it's a very funny show about how life and careers rarely go according to plan.
Clever, hilarious and moving, Nick's show blends law, life and global adventures into a witty narrative which the audience genuinely loved!
Partner, Kennedys
Great show! I always think the success of good comedy is if you end up crying (with laughter), which I did!
Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright
Had me in tears — the good kind, not the kind brought on from property law readings.
Law Student
More on Nick
Nick is a successful lawyer, entrepreneur and entertainer. Before his career as a lawyer, Nick was a comedian in Japan with his own TV show and was promoted as "the Seinfeld of Japan." After graduating from the University of Southern California Film School he worked as a Creative Executive at Warner Bros on the hit TV shows ER and The West Wing. He produced and appeared in a film with Woody Allen.
He then became a lawyer and has spent the last twenty-five years as a partner in one of the world's largest law firms, including ten years as a global practice leader.
Along the way he founded Lawpath, the world's first and largest AI-platformed law firm. Lawpath now has over 600,000 customers and recently received a $10 million investment from Westpac. He created the award-winning Parker, the world's first AI-enabled privacy chatbot which operated in four countries.
His hands-on work in AI earned him an appointment as an Adjunct Professor at Bond University, where he researches and teaches how AI can enhance business performance. He is a professional speaker on AI and the future — speaking at more than 50 events a year.
Nick is the winner of the Financial Times Asia Innovator of the Year Award. He is a LinkedIn Top Voice in Technology and the author of two Amazon bestselling books, Big Data, Big Responsibilities and Digital Disruption. He serves on several boards and hosts the Web3 Goes Mainstream podcast.