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The Comedy Club Cambodia kicks off 2016 in style with a sensational stand up show at Show Box on Friday January 22.
Two legends of the UK circuit, Mary Bourke (IRE) and Simon Clayton (ENG), will grace the stage along with other special guests.
The night is being brought to you by our favourite British-born, Cambodian-made beverage Bruntys cider, as well as premier bus company Giant Ibis, the exquisite House Boutique hotel, and the scrumptious sandwiches of Buffalo Sister.
Tickets are the standard ridiculously low price of $5, with kick off time set for 8:30pm.


More on Mary

Mary Bourke is an Irish comic and playwright based in the UK.
She has won numerous awards such as The Irish World Comedian of the Year, Bodyform Comedienne of the Year and Best Comic Performance at the 10 Days in Dublin Festival. Mary’s show about feminism, Muffragette, was nominated for Best Comedy at the 2015 Perth Fringeworld.
Her play, Where There’s Death There’s Hope, will debut at the Edinburgh Fringe festival this coming August.
Mary also writes for such TV shows such as 8 out of 10 Cats, A League Of Their Own and Mock The Week and has been nominated for a BAFTA for her work on Dizzy Bints, which was described by the Telegraph as “A black comedy that manages to be both hilarious and moving.”

Reviews:

“One of the best female acts in the UK” GQ
“The audience loved her'” THE INDEPENDENT
“An hour packed with fine routines and beautifully written gags” THE SCOTSMAN
“Savage and lyrical” THE NEW STATESMAN
“Bourke's obvious skill is such that the audience are never less than utterly delighted. An accomplished and thoroughly enjoyable piece of work.” FEST
“A great show that consists of nothing but jokes. Bourke’s comedy is savage in intent and surgical in execution. She goes in search of the original spirit of stand-up and reclaims it with style.” THE SKINNY
“Rattling off punch lines quicker than an express train.” GIGGLEBEATS


Stuff on Simon

Simon Clayton has been performing live comedy since he was 19, beginning with the famed double act, the Crisis Twins/Clayton & Gordillo from 1986 until 1995, and since then, solo stand up.
He has performed at all the major comedy venues in the UK and Ireland, and has taken his act abroad to destinations such as South Africa, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia and the US.
Simon has a long list of notable acting credits on TV, including Jo Brand’s Through the Cakehole, Harry Hill’s Fruit Fancies and TV Burp, Sean Lock’s Fifteen Storeys High, and Bill Bailey’s BBC sketch show. He’s also appeared on popular sitcoms such as My Family and Coupling and a couple of scenes of Eastenders.
Simon is an experienced improviser, working with the Comedy Store Players and other improv comedy groups.
His radio credits include London Capital radio, BBC Radio Five live and recently Soho radio.

“Likeable, fast thinking Londoner” EVENING STANDARD
“Very skillful experienced comic performer” THE TIMES
“Simon’s natural brightness often leads to disruptive high jinks during registration” MR M MASSEY, HEAD OF SIXTH FORM, SOUTHGATE SCHOOL 1984