FLICKY HARRISON looks ahead to comedy treat Three comedians will be having a laugh in Swindon this Christmas.

The De Vere Urban Resort in West Swindon opens its doors to The Swindon Comedy Club on Thursday, December 18, at 7.30pm when the headliner will be Simon Clayton.

Simon has appeared on TV shows such as Punt and Dennis, Jo Brand’s Through The Cakehole and Harry Hill. He is also part of Eddie Izzard’s Improv Team.

The chirpy Londoner will bring his loud and proud high jinks to the town for the Christmas edition of the comedy club full of festive fun.

Host for the evening is Dave Whitney, a Scot who was born in Aberdeen to a military family, and spent most of his young years travelling the world and living in various army camps.

He began to follow in the family footsteps, attending a military school in Surrey.

“Where I learned to play the bagpipes and picked up an English accent,’’ he said.

The comedian was all set to join the Army but had a change of heart and decided to tread the boards at drama school, busking on the underground to pay his way.

The bagpipes helped fund his tuition as he was asked to play in the Royal tournament and at an event in the Queen Elizabeth Hall, as well as piping in the bride at Gwen Stefani’s wedding.

His classmates at drama school were Tom Hardy and Michael Fassbender.

Dave is a huge fan of Shakespeare, and theatre acting was his aim, until he went to America and found he had blagged himself into a comedy gig at the Friars Club in Beverley Hills.

He was hooked, and now divides his time between acting, including appearing in the BAFTA winning comedy Fonejacker, and stand-up gigs.

Also on the bill at the Swindon gig is Joe Bor who does the TV warm-up for The Graham Norton Show and Mock the Week.

Joe is also a familiar face on TV ads such as Cobra Beer, Magners, Kia, Argos, The Co-op and Expedia. He is also a regular at The Comedy Store, Jongleurs, The Glee and The Comedy Club Cafe.

Tickets to the Swindon club at Shaw Ridge Leisure Centre are £13 or £20 for the show and a light meal. They are available from 0844 9802362.