American Sam may just be a local English teacher with stars in his eyes and a dream in his heart, but he appears destined for greatness having been a stalwart of the Phnom Penh comedy scene for the past eight years. He has gigged extensively across Cambodia and other Asian regions, as well as in the United States. With his fellow Vietnamese comedian friends: Nghia Mai, Phuc and Huy Doan, Sam shares the stories of how things have been changing in Cambodia.          

How Covid’s been affecting Cambodia (1:57)       

An Idiot’s Guide to Cambodia: Useful Khmer expressions (7:22)       

Vietnam-Cambodia Relations (11:06)       

Begpackers in Cambodia (14:01)       

Cambodia in 2012 (20:32)       

Huy and the Cambodian taxi driver (27:10)       

Phuc’s coming-of-age tale in Cambodia (29:30)       

The Cambodian stand-up comedy scene (34:30)       

Doing a French comedy show in Cambodia (37:50)       

Telling jokes in Khmer (49:17)