He was a regular performer on Pulp Comedy, during its three seasons on TV2. He also performed at the World Buskers' Festival in 2004, 20. Wills performed as the MC of the Late Club at the Auckland Festival in 2005 (AK05) and for First Night at the Aotea Centre. We want the show to just sell itself." Notable performances Wills performing in Covent Garden, London (May 2009) That is the approach we are taking with this.
His media strategy is modelled on that of Kate Moss, of whom he has said "She doesn't do any public speaking at all. Wills rarely gives interviews to maintain the impression of not speaking, which was created by taping his mouth for performances. Their first son, Rafferty Basil Danger Wills, was born in January 2013. This was followed by a legal wedding later that year in England. They had a "symbolic wedding" on 9 January 2009, in Christchurch as a start to that year's World Buskers Festival in the same spot on the banks of the Avon River where they got engaged a year earlier. Wills met his future wife, English burlesque performer Felicity Redman (also known as Lili La Scala), in 2007. After Melbourne, he moved to London, appearing as a modern mime and wearing the traditional striped shirt. In 2008, Wills took his show The Boy With Tape On His Face to the Melbourne Comedy Festival, where it received critical acclaim. In 2002, he moved to Auckland to become a resident comedian at the casino in Sk圜ity Auckland, where he had a weekly show, the NCB Comedy Hour, blending circus and vaudeville styles. Until 2001, Wills was active in the Christchurch entertainment scene, appearing at balls, private functions and corporate events running weekly comedy nights and appearing on local television.
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His interest in the phenomenon of traditional circus freak shows and influences such as the Jim Rose Circus and the Tokyo Shock Boys led to experiments with shock comedy, earning him his first Pulp Comedy appearance, the Best New Face award for the 2001 season, and he was called ‘Prince of Cringe’ from Truth and TV Extra magazine. He holds a diploma in New Circus from Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology's Circus School where he has taught juggling for two years. He uses a diverse range of performance styles and skills. Wills began his performing career in Timaru at the age of thirteen while he trained as a clown. He has been featured in the New Zealand International Comedy Festival, the World Buskers Festival, and was a finalist on Season 11 of America's Got Talent. He was also half of the two-person act Spitroast and sometimes performed under his own name, Sam Wills. He performs under the name The Boy With Tape On His Face and, more recently, as Tape Face. Sam Wills (born 28 August 1978) is a Timaru, New Zealand prop comic, busker, and clown residing in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Most viewed comedian on YouTube, his performances for America’s Got Talent being viewed over 220 million times worldwide.
Tape Face, The Boy With Tape On His Face, Sam WillsĬhristchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology’s Circus School, earned a Diploma in New Circus, majoring in Juggling and Acrobatics. Sam Wills performing in Dublin, Ireland, in 2010
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