Ok, ok so it’s not strictly a Manchester Comedy Festival diary piece tonight but I went over to Bolton and the Albert Halls to see the full length solo show by The Boy With Tape On His Face.
It’s one of many comedy events put on by Chris Cordingley, the new Business Development Manager at the theatre, who’s been doing his own bodding about the comedy festival this year. Maybe they’ll join us next year. Anyway we’re doing a little write up as Tape Face - as he is affectionately known by his management – as he’s at the Frog and Bucket tomorrow (Sat 30) performing new material and will also appear at the BBC Presents event at The Comedy Store on Sunday (31st).
So for a little teaser - The Boy With Tape On His Face is one of the most magical shows around. It takes silent humour and runs with it; for the full hour Wills says nothing instead using music, props and crucially audience members to create his world. Don’t despair if you think audience participation isn’t for you, after only a few minutes you feel compelled to join in and almost a little disappointed if by the end of the show he hasn’t made assertive eye contact with you and beckoned you to the stage. Ladies impersonate lions, there’s an unconventional sing a long and a lone male channels the Fully Monty. Just go see.