Whilst I was in Portugal I happened to catch a little bit of the Edinburgh Fringe programming and in particular saw this one act who stuck with me. I didn't catch the name of the act but as I was getting closer to coming home I got an email from The Lowry telling me what shows were coming up. Low and behold there was a face I recognised! It was the chap from the Edinburgh Fringe show I'd seen, the one whose name I didn't know, the one whose name is dead obvious when you think about it. The Boy With Tape On His Face.
Can you see why his name is so obvious now? He literally has tape on his face. Look at it. On his face. Tape. Yup.
So from this email I saw that this The Boy With Tape On His Face would be doing a show at the Lowry. Now with me being all "LIVE YOUR LIFE, DO ALL THE THINGS" mental right now I thought I should take myself on a date to see this show. I like comedy. I like laughing. The two tend to go together so what isn't to like? So I booked myself a ticket and after a very busy morning, I went to see The Boy With Tape On His Face.
A quick word about the venue, I really like The Lowry as a venue. It's contemporary, it's colourful, it's comfortable. I've seen Laura Marling and Simon Amstell there (separately, what a combination that would be though). It's a good venue. And best of all I get to take the Metrolink to go there. I love going on the Metrolink. There's something fun about it. It's still novel to me despite my numerous rides on it. I can't wait for the new lines to open but I digress.
So there I was, on my lonesome at a comedy show. Now The Boy With Tape On His Face was in the Studio part of the Lowry, a part I've never been in before. It is tiny. 5 rows for the front and maybe about 7 rows for the back. It is intimate. As I walked in I saw that The Boy With Tape On His Face was actually sat on stage watching us all enter. He kept eyeing the crowd and I kept doing that thing of catching his eye then looking away like I had some sort of crush on him. Which I do. Then once everyone was in he stood up, gave us all one last eyeballing then walked off stage.
Now I know you're asking me how funny can a chap who doesn't speak be? Well take yourself back to silent films and the great comedic stars of those such as Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton. Well The Boy With Tape On His Face is just like that. Except a lot more contemporary and interactive. Yeah the most terrifying part of his show is that he involves the audience but it works brilliantly. I think the best way to showcase him is to include a video. Please watch.
Now he only did an hour which is a pretty short show but it was the best £10 I've spent in a while. I came out smiling which was a challenge considering my earlier activities in the day. If you watched the video you'll see it isn't all slapstick comedy and there are some rather clever moments that just appeal right to my sense of humour.
I'm pretty sure he's still touring so check out what dates he's doing and if he happens to be playing near you and there are still tickets available then I utterly urge you to go. You won't regret it. Unless you don't like laughing. You weirdo.
Check out his website here!
As a side note, I'm pretty convinced he's my perfect man. He's mostly silent but makes me laugh loads. And even if he did talk, he's a New Zealander so he's got that adorable accent going for him. And he'd probably still make me laugh. That's pretty much all I need in a man.
Laters,
P x
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