Tape Face

A former circus and street performer in his native New Zealand, Sam Wills AKA Tape Face. Tape Face is a character with universal appeal. Delightful, wry, many-layered and hilarious, Wills accesses an inner child in us all that must be fed. Through simple, clever and charming humour, aimed at satisfying that hunger, he creates the most accessible and enjoyable shows the world has ever seen. 

Tape Face first brought his magical brand of physical comedy and unbelievable feats of the imagination to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2010, where the show was an unmitigated debut success, receiving a Foster’s Comedy Award nomination for Best Newcomer.

 2011’s Fringe show brought a bigger venue and a sold out run, as the Tape Face’s universal appeal began to spread to previously uncharted territory. Following a UK tour of his seminal show, Wills returned to Edinburgh with new physical japery in the form of ‘More Tape’. Selling out the 750-seater Pleasance Grand on a nightly basis, his appeal having transcended boundaries of age, language and culture, it was no surprise to see him receive the Fosters Panel Award and eleven 5 star reviews. 

Tape Face is a character with universal appeal. Delightful, wry, many-layered and hilarious, Wills accesses an inner child in us all that must be fed. Through simple, clever and charming humour, aimed at satisfying that hunger, he creates the most accessible and enjoyable shows the world has ever seen. 

Having become Britain’s favourite silent Comedian, Tape Face travelled to LA, and performed in front of Simon Cowell, Mel B, Heidi Klum and Howie Mandel, on season 11 of America’s Got Talent, which was aired on NBC to 11 million viewers. The audition went viral, earning him the You Tube Rewind Viral Artist 2016 Award, and has so far been viewed over 45 million times on youtube. He became a celebrated Finalist – receiving standing ovations with his totally unique style.

In 2016, Tape Face started his highly-anticipated residency at the Flamingo, Las Vegas, and went on a US regional tour, bringing fans his unique show, his appeal having transcended boundaries of age, language and culture.

In 2017, Tape Face performed a season in London’s West End at the Garrick Theatre, went onto a sell out run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, made a successful return to the Flamingo in Las Vegas, and a tour of the USA, Norway, and Germany. In 2018 Tape Face returned to Christchurch Buskers Festival, then embarked on a regional USA tour. The ‘America’s Got talent’ alumnus announced a multi-year residency at Harrah’s Las Vegas, and although his show contains no dialogue, his return to Sin City was louder than ever. In conjunction with his new show, Harrah’s Las Vegas premiered a uniquely customised theatre, named the ‘House of Tape’; an intimate 200 seat venue, created especially for Tape Face.

Due to Tape Face’s monumental popularity, there is now another performer who has worked extensively with the original, Sam Wills through a gruelling training process to enable them to now bring this magical experience of Tape Face to a world wide audience.