Full disclosure: One of the funniest things I’ve ever seen happened at a Tape Face show. I took my parents to The House of Tape at Harrah’s to see the America’s Got Talent finalist (we were all big fans), and my father ended up getting pulled up onstage, along with two other unsuspecting “volunteers.” What happened next still has my mother laughing to this day.
Tape Face, with his signature piece of duct tape covering his mouth so he cannot speak, gestured to each man, after which he mimed the motion they were to perform on cue. Then The Jacksons’ “Blame It On the Boogie” started up, and whenever the chorus came up, my poor father (he’s in his 70s) had to thrust his hips a la Elvis Presley. No, I don’t have video proof (filming is not allowed at the show), but it’s forever seared into my mental scrapbook.
And that’s ultimately the best part about Tape Face’s show: Every routine he performs involves an audience member, and so he pulls a lot of people onstage, each of whom get their own special moment of fame and memories to last a lifetime. His humor involves everyday household items: fly swatters, oven mitts, clotheslines, staple guns, you name it.
Every time he pulls out his latest prop, there’s a brief moment where you ask yourself, “Where’s he going with this?” It sometimes takes a while for the answer to that question, but the payoff is always rewarding—and hilarious.
Odds are Tape Face’s show will be much different with social distancing guidelines requiring the use of masks and at least 6 feet of space between people, but odds are he’ll find a way to still connect with audiences. This is timeless comedy, and that’s something we desperately need right now.
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