Last night I watched a performance by a comedian with his mouth taped. The humour, and there was much of it, was largely visual and involved a high level of audience interaction and—at times—humiliation. If one felt uncomfortable at the prospect of being singled out to go up on stage, one could at least surreptitiously look at one’s watch knowing that the show was only an hour long and time was ticking by. What is it with the terror of being dragged up on stage? It’s known that public speaking is the number one fear for many people. And even those of us who appear on stage regularly don’t relish the prospect of doing so without recourse to scripts or scotch. But I digress. The comedian I saw last night—The Boy With Tape on his Face (real name Sam Wills)—is a very funny and clever man. Very resourceful as well, given that he has only props, music and an audience to work with. Of course he also has a gimmick—a mouth taped shut. And as I sat watching him last night I couldn’t help thinking New Zealand would at present be well disposed to another comedian sharing that gimmick. But I can’t see Hone doing that.
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