This is the first year that I have actually watched America’s Got Talent, and I have loved nearly every second of it. My favorite act is a mime with the stage name “Tape Face”. Tape Face or “The Boy With Tape On His Face” has become a true star on this seasons America’s Got Talent (AGT). I don’t know much about this act. Honestly, all knew before a little Googling was that he is from New Zealand, he is super creative, and his entire act is completely silent.
What is not to love? For one, I have never seen anything like it. The closest kind of act I can think of comparable to Tape Face would be comedy magician. What is a comedy magician? A comedy magician is a cross between a magician and an actual comedian. A comedy magician might do a magic trick and then perhaps tell a joke or make the trick seem flawed to trick the audience. Comedy magicians during the 1980s and 1990s were usually the main act on stage at a bar or club. They were usually paid more handsomely than the other acts during the night. Comedian Patton Oswalt compares pissing off a comedy magician to pissing off a warlock, not something you want to do.
Another aspect I like about Tape Face is the mystery to the entire act. When Tape Face walks out on the AGT stage all bets are off. Tape Face has emulated a airplane flight to his death and also a very comedic silent dance with popular music, alone. Most of his acts require a member of the audience or a judge. So far in the current season of AGT, Tape Face has invited Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel, and AGT Host Nick Cannon on stage to help with his acts. I personally hope that during the semi-finals Tape Face asks Simon Cowell to come on stage, hilarity will sure ensue.
Tape Face is my overall favorite act this season and I hope he can move on… Oh, you want to know about this personal life and his true identity? Well, if you want to find out that kind of stuff and ruin the act for yourself, go ahead. Just don’t tell me, I just wish to enjoy the show.
