![]() ![]() They had a "symbolic wedding" on 9 January 2009, in Christchurch as a start to that year's World Buskers Festival in the same spot on the banks of the Avon River where they got engaged a year earlier. Wills met his future wife, English burlesque performer Felicity Redman (also known as Lili La Scala), in 2007. After Melbourne, he moved to London, appearing as a modern mime and wearing the traditional striped shirt. In 2008, Wills took his show The Boy With Tape On His Face to the Melbourne Comedy Festival, where it received critical acclaim. In 2002, he moved to Auckland to become a resident comedian at the casino in Sk圜ity Auckland, where he had a weekly show, the NCB Comedy Hour, blending circus and vaudeville styles. Until 2001, Wills was active in the Christchurch entertainment scene, appearing at balls, private functions and corporate events running weekly comedy nights and appearing on local television. His interest in the phenomenon of traditional circus freak shows and influences such as the Jim Rose Circus and the Tokyo Shock Boys led to experiments with shock comedy, earning him his first Pulp Comedy appearance, the Best New Face award for the 2001 season, and he was called ‘Prince of Cringe’ from Truth and TV Extra magazine. He holds a diploma in New Circus from Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology's Circus School where he has taught juggling for two years. ![]() He uses a diverse range of performance styles and skills. Wills began his performing career in Timaru at the age of thirteen while he trained as a clown. He has been featured in the New Zealand International Comedy Festival, the World Buskers Festival, and was a finalist on Season 11 of America's Got Talent. He was also half of the two-person act Spitroast and sometimes performed under his own name, Sam Wills. He performs under the name The Boy With Tape On His Face and, more recently, as Tape Face. Handicap Accessible: Yes, please contact us to ensure proper seating in accessible areas.Sam Wills (born 28 August 1978) is a Timaru, New Zealand prop comic, busker, and clown residing in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The théâtre Bobino has finally found its place as a celebrated Parisian venue welcoming musically-charged performances of all genres. The Bobino changed leadership in 2010 when a new director wanted to embrace the venue's music hall history and also to expand to include musicals, one-man-shows, and more diverse acts. At one time, the Bobino and Paris' legendary Right Bank music hall L'Olympia were both run by Bruno Coquatrix, a well-known impresario.Īfter a major renovation in the 1980s, the theatre faced closure due to financial troubles, and entered a rather experimental phase throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, hosting cabaret dinners, comedians, and even a few television recording sessions. Becoming the primary music venue on the Rive Gauche (left bank of the seine), the théâtre Bobino welcomed international stars from Edith Piaf and Georges Brassens to Barbara, Dalida, and Joséphine Baker. While exiled in France, even Lenin himself was known to frequent the théâtre Bobino! Following the war, the Bobino music hall quickly became the go-to location for all the latest in Parisian musical culture. In the 1870s, the venue moved locations to the bustling nearby Montparnasse district and officially adopted its nickname and current title.įrom its construction in the 1870s up until the first World War, the Bobino was a small concert cafe, though it quickly gained popularity. From 1816 to 1868, the Théâtre du Luxembourg welcomed Bobino the clown and his troupe, and the venue became affectionately referred to as Bobino's theatre. ![]() Bobino gets its name from a celebrated Italian clown that worked in the nearby Luxembourg Gardens in the early 19th century. ![]()
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