THE Boy With Tape On His Face makes his long-awaited appearance in Kendal, after his starring role on the recent series of America's Got Talent.

Now known by the shortened name of Tape Face, the renowned mime act was due to appear at the Brewery Arts Centre initially in September, but his success in the US talent show meant that he had to postpone the rest of his tour.

New Zealander Sam Willis took his alter ego all the way to the finals of the 11th series of America's Got Talent, wowing a TV audience of millions each week.He also landed a high-profile slot at Planet Hollywood Resort in Las Vegas towards the end of 2016.

Tape Face finally makes it to Cumbria on Wednesday February 1, with tickets for the postponed date also being honoured.

A hit in the UK with his live shows and tours since 2010, the show blends mime, vaudeville and puppetry, as well as traditional stand-up comedy.

It was a runaway hit at 2010’s Edinburgh Fringe, scooping a host of five-star reviews and an Edinburgh Comedy Award nomination for best newcomer.

Tape Face is a charming character who opens up a world of singing shoes, mischievous dustbins, willing audience participation and the heart-warming power of gaffer-tape.

Wills’ piercing blue eyes stare out over a rectangle of gaffer tape as he holds his audience spell bound, deftly unfolding the tangents of his delightful brain process, deliberately preparing each scene and finally breaking the suspense with each hilarious and unpredictable manoeuvre.

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

Drawing on a heritage that includes silent film, mime, magic, puppetry, Motown and the films of Patrick Swayze, Tape Face is a pensive, curious soul approaching every object and audience member as a potential friend – or plaything. Wills creates a world of possibilities where the only certainty is laughter.

Previous shows have seen him totally sell-out at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for four years in a row. He has also had four sold-out UK tours, a smash hit run in London’s West End, and has become a critically-acclaimed marvel around the world.

The show in Kendal starts at 8pm, and tickets are available from the Brewery Arts Centre box office .