You might not think that a quirky show that revolves around a comedian with masking tape over his mouth would be that funny.

Boy, would you be wrong.

It’s clear to see why The Boy With Tape on his Face has become so popular in the UK. He had the entire audience in the palm of his hand from the word go on Saturday night for his sold out Comedy Festival show More Tape.

The show relies on audience interaction but it wasn’t hard – participants happily got up on stage and did whatever crazy things he asked of them, all in good spirits. The Boy was quick to (silently) mock those who didn’t follow instructions, but he didn’t go so far as to make anyone look like a complete idiot.

I loved how The Boy comes up with some very novel uses for household objects. Oven mitts come to life, tape measures become light sabres, the song Lean On Me is given a new meaning and he even finds a new use for a hairdryer that doesn’t involve drying hair.

Sketch after sketch of clever, well planned skits set to popular music were met with hearty applause and plenty of laughs. The skits were punctuated by a continual countdown to the end of the show, which was a little off-putting – I didn’t really want to be reminded of how little time there was left in the show, I just wanted it to last forever!

The finale, set to the song 99 Red Balloons, was the icing on the cake of a delightfully charming hour that completely deserved the standing ovation at the Opera House.

Being such a tightly scripted show, there isn’t much room for improvisation. But the element of spontaneity that comes from having audience members taking does make each show individual. You get unexpected gems, like the guy who really got into his role as a charging bull with horns and pulled down his beanie over his face to reveal a grotesque face painted on it. Priceless!

I had seen roughly half of the skits before, through seeing them on the Comedy Gala on TV or at First Laughs a few years ago, and it did spoil the surprises a little. A lot of the humour comes in not knowing where he’s going to go next, or what on earth those seemingly random household items are going to turn into, so if you have seen it before it does take a bit away from your enjoyment of the show.

The Boy will need to keep coming up with new acts in order to keep his audiences coming back for more, but I’m sure he won’t have any problems doing that as long as he has his fertile imagination and an endless supply of props.

It’s been another great Comedy Festival but we’ve got a few more days before the fun is over for another year. In the final week of the Fest my picks would be political satire Public Service Announcements: The Budget Show (BATS 9.30pm til Sat) and Wild West improv show The Last Saloon (BATS, 6.30pm til Sat).