EP41 - The Boy With Tape On His Face

Sam Wills is a New Zealand prop-comic residing in London. On stage he performs as The Boy with Tape on His Face. He's been performing since 2001 starting in New Zealand working his way towards the Edinburgh Fringe.

I got him on the podcast to talk about...

 

Should you be friends with your fans? The difference between British and New Zealand comedy scenes. Why he is a silent act Will you get to an age where you’re no longer “the boy” but “the man”? Why having “fame” as your end goal is bad The value of having a 5-year plan in achieving your goals How he found his agent and advice on picking the right agent How he uses the Australian festivals to preview his shows on the other side of the world to prep for Edinburgh and the UK How to turn a marketing problem (not being able to describe his act) into an opportunity. How has social media helped / hurt your career? And how talking to his audience on social media has helped him keep his audience keen on the act. How he uses “joke structures” the same way comedians do without talking. How his marketing is growing up with The Boy How he uses social media to make his character have a personality online and why he keeps two accounts

 

AND MORE!

 

This podcast would be useful to anyone who is interested in building an audience around a novetly or character act as well as anyone who wants to tactfully use the Edinburgh Fringe to launch their career.

 

You can stream the podcast here (with show notes) - http://simoncaine.co.uk/ATI/TheBoy
Or get it on iTunes here - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ask-the-industry-podcast/id946220937

If you enjoyed it please consider supporting the podcast by becoming a Patron for only $1 (80p) per episode! https://www.patreon.com/AskTheIndustryPodcast 

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My 2nd book is finally out! It's called "How To Make A Living By Working For Free" and you can buy it here for £5 (digital) or £8 (paperback). Here's the synopsis of the book - 

 

The book is a how-to guide for artists to create their own online community for their work and how that community can support the artist to become sustainable in every way.

The book takes a critical and in-depth look at the media's perception of "free content" vs the reality of what the general public see it as.

If you're an artist in the modern age who wants a sustainable audience you're no longer just an artist, you're a community leader.

 

If you'd like to read the first few chapters of the book you can find a PDF version of that here.

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Every little bit helps! Alternatively you can support the show by giving it a review in iTunes or just by sharing the episode with a friend or two!

Thanks,

Si
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