Winner of the Billy T James Award for Comedy in 2005 and three times winner of the NZ Comedy Guild award for Best Show, comedian Sam Wills makes his Australian debut at the 2008 Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Vibewire.net decided to find out more:

1. In a previous life, I was... obviously a legend or a silverfish.

2. I love the scent of... cut grass, asphalt after rain and a ladies' garden at sunset.

3. My comfort food is... nachos, chilli beans, guacamole, sour cream and lots of jalapenos

4. Pop culture is...  irrelevant.

5. My parents would kill me if I came home with...a life threatening disease, only because they wouldn't want me to suffer.

6. If you were a ghost, who would you haunt? Casper, just to show him how it's done.

7. What's the most recent dream you remember having? Can't be printed, but let's just say Melon and MILF both begin with mmmmmmmm.

8. What cartoon character do you have a crush on? Goofy, because it looks like he swings both ways.

9. What advice would you give your younger self? Don't eat yellow snow, don't play leapfrog with a unicorn and NO, you won't go blind.

10. What was your worst fashion mistake? So many, but the ginger hair and fluffy cuffs period springs to mind.

Sam Wills is performing The Boy With Tape On His Face at Trades Hall, a cabaret show combining silent film, mime, magic, puppetry, Motown and the films of Patrick Swayze.

Venue: Comedy @ Trades, Trades Hall, Cnr Lygon and Victoria Sts, Carlton
Room: The New Ballroom
Dates: 19th March – 13th April (no Sunday or Mondays)
Tickets: $22 Full, $18 Concession
Times: 8.30pm
Bookings: www.comedyattrades.com.au 03 9659 3569

WIN! WIN! WIN! For your chance to win a double-pass to The Boy With Tape On His Face on Wednesday 19th March, simply e-mail melbournetheatreATvibewireDOTnet with your name and the subject heading "The Boy With Tape On His Face" by 5pm, Wednesday 12th March. The winner's name will be published on the Vibewire.net website and notified by e-mail. Winners of the Melbourne Comedy Festival Competition will also be invited to submit a 25-word review of the show.