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What makes someone want to be a clown?


Is it like because of abuse in their childhood and their dad was always saying YOU NO GOOD CLOWN.?
At waht Point and why does a grown perosn say, IM GONNA BE A CLOEN FOR A LIVING.

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For those cool tiny cars man. Have you seen how roomy they are inside?

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Why are you asking us ? ;)

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I think it goes back to the old court jester profession, and sort of evolved from there. But to answer your question, they enjoy being silly and making people laugh.

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That's my thought. I wonder when clowns became a scary thing. I'll admit though, that I had a couple of friends who were clowns in local parades, and it was hard to tell who they were under their clown makeup.

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Clowns became scary when we could no longer chop off their heads for being creepy.

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Ah, but what makes a person want to be a clown, instead of a standup comedian? Standup comedians can hit the big time, have their own sitcom or film career, but clowns are stuck in the ratty and fading world of circuses!

And I actually know a former clown! Okay, this was just a temp job where he put on a clown suit and waved at passers-by to attract people to a business, but I bet I'm the only person here who knows a clown!

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I think if clowning more as physical comedy, where as stand-up is mostly telling jokes.

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Ah, but not all physical comedy is clowning! No, it's just not clowning unless there's a ludicrous outfit involved.

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The ridiculous outfit is part of the physical comedy itself. That's part of what makes people laugh.

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Ah, but physical comedy can be done without goofy outfits! What distinguishes a silent film comic actor from a clown? The clothes!

And the fact that silent film comics can be funny.

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Some people just have the natural trait of any great clown, large feet. You got to play the hand you're dealt.

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Bad potty training.

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Town jesters were often threatened with death if they stopped being funny.

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because they can't juggle for shit

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