Laughing in the Face of Danger. The Activist Clown A new clown is emerging, or a modern version of an old clown, the Activist Clown or the protest clown. The conventional view of the clown is that of the red nosed circus buffoon but there is another less well known...
Killer Clown. New phenomenon or old hat? Anyone interested in clowns cannot have failed to notice the recent slightly hysterical reporting of the latest craze for hooligans in ‘killer clown’ costumes jumping out of bushes and scaring women or being reported hanging...
Fraser Hooper “actors act, clowns play” Fraser Hooper is an international clown with vast experience of working on the street, festivals and on stage. He always has something interesting to say and I thought that this was a valuable addition to the...
Karl Valentin Celebrated Bavarian Clown 1882-1948 Karl Valentin was born in Bavaria to a middle class family, he came to be known as the “Charlie Chaplin’ of Germany, Valentin was a film maker,, cabaret artist, and clown. His work is said to have...
A conversation with the two clowns behind the London Clown Festival. No red noses (nearly), no funding, no rip off ticket prices, no nonsense, it’s the first London Clown Festival and it is a very good thing. I spoke to organisers Dan Lees and Henry Maynard today to...
