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  2. Clown - Wikipedia

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    A clown is a person who performs physical comedy and arts in an open-ended fashion, typically while wearing distinct makeup or costuming and reversing folkway-norms.The art of performing as a clown is known as clowning or buffoonery, and the term "clown" may be used synonymously with predecessors like jester, joker, buffoon, fool, or harlequin.

  3. 2016 clown sightings - Wikipedia

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    It was around this time in 2014 that some of the first clown sightings appeared in the U.S., including early sightings in Staten Island, New York. [10] A person in clown attire was spotted in a cemetery in Chicago in July 2015. This occurrence involved two residents who spotted the "creepy clown" scaling the gate at the Rosehill Cemetery late ...

  4. List of clowns - Wikipedia

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    Frenchy the Clown – character of the national lampoon comic Evil clown comics series. Fun Gus the Laughing Clown - cursed character in the cosmic/folk horror novel, "The Cursed Earth" by D.T. Neal (Nosetouch Press, 2022). The Ghost Clown – evil hypnotist clown featured in the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episode titled "Bedlam in the Big Top"

  5. Creeped out by clowns? You’re not alone — here’s why. - AOL

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    Somewhere along the way, clowns went from cheery characters — often the highlight event at kids’ birthday parties — to becoming the stuff of nightmares.

  6. World Clown Association - Wikipedia

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    In 1987, the World Clown Association established the first known clown scholarship fund. In memory of Dean Weiss, the Bo-Dino Memorial Educational Scholarship was established to benefit individuals interested in pursuing training at an established clown training program. In 1991, the first non-US convention was held in Bognor Regis, England.

  7. International Clown Week - Wikipedia

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    International Clown Day is celebrated each year on first week of August as a tribute to the first recognised group of organised clowns.Clown groups often celebrate the week with special activities such as performing volunteer shows [1] or having their local mayor declare the week as a city celebration to coincide with the national and international clown week.

  8. Circus clown - Wikipedia

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    Accompanying the white clown, there is often another clown variety known as an auguste or red clown. In strict classical European circuses of the past, the augustes were never described as clowns because, technically, they were not instigators but recipients of the comic doings.

  9. International Clown Hall of Fame - Wikipedia

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    Since then, 61 additional clowns have been inducted into the International Clown Hall of Fame. The ensemble has included living and historical American clowns and clowns from Europe, South America, and Africa. The ICHOF also annually bestows a "Lifetime of Laughter Achievement Award".