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Famous South African clowns

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Clowns as characters in plays and films

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Clowns as characters in plays and films

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Famous South African clowns

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−	A [[clown]] are comic performers who employ slapstick or similar types of physical comedy, often in a mime style. Deriving from amcient Greek and Roman theatre, and the zanni of the [[commedia dell'arte]], they are usually associated with the [[circus]], children's parties, parades and or , or sometimes appear as street performers nowadays.	+	A [[clown]] are comic performers who employ slapstick or similar types of physical comedy, often in a mime style. Deriving from amcient Greek and Roman theatre, and the zanni of the ''commedia dell'arte''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commedia_dell%27arte], they are usually associated with the [[circus]], children's parties, parades and or , or sometimes appear as street performers nowadays.

	Also known as a '''[[jester]]''' is some cases.		Also known as a '''[[jester]]''' is some cases.

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 [[Willie the Clown]]
 Others who have performed as clowns on occasion include [[Bheki Mkhwane]], [[Marc Colli]], [[Ellis Pearson]], [[Tobie Cronje]], [[Jennie Reznek]],
 == Sources ==

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−	A [[clown]] are comic performers who employ slapstick or similar types of physical comedy, often in a mime style. Deriving from amcient Greek and Roman theatre, and the zanni of the [[commedia ~~del~~'arte]], they are usually associated with the [[circus]], children's parties, parades and or , or sometimes appear as street performers nowadays.	+	A [[clown]] are comic performers who employ slapstick or similar types of physical comedy, often in a mime style. Deriving from amcient Greek and Roman theatre, and the zanni of the [[commedia dell'arte]], they are usually associated with the [[circus]], children's parties, parades and or , or sometimes appear as street performers nowadays.

	Also known as a '''[[jester]]''' is some cases.		Also known as a '''[[jester]]''' is some cases.

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 A [[clown]] are comic performers who employ slapstick or similar types of physical comedy, often in a mime style. Deriving from amcient Greek and Roman theatre, and the zanni of the [[commedia del'arte]], they are usually associated with the [[circus]], children's parties, parades and  or , or sometimes appear as street performers nowadays.
 [[Afrikaans]] for a [[clown]] is '''[[nar]]''', '''[[hanswors]]''' or '''[[paljas]]'''.
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 '''See also [[Circus]] and [[Harlequin]]'''
-For more on [[clowns]] and [[clowning]], see for example [[Wikipedia]] at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clown
+For more on '''clowns''' and '''clowning''', see for example [[Wikipedia]] at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clown

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	A [[clown]] are comic performers who employ slapstick or similar types of physical comedy, often in a mime style. Deriving from amcient Greek and Roman theatre, and the zanni of the [[commedia del'arte]], they are usually associated with the [[circus]], children's parties, parades and or , or sometimes appear as street performers nowadays.		A [[clown]] are comic performers who employ slapstick or similar types of physical comedy, often in a mime style. Deriving from amcient Greek and Roman theatre, and the zanni of the [[commedia del'arte]], they are usually associated with the [[circus]], children's parties, parades and or , or sometimes appear as street performers nowadays.

−	Afrikaans for a clown is [[nar]], [[hanswors]] or [[paljas]]	+	[[Afrikaans]] for a [[clown]] is '''[[nar]]''', '''[[hanswors]]''' or '''[[paljas]]'''.

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−	A [[clown]] may also appear as a character in a play or film, for example ''[[Clown and Goose]]'' (Anon), ''[[Godspell]]'' (Webber and Rice), ''[[August, August, August]]''	+	A [[clown]] may also appear as a character in a play or film, for example ''[[Clown and Goose]]'' (Anon), ''[[Godspell]]'' (Webber and Rice), ''[[August, August, August]]'' (Kohout),

	In some cases the may even appear as a threatening figure, e.g. the so called [[killer clown]]s.		In some cases the may even appear as a threatening figure, e.g. the so called [[killer clown]]s.

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−	A [[clown]] may also appear as a character in a play or film, for example ''[[Clown and Goose]]'', ''[[Godspell]]'', ''[[August, August, August]]''	+	A [[clown]] may also appear as a character in a play or film, for example ''[[Clown and Goose]]'' (Anon), ''[[Godspell]]'' (Webber and Rice), ''[[August, August, August]]''

	In some cases the may even appear as a threatening figure, e.g. the so called [[killer clown]]s.		In some cases the may even appear as a threatening figure, e.g. the so called [[killer clown]]s.

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 [[Willie the Clown]]
-Others who have performed as clowns on occasion include [[Bheki Mkhwane]], [[Marc Colli]], [[Ellis Pearson]], [[Tobie Cronje]], [[Jenny Reznek]],
+Others who have performed as clowns on occasion include [[Bheki Mkhwane]], [[Marc Colli]], [[Ellis Pearson]], [[Tobie Cronje]], [[Jennie Reznek]],
 Little Alex (),