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Revision as of 06:13, 10 March 2017
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 may also appear as a character in a play or film, in some cases even as a threatening figure.
For more on clowns and clowning, see for example Wikipedia at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clown
Famous South African clowns
The most famous of the 20th century was perhaps Tickey the Clown, but others that have appeared include Spuggy the Clown[1],
Sources
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10236111/Spuggy-the-Clown.html
