Clown

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

See also Circus and Harlequin

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