Reports of creepy clowns have made headlines. But the fascination with these characters is nothing new, writes Andrew Sott.
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- Clowns: From Historic Jester to Modern Marvels | Jester Planet
Scary clowns hold a unique position within popular culture, tapping into a primal fear that many individuals share. They exploit the contrast between their colourful and jovial appearance and their underlying sinister nature, creating a sense of unease and uncertainty. Scary clowns have left an indelible mark on both the literary and cinematic ...
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Clowns had a sort of heyday in America with the television age and children’s entertainers like Clarabell the Clown, Howdy Doody’s silent partner, and Bozo the Clown. Bozo, by the mid-1960s ...
11/17/2024 - 7:55 am | View Website - List of clowns
I Pagliacci, (The Clowns) – tragic opera by Ruggiero Leoncavallo prominently features Arlecchino as a character; Jack – advertising icon for the fast food company, Jack in the Box; Jack Point – from the Judge Dredd Megazine's The Simping Detective series; Jojo – main character on the Disney Channel's Jojo's Circus
11/16/2024 - 11:13 pm | View Website - 10 Most Notable – and Often Creepy – Clowns in Pop Culture
On the complete other side of the spectrum lies one of the most non-threatening clowns of all time. For 25 years, The Big Apple Circus had a star in Grandma, a clown created and played by Barry Lubin.
11/16/2024 - 9:18 pm | View Website - 10 Famous Clowns: From Comical to Creepy | Britannica
Known as the “king of clowns”—which we assume was meant as a compliment—the Swiss acrobat Charles Adrien Wettach began performing as a clown in 1903. That year he took the name Grock. Unhappy with the circus setting, he began performing in music halls. This inaugurated a new chapter in clowning, as more performers began to appear in ...
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