Clown College
It use to be that every person who dreamed of becoming a clown also dreamed of attending the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Clown College. For 30 years Clown College taught the basics -- how to apply your clown makeup, how to take a pie thrown at your big clown nose, and to fall down without hurting yourself.
Clown Alphabet
A REAL clown is:
A - ATTENTIVE
B - BENEVOLENT
C - COMPASSIONATE
D - DEVOTED
E - ENTHUSIASTIC
F - FUNNY
G - GENIAL
H -HAPPY
I - INTELLIGENT
J - JOYOUS
K - KIND
L - LUDICROUS
M - MUNIFICENT
N - NURTURING
O - OUTLANDISH
P - PATIENT
Q - QUICK-WITTED
R - RESPLENDENT
S - SILLY
T - TALENTED
U - UNBIASED
V - VULNERABLE
W - WONDERFUL
X- (E)XUBERANT
Y - YEASTY
Z - ZANY
-(Anonymous)--
Clown Commandments
- I will keep my acts, performance and behavior in good taste while I am in costume and makeup. I will remember, at all times, that I have been accepted as a member of the clown club to provide others, principally children, with clean clown-comedy entertainment. I will remember that a good clown entertains others by making fun of himself or herself and not at the expence or embarrassment of others.
- I will learn to apply makeup in a professional manner. I will provide my own costume. I will carry out my appearance and assignment for the entertainment of others and not for personal gain or national publicity when performing for either the National club or Alley events. I will always try to remain anonymous while in makeup and costume as a clown, though there may be circumstances when it is not reasonably possible to do so.
- I will not drink any alcoholic beverage prior to any clown appearances. I will abstain from drinking alcoholic beverages and smoking while in clown makeup and clown costume. I will conduct myself as a gentleman, neither molesting nor interfering with other acts, events, spectators or individuals.
- I will remove my makeup and change into my street clothes as soon as possible following my appearance, so that I cannot be associated with any incident, which may be detrimental to the good name of clowning. I will conduct myself as a gentleman at all times.
- While on appearance in makeup and costume, I will carry out the directives of the Producer or his designated deputies. I will abide by all performance rules without complaint in public.
- I will do my very best to maintain the best clown standards of makeup, costuming, properties and comedy.
- I will appear in as many clown shows as I can.
--(Anonymous)--