I need to learn Spanish
I need to learn Spanish – a practical thought For the past 3 years, my wife and I have been fortunate to clown at the […]
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biography of Ed Wynn, the Perfect Fool
Biography of Ed Wynn (Isaiah Edwin Leopold) (November 9, 1886 – June 19, 1966) Isaiah Edwin Leopold, known around the world as Ed Wynn, was […]
The Fighting Kentuckian (1949) [John Wayne]
The Fighting Kentuckian (1949) starring John Wayne, Oliver Hardy, Vera Ralston The Fighting Kentuckian is a romantic western starring John Wayne – except that the Western is […]
Peggy Williams, circus clown
Peggy Williams, while a speech pathology major at theUniversity of Wisconsin where her focus was on working in deaf education, thought clowning might sharpen her […]
Biography of Don Knotts, famous TV and movie clown
Don Knotts (July 21, 1924 – February 25, 2006 ) (Editor’s note: Don Knotts has died of pulmonary and respiratory complications at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center […]
Clown Tutorial – twisting balloon animals, part 1
Clown Tutorial – twisting balloon animals, part 1 The first ‘clown skill’ we’ll look at is twisting balloon animals into different shapes. Why balloon animals […]
Laurel and Hardy’s March of the Wooden Soldiers
Laurel and Hardy’s March of the Wooden Soldiers aka Babes in Toyland (1934) March of the Wooden Soldiers, aka. Babes in Toyland, starring Stan Laurel and […]
You're Darn Tootin'
You’re Darn Tootin’ – Failed musicians Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy try to make a living as street musicians. Which leads to an enormous fight […]
Laurel & Hardy: The Essential Collection
Editorial review of Laurel & Hardy: The Essential Collection, courtesy of Amazon.com “Eternal pals and eternal antagonists, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are the great partnership […]
Do Detectives Think?
Do Detectives Think? James Finlayson’s life is in danger from The Tiptop Slasher, so he hires – Laurel and Hardy?