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Lucy and Paul Winchell - The Lucy Show

Lucy and Paul Winchell

May 16, 2025 tom.raymond 0

When the bank needs a last-minute entertainer for the bank dinner, Lucy gets ventriloquist Paul Winchell. But she neglects to bring his dummies to the […]

The Fool's Prayer, by Edward Rowland Sill (1841-1887)

The Fool’s Prayer

November 22, 2024 tom.raymond 0

The Fool’s Prayer, by Edward Rowland Sill (1841-1887) – a poem about a prayer, uttered by a court jester, that had an unexpected result

Crazy House title card

Crazy House

September 1, 2024 tom.raymond 0

In “Crazy House”, Benny Rubin checks into Vernon Dent’s “Lame Brain” sanitarium, where the staff is as insane as the patients! A series of short, […]

Young Cedric wearing clown wig and nose

Clown Week 2023 Day 7

August 7, 2023 tom.raymond 0

Clown Week 2023 day 7 – let’s go bump a nose!

Carol Burnett Show cast in 1967 and 1977

Clown Week Day 6

August 6, 2023 tom.raymond 0

Clown Week Day 6 – TV & Movie Clowns

Circus clowns - happy holiday season

Clown Week 2023 Day 5

August 5, 2023 tom.raymond 0

Clown Week 2023 Day 5 – Circus clowns

Color photo of Emmett Kelly's face as Weary Willie

Happy Clown Week 2023 Day 4

August 5, 2023 tom.raymond 0

Happy Clown Week 2023 Day 4 – celebrating our happy hobos and sad tramps

Greg DeSanto and Lou Jacobs

Clown Week 2023- day 3

August 3, 2023 tom.raymond 0

Clown Week 2023- day 3 – Auguste clowns

A close-up of Erik, AKA Bright Eyes. This is a good example of whiteface clown make up

Clown Week 2023- day 2

August 2, 2023 tom.raymond 0
Frosty Little, Michael Polakovs, Frankie Saluto, Bobby Kaye, Dan Rice

National Clown Week

August 1, 2023 tom.raymond 0

It’s National Clown Week! A week to celebrate, and promote, all things clown! Circus clowns, parade clowns, birthday party clowns – any and all joy […]