Famous clown veterans – Veterans Day
Since it’s Veterans Day in the United States, I wanted to take a moment and recognize some of the famous clowns who’ve served in the […]
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Abraham Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Day ProclamationThe White HouseWashington, D.C.October 3, 1863 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAA PROCLAMATION By the President of the […]
Welcome to Famous Clowns
Welcome to FamousClowns.org, a website dedicated to the history and performance of clowning. Famous Clowns is run by Tom Raymond, who performs as a professional […]
Clowning tutorial
Do you want to be a clown? Do you want to know how? Here’s a series of tutorials on how to do that:How do I […]
list of Famous Clowns of the circus, stage, screen and television
Famous Clowns in history Much of the information presented herein is borrowed shamelessly from the Clown Hall of Fame. Much thanks to them. If you’re ever […]
A History of Clowns
(thanks to Bruce “Charlie” Johnson and The Clown Hall of Fame) Introduction The art of clowning has existed for thousands of years. A pygmy clown […]
Pest From The West
Pest From The West (1939) – Buster Keaton’s first short for Columbia, as as millionaire looking for love in Mexico. Who keeps falling into the […]
An Old Spanish Custom
A stone-faced, hopelessly clumsy American millionaire (Buster Keaton) docks his yacht in Spain, falls for a fiery señorita, and proceeds to wreck everything in sight […]
His First Flame
In His First Flame, fire chief Amos McCarthy a confirmed misogynist counsels his nephew Harry Howells to avoid matrimony at all costs. Still the love-struck […]
National Day of Prayer 2026
Presidential Message on National Day of Prayer – May 6, 2026 This National Day of Prayer, we honor America’s enduring tradition of prayer, faith, and trust in Almighty God. And […]
Grab the rope!
A skit for two clowns, where one thinks his pal has fallen into … a tuba?
So You Won’t T-T-T-Talk
So You Won’t T-T-T-Talk – a short Vitaphone comedy starring Roscoe Ates and Shemp Howard who go on a camping trip …
Speaking God’s language
Speaking God’s language – A clown skit for two speaking clowns – did you ever notice that we tend to make prayer more difficult than […]
Panama Lady
In Panama Lady (1939) starring Lucile Ball, broke and stranded in Panama. Fired by an unscrupulous boyfriend, she tries to find a way home …
Free and Easy
In this MGM production, a shy small-town Kansas gas-station attendant named Elmer J. Butts (Buster Keaton) accompanies Elvira Plunkett (Anita Page), the winner of a […]
The Paleface
The Paleface – Buster Keaton’s silent comedy, where he manages to help a Native American tribe defend their land from greedy developers.