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A clown is a performer who often reflects the humour and/or frailty of the human condition.
Clown or clowns may also refer to:
People
edit- Shawn Crahan (born 1969), American musician, aka Clown
Arts, entertainment, and media
editFictional characters
edit- Clown (Harlequinade), the name of a stock character in the "Harlequinade" entertainment, developed in England between the 17th and mid-19th centuries
- Evil clown, dating back to 19th century works, a trope horror or dark humor character
- Clown (Marvel Comics), the name of two Marvel Comics characters, appearing first in 1962
- Clown (DC Comics), a 1979 DC Comics supervillain
- Clown (Image Comics), an Image Comics 1992 supervillain, originally known as Violator
Films
edit- I Clowns (film) (also known as The Clowns), a 1970 television film by Federico Fellini
- Clown (film), a 2014 horror film
Music
edit- "Clown Song", Louis-Philippe Laurendeau's 1901 "Thunder and Blazes" up-tempo version of Julius Fucik's 1897 "Entrance of the Gladiators", commonly used in circus music, especially when the clown troupe marches into the ring
- "Afro Circus", a variation on Laurendeau's work, also called "Clown Song" from use in memes, from the 2012 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (soundtrack)
- "Clown" (Korn song), 1995, by nu metal band Korn
- "Clown" (Mariah Carey song), a 2002 song by Mariah Carey
- "Clowns" (song), 2008, by British duo Goldfrapp
- Clowns (band), 2009, an Australian hardcore punk band
- "Clown" (Emeli Sandé song), a 2012 single by Emeli Sandé
- "Clowns", a 2020 song by Blackbear from Everything Means Nothing
- "Clowns (Can You See Me Now?)", a 2002 song by t.A.T.u. from the album 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane
Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media
edit- Clowns (video game), 1978
- Der Clown, a 1998 German television series
Biology
edit- Clownfish, a fish from the subfamily Amphiprioninae
- Clown loach, a tropical freshwater fish
Other uses
edit- HMS Clown, the name ship of the 1856 Clown-class gunboats of the Royal Navy
- Indianapolis Clowns, (c. 1930s), a professional baseball team
See also
edit- Clowne, Derbyshire, England
- Klovn, a Danish television sitcom
- Klovn The Movie, a 2010 Danish comedy film, a spinoff of the sitcom
- Pagliacci
- Tears of a Clown (disambiguation)
- The Clown (disambiguation)