A clown car is a prop in a common
circus clown
Circus clowns are a sub-genre of Clown, clowns. They typically perform at circus, circuses and are meant to amuse, entertain and make guests laugh.
Traditional types
There are traditionally three basic types of clowns that appear in the circus: ...
routine, which involves a large number of
clown
A clown is a person who performs physical comedy and arts in an Improvisational theatre#Comedy, open-ended fashion, typically while wearing distinct cosmetics, makeup or costume, costuming and reversing social norm, folkway-norms. The art of ...
s emerging from a small car. The first performance of this routine was in the
Cole Bros. Circus during the 1950s.
The effect is usually produced by removing all of a car's internal components like door panels,
headliners, engines, seats, and any interior barrier to the trunk, and then filling the enlarged space with as many clowns as possible.
of the
International Clown Hall of Fame
The International Clown Hall of Fame and Research Center (ICHOF), located in Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States, is dedicated to the preservation and advancement of clown art and achievement. Represented by professional and amateur clown associati ...
estimates that somewhere between 14 and 21 clowns and their props could fit into a car prepared in this manner.
See also
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Clown bicycle
References
Circus equipment
Clowning
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