Who thought up the idea of clowns?
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ancient humans used to paint their faces in rituals. I think this is the ultimate origin. the person pushes out their own identity to take on a spiritual one....later on this became secularised, and the clown came to be the truthteller in a world of hypocrisy (did you know that the word hypocrite means actor in Gk and actors wore masks?) Humour was a way of telling the truth in a less threatening way. Now clowns have lost a lot of that mystique, except in Europe where they remain an integral part of dramatic performances.
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G'day Sexy in my mind, Thank you for your question. I was tempted to say some clown thought of it. :>) However, the clown has evolved over time from the court jester of ancient and medieval times. They then became part of the Commedia Del Arte in the 16th century. They were part of the theatre in Shakespeare's time and Shakespeare had clowns in his company. There is reference in Hamlet to clowns only speaking what is written for them which is a criticism of one of his clowns for ad libbing. From there, clowns became part of carnivals and then circuses. The first circus clown appeared in England in 1805. It was then adopted by comics for the movies such as Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton. I have attached sources for your reference. Regards Wikipedia Clown http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clown Clown Hall of Fame http://www.theclownmuseum.org/history.html Clown Ministry History http://www.clown-ministry.com/History/index.html History of clowning from the Pharoahs http://www.clown-ministry.com/index_1.php?/site/articles/history_of_clowning_from_the_ancient_pharaohs_to_the_modern_day_by_bruce_jo/
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Some sick, sick person... *shudders and rocks back and forth* no clowns... no clowns...
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A clown.
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