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| | The Ultimate Clown Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference |
 | | The grotesque clown, who uses exaggerated make-up and costumes, such as large noses, skullcaps/baldcaps or headgear appliances simulating a tall, pointy, or otherwise unusually shaped head, tiny hat, etc. Lou Jacobs is a famous grotesque clown. |
 | | Harlequin, or Arlecchino, a character originally from Commedia dell'Arte, is a "motley" clown — in "commedia", Arlecchino used a cane to "whack" the other performers, this is believed to be the origin of "slapstick" a form of physical comedy. |
 | | Among the more well-known clown "gags" are: squirting flower; the "too-many-clowns-coming-out-of-a-tiny-car" stunt; doing just about anything with a rubber chicken, tripping over his own feet (or an air pocket or imaginary blemish in the floor), or riding any number of ridiculous vehicles or "clown bikes". |
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