clown
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It was at UCB where he first crossed paths with celebrated clown teacher Philippe Gaulier, whose former students include Sacha Baron Cohen, Rachel Weisz and Geoffrey Rush.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
“Invitation” begins with “Circus,” with Kelly made up as a clown who pines for a beautiful performer, danced by Claire Sombert, who is herself in love with a chiseled aerialist, played by Igor Youskevitch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
They include depictions of Manila as a clown and a snake, among other things.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
A clown paints children's faces, music fills the air, as families spread picnic carpets across the grass.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
Me, the girl who just shut down the class clown.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
It’s a chaotic comedy world created by classically trained performers, including clowns, who’ve studied the art of physical humor and shredded the rule book.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
"We are F1 drivers. We should not look like kids and clowns trying to ram into each other. That's not what F1 needs."
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Say you don’t pay much attention to the nitty-gritty of politics and think they’re all a bunch of clowns.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2026
War is not for clowns and fake tough guys.
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2026
I waited by the red clowns, just like you said, but you never came, you never came for me.
From "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros
“Strangers clowned us,” former Ambassadors player Victoria Henson told me the other day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
His song Thick Of It, which features Trippie Redd, was nominated for song of the year - despite being something he was "clowned for".
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2025
Friends have clowned on Hernandez because of the cut, blowing up their phone with Edgar memes, some of them unkind, some of them hilarious, and some of them interesting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2023
Morale seemed high among Granite’s troops this week, as a short-range team clowned around despite being on duty long into the early morning hours as Kyiv’s air defenses took down 35 explosive Iranian-made Shahed drones.
From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2023
A year ago, me and Sneaky would’ve clowned him about it.
From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist
An audience expecting acrobatic basketball stunts and on-court clowning set to “Sweet Georgia Brown,” the Globetrotters’ signature song, was instead treated to a real, close-fought exhibition.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
Zaalan loves how modern clowning embraces failure and emphasizes shared human experiences.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026
But for all that clowning, Mr. Leeke tells us, Luciano was dead serious about keeping the game safe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
“They have told me how much the medical clowning work has enriched their ability to converse, communicate and connect with patients — it helps so much with their bedside manner,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025
He had no idea that people thought he was clowning.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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