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A fool’s journey: Notes from a clowning workshop

We all have an inner clown, a wild self whose yearning for delight is greater than the fear of failure. It has 712 members, and there are multiple threads, including “Shows & Mics,” “Meetup & Hangouts,” “Prop/Costume Exchange” — and “Housing.” When I saw my first clown show, Julia Masli’s “Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha,” my first words might have been, “What the f—?” Masli emerged on a blueish dark stage amid the haze of fog. While a clown’s “look” can be idiosyncratic and interesting, what starts off as funny and absurd gives way to the profound. They said something like, “Darling, I just want you to love me, but it’s repulsive when I’m this desperate.” This desperation, rather than repelling me, became a source of connection. Bayes told them, “You’re not getting it because you haven’t tucked in your shirts and raised your pants all the way up.” The two clowns followed the instructions.

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Clowns in comedy: People used to hate clowns. Now they’re taking over comedy.

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