But in this performance his clowning goes on too long.

"Now I can finally get down to some serious clowning!"

But this was generally a show for those who love good clowning.

His clowning kept the White man laughing even after he was gone.

His clowning told your body about the absurdity of trying to understand everything.

Now cut out the clowning, sister, and tell me what the racket is.

Along with the music, the clowning is the most enjoyable aspect of the show.

Afterwards, some of the children talked about why clowning appealed to them.

Meanwhile, the new President has continued the clowning that characterized his campaign.

They seemed quieter this time, not as much clowning and joking.

And the joy of clowning has been appreciated since ancient days, she said.

He worked as a clowning consultant, teacher and director.

Five minutes of such clowning might be tolerable, but what audience wants someone like this in its face all night?

The clowning helps the two editors laugh off their disappointment.

His clowning was dangerous enough without doing it in the neighborhood of known rapists.

From then on, he renounced his clowning heritage, and went to work at the bank.

Today they are far more complex and in many modern shows the clowning is a thread that links the whole show together.

After a year, he finally got to do some clowning, so long as he continued to help with the tent.

It's nice to see you relax from your perpetual clowning."

He used his clowning as a platform to criticize the Bolshevik party.

And through it all will be the clowning.

Mr. Montgomery's clowning days soon gave way to more serious aspirations.

The first series of interviews introduces and develops the clowning dance style.

Now, if you're done clowning, how's about clearing out of here so's I can close the joint up?"

In performance, his wild slapstick clowning gives them an extra kick.

If you only want for the effect of being a clown.

He might even have had some students think him a right clown.

When I finally found him he looked for all the world like a clown.

"Although we have security, some of these people really want to clown."

The clown was close enough now to be seen clearly.

Then again, there was always one clown in every group.

So what is a medical clown - and how can they help?

She thought it made her look like a little clown.

So what we want is a good Republican rather than some clown.

It must have been hard for her to act the clown.

A whole week of training with the best clown teachers in the business.

If one got back to his feet, he was pulled clown again.

It seems hard to believe, but the former class clown is now me a teacher himself.

My father used to tell me about that; he said he'd made a clown of himself more than once.

When a clown like that calls me out in my name, I am the one to answer.

The clown figure on top of one was calling us.

Clown is put into a cell with three other men.

The group was known in school to be class clowns.

He is the school clown and can make anyone smile.

"They tell boys to keep their hair short and walk like a man, not a clown."

He took a class on clown at age 12 and fell in love with it.

I'm building for the clowns who'll be trying things in the next century.

"Exactly what I've been trying to get out of you two clowns for the last five minutes!"

A clown lying on our floor would call less attention to himself.

In fact, she might have seemed to be painted like a clown.

The very next night, we're clowning around with the audience at the second show.

Bob was just really drunk and, you know, clowning around.

If I kill more than the boys, they clown on them."

Forced out into the business circus, art has had to start clowning around.

There are pictures of them all clowning around after moot court.

This was not so much a service as a lot of clowning about to biblical themes.

He had no idea that people thought he was clowning.

The other guys were on the sofa, drinking, watching, and clowning around.

No, we wanted nothing more than for you to be cheered a bit by those clowning cats.

You clown around a little bit - any way that you can have them participate.

"The audience is not coming to see a bunch of kids clowning around.

But nobody is clowned for using a word that's passe, she said.

"Are you clowning or trying to get yourself killed?"

I know they joked and clowned a bit, but they're obviously scared of her.

Some drum takes and a lot of clowning around.

"Now, will you two stop clowning around and get your pointy ears over here?"

Frank and I know that clowning around is hungry work."

Early on, though, teachers noted his propensity for clowning around rather than studying.

My first thought was teenagers clowning around in the street, not an unusual occurrence.

To him, Leonard had been clowning and taunting, not fighting.

During games, they clown on the field and occasionally race a handpicked fan.

Some may think McDonald's is clowning around with this design.

He clowned with his former-teammates before the game, then shot 3-pointers in their faces.

Some of the cutthroats clown there didn't care how it ended.

"Somebody's going to get hurt clowning around like this."