Saturday, January 22, 2022

Vidbel: Hair Grower


Nothing says American circus clowning like the Hair Grower gag. The same can be said for the work of Billy Vaughn and Mike Snider.
This duo presented classic American clown gags throughout the 1990s and into the early 2000s on Vidbel's Olde Tyme Circus.
The ringmaster is Dan McCallum, who was a clown on the Ringling Blue Unit from 1988-1991 before becoming a ringmaster.

"What's your friendly persuasion?" 

Friday, January 21, 2022

Footit & Chocolat 1900


The famous French clowns Footit & Chocolat performing several short vignettes including the William Tell entree, some sweet stilt moves, comic spanking, and an act that would have a lot more subtext in today's cultural climate.
1900 was a strange time....