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It: How Performers can get “It” and keep “It”

What is “It” than makes a performer shine? What is “It” that makes that one person stand out in the crowd and get a standing ovation? “It’s” not the costume and make-up. “It’s” not the skills or the props. “It’s” not their presentation skills. In fact, “it’s” not even talent!
Although these things are important, the answer is much deeper and has to do with class, charisma, personality, stage presence, communication skills, and a fun and lively attitude towards their art form.
Consider these Standouts
When Leon Mc Bryde walks on a stage the audience immediately falls in love with “Buttons,” [...]

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Good, Bad, or Ugly? Clown Commercials are a Trend

It seems that clowns are a trend, at least when it comes to commercials. Last week we featured a story that discussed the Walmart Clown Ad.
Not to be outdone, kgb has released it’s own commercial featuring clowns. In case your not familiar with the kgb service, the idea is pretty simple. Use your mobile phone to text a question to the kgb service and for 99 cents you get the answer texted to your phone. Their selling point is that kgb is more efficient that searching the web.
The commercial, which is rumored to be airing during this [...]

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3 Things You Can Do to Create a Fear of Clowns

“Everybody loves a clown, so why don’t you?” was the question asked by Gary Lewis and the Playboys back in 1965 as they sang on the Ed Sullivan Show. And it’s a great question for those of us who entertain as clowns to ask as well.
Throughout history, people have loved clowns. But recently there seems to be an increase in the number of people who fear clowns. What could be causing people to develop such an aversion to red-nosed entertainers?

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Makup Tip from Bubba

If you apply Mascara to your eyelashes, place your mirror on the counter top, bend over and apply your mascara while looking down into the mirror. Those little black specs of mascara will fall onto the mirror instead of your clown makeup leaving you a spec free face. It’s easy to wipe the specs off the mirror…… Enjoy.

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No Magic, No Balloons, No Face Paint, Oh My!

Here’s a controversial statement: Not every show we do should revolve around balloon art, face painting and magic. Too many times we, as clowns, put too much stock into the “old stand bys”. The result, many performers have shows that look a lot like those of other entertainers in their market. Yes, I know a lot of time and money has gone into face paints, balloons and magic props, however, I think that in order to be competitive in today ’s market you must be more than a

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Fantastic First Clown Impressions

As entertainers, we should honor our craft by always looking our best and by giving our audience our best performance. Unfortunately, you don’t have to look far to see performers who create a bad impression. For example, I frequently see balloon and restaurant entertainers with dirty hands and fingernails. And you don’t have to look far to find clowns who forget how a magic trick works.
An Example from the Speaking World
Recently, while working as a speaker at a large convention in South Dakota, I had an early morning appointment the meeting planner to check out the venue. Now, although [...]

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Save Those Lips

If have problems with makeup on your lips wearing off, try a good lip-liner to the entire lip, and then

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How to Stay On…
…All the Time

I make my living bringing laughter to others and I practice what I preach as often as I can. Our world is changing and becoming a more dangerous and stressful place. Because of recent events, our lives have changed in many ways. If I can bring a little laughter into a person’s day, I feel that I’ve made the world a better place. In other words, I always try to be ready with a quick comment or gag. So how do I do this? Simple

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