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[[File:Clown Saint Patrick Day Parade.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Clown at a Saint Patrick Day's parade]]

[[File:Clown Saint Patrick Day Parade.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Clown at a Saint Patrick Day's parade]]

A '''clown''' is a comic performer. Clowns come from a broad tradition of historical performances.  

A '''clown''' is a [[Comedy|comic]] performer. Clowns come from a broad tradition of historical performances.  

Modern day clowns usually work in [[circus]]es, [[theater|theatrical]] productions, movies or domestic parties as entertainers, and typically wear brightly colored clothes and heavy facial makeup. While much of their appeal is to young children, a fear of clowns - coulrophobia - is not altogether uncommon amongst younger children and some adults also.

Modern day clowns usually work in [[circus]]es, [[theater|theatrical]] productions, movies or domestic parties as entertainers, and typically wear brightly colored clothes and heavy facial makeup. While much of their appeal is to young children, a fear of clowns - coulrophobia - is not altogether uncommon amongst younger children and some adults also.