Although today there actually is one. The 79th Annual Grimaldi Clown Service is taking place at All Saints Church, an eccentric gathering of performers in honour of the "King of Clowns", Joseph ...

In the 1800s, English performer Joseph Grimaldi made the clown role more central in the theatre. Grimaldi was responsible for the pantomime tradition of audience participation and was a master of ...

Small companies toured in Italy and France, setting up in market places and fairgrounds to tell stories of the old man Pantalone, the clown Pierrot ... 1700s actor Joseph Grimaldi took the ...