International Clown Week: 5 digital platforms to learn about the art of clowns

What better time than International Clown Week to understand and appreciate these often-misunderstood performing artistes?

. Listen
To learn more about the history of the circus, and the clown’s role, listen to Circus Stories: A Circus History Podcast. This podcast talks about different aspects of circuses like how and why clowns paint their face and also talks about famous jokesters like Meatball from Cole Bros Circus. Through this podcast, listeners can learn not only about the experience of clowns but also about all different aspects of circus life. 
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. Ridiculous
Life of a Clown is a podcast where each episode is focused on different clowns and their specialties. Each episode focuses on different types of clowning from medicinal clowning to improv clowning. This series is perfect to learn more in depth about the various kinds of clowns. 
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. Browse
Started by Adam Gertsacov, this website aims to expand and promote the clowning community. The site has tips for aspiring clowns and 
experienced jokesters on how to improve. The site also features different clowns, shares videos of their performances, and has a dedicated 
training section to up your clown game. 
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Clowns can make people smile even in the toughest situations. Clowns without borders is a platform where the content showcases stories of different artistes who travel the world, to countries like Puerto Rico and Lebanon in order to spread happiness to the people there. Look out for sections where they focus on India. 
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. Watch
The Hope Doctors is a documentary about medicinal clowns in India. It talks about using artists trained in the comedic arts to bring joy to patients, as a form of therapeutic support. The documentary focuses on Fif Fernandes who is present in emergency rooms particularly when children need to tell the doctor where they are hurting. The documentary suggests that India could benefit from medicinal clowning. 
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