When was the last time you experienced happiness? Not just the fleeting joy from a joke, but a deeper, more authentic sense of happiness and fulfilment. While most of us struggle to steal such moments amidst life in the fast-paced city and maintaining a work-life balance, for professional clown Martin D’Souza AKA Flubber, being happy is both his work and life. “You cannot be a good clown if you’re unhappy inside,” he remarks. Dressed in a vibrant costume, Flubber will take stage with clowns coming in from Argentina, the UK, and Italy, for an evening filled with laughter.

D’Souza’s journey began during his college days in the late 1980s when he was anchoring and emceeing for events and a friend suggested he take up clowning as a career. Reminiscing about his journey from a classroom clown to a world-class one, he shares, “I slipped into my first clown costume and went onstage without any formal training. I had fun being myself and thankfully, so did the audience. It sparked an interest in me and I went on to study the art form in detail and learn unicycling, juggling and acrobatics.”