THE SQUIRREL

So, you want to get into clowning but don’t want to look like, well, a clown? Luckily, this is your one stop shop for becoming a class act! 1. Decide your type of clown. Clowning has a lot of history and in order to be passionate about what you do you have to be passionate about how you look; the type of clown you choose will dictate visual aspects of your clowning. The three options include: Whiteface, Auguste, and The Tramp. Whiteface is as it sounds. A completely white

This Halloween, a whimsical new show, RuPaul’s Clown Race arrives on Clown-toon Network. Twelve talented, terrifying, and questionably qualified clowns are juggling onto the scene to compete for the title of America's first clown superstar. The show will be hosted by our three jolly judges, RuPaul, Bianca Del Rio, and Art the Clown who will judge the competitors on the four main tenants of clowning. Those being Comedy, Uniqueness, Nonsense, and Tomfoolery. Every week the co

Dear Cirque du Squirrel, I write to you today with much desperation in my heart, for I am in need of a job. I have always admired the performances you put on, and want to be part of that beautiful, big top scene. Though there is a lack of circus experience on my resume, I promise I am entirely qualified. I was let go from being a yoga teacher recently because I was too flexible and it frightened our clients greatly. Participants had strong feelings on the amount I was pushi