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->''"You know how there's like three clowns? Happy, sad and scary? I'm seeing all of them! Should I laugh, cry or scream?"''
-->--''Webcomic/TheMulberryGallowsProject'' by Adam Marien

Clowns. They can evoke laughter and fun, sympathy and pathos, or fear and creepiness. They are the source of so many tropes.
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!!Tropes:
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'''Also see:'''
* ClownMedia
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* AfraidOfClowns: How a character can be afraid or scared of clowns.
* CartoonJuggling: How juggling, a common clown trick, is depicted in animation.
** JugglingDangerously: A more dangerous variant where you can juggle from sharp knives to [[ChainsawGood chainsaws]] to even [[FireBreathingWeapon flamethrowers]]!
* {{Clownification}}: Characters being turned into clowns or mimes, usually through a virus or magic.
* ClownSchool: Where you go down to learn to clown.
* ClownSpecies: Clowns are portrayed as being a humanoid species of their own rather than humans wearing costumes and makeup.
* CourtJester: An old-fashioned clown who entertains the king in a Medieval European setting. Usually not what he seems.
* DreadedKidsPartyEntertainerJob: People who perform at kids' parties, especially clowns, tend to suffer a lot.
* EveryoneHatesMimes: Mimes are feared, hated, and/or constantly the butt of the joke.
* FightingClown: A FightingGame character, who may either be a clown or overly silly, but ''no joke'' they are also into fighting.
* TheFool: A ridiculously lucky person with an overly cheerful attitude.
* HappyHarlequinHat: The standard, multi-pointed jester hat.
* MagicalClown: A clown or jester with magical powers.
* MistakenForClown: Someone is mistaken for a clown or jester often because they're wearing an outlandish outfit.
* MonsterClown: A clown who is evil and scary.
** EnemyMime: An evil mime.
** PracticallyJoker: A villain who is a clear imitation of ComicBook/TheJoker, one of the most iconic Monster Clowns ever.
* NonIronicClown: A clown who is happy and friendly, the way of any good clown.
* SadClown: Someone who masks their negative feelings by joking around.
* SexyJester: Attractive people dressed as clowns or jesters.
* SkinToneDisguise: For the clowns that need to pass as ordinary humans.
* {{Slapstick}}: Physical comedy.
* TheUnwittingComedian: The one who everyone laughs at even though they're trying to be serious.
* VillainousHarlequin: An evil clown who is silly rather than terrifying.
* YourMimeMakesItReal: When mime tricks actually produce invisible objects.
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