A clown is a performer who often reflects the humour and/or frailty of the human condition.
Clown or clowns may also refer to:
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People
Shawn Crahan (born 1969), American musician who performs under the name "Clown"
Arts, entertainment, and media
Fictional characters
Clown (Harlequinade), the name of a stock character in the "Harlequinade" entertainment, developed in England between the 17th and mid-19th centuries
Evil clown, dating back to 19th century works, a trope horror or dark humor character
Clown (Marvel Comics), the name of two Marvel Comics characters, appearing first in 1962
Clown (DC Comics), a 1979 DC Comics supervillain
Clown (Image Comics), an Image Comics 1992 supervillain, originally known as Violator
Films
I Clowns (film) (also known as The Clowns), a 1970 television film by Federico Fellini
Clown (film), a 2014 horror film
Paljas, a 1997 South African film, titled (The) Clown in English
Music
"Clown" (Mariah Carey song)
"Clown" (Korn song)
"Clown" (Emeli Sandé song), a 2012 single by Emeli Sandé
"Clowns" (song), by Goldfrapp
Clowns (band), an Australian hardcore punk band
"Clowns", a song by Blackbear from Everything Means Nothing
"Clowns (Can You See Me Now?)", a song by t.A.T.u. from 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane
Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media
Clowns (video game), 1978
Der Clown, a 1998 German television series
Biology
Clownfish, a fish from the subfamily Amphiprioninae
Clown loach, a tropical freshwater fish
Other uses
HMS Clown, the name ship of the 1856 Clown-class gunboats of the Royal Navy
Indianapolis Clowns, (c. 1930s), a professional baseball team
