About this episode
Guilford Adams discusses the changing perceptions of clowns and his documentary 'American Clown'.
We all grew up knowing Ronald McDonald, Loonette the Clown from The Big Comfy Couch and even Bozo the Clown. In more recent years however, peoples opinions have changed on clowns and horror movies have even depicted them as terrifying! In this weeks episode, we are joined by Guilford Adams who is an Actor, Musician, Filmmaker and mostly a professional Clown. He talks with us about what it's like being a professional clown and his upcoming documentary called American Clown. American Clown is a feature-length documentary exploring the plight of clowns in a country that looks on them with a growing sense of apprehension and disdain. We learned a lot talking with Guilford and hope you enjoy this episode!
People in this episode
Guest: Guilford Adams
Topics covered
- clowns
- documentary
- horror
- entertainment
- professional clowning
Keywords
- clown
- documentary
- Guilford Adams
- horror movies
- professional clown
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: American Clown
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