Talk:List of clowns/Archive 1

ghady
For more than a year I have been reverting edits for added clowns that don't have a wiki biography page. I have now begun to remove existing non-notable entries as I make other edits. I'm not playing any favourites in these removals--the only criteria for removal is lack of a linked biography page. If you want a clown to appear on this page then create and maintain a biography page. bondolo (talk) 21:29, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

Jood
The section "Fictional Clowns" seems to contain many actual clown performers. If the named clown has been performed by one or more actors in actual performance situations (TV, stage, movies, etc.) then they are not fictional. On the other hand, how should the clowns of Pagliacci be described? They are characters in an opera an not clown performers. Suggestions? Bondolo 02:30, 27 January 2007 (UTC).

What about Frumpy The Clown? A comic strip clown, but a fictional clown, none the less. 07:56, 4 January 2008 (UTC)07:56, 4 January 2008 (UTC)07:56, 4 January 2008 (UTC)~
 * You are certainly welcome and encouraged to create an entry for Frumpy the Clown. bondolo (talk) 06:16, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

Saroon
Hey there Wikipedia clown conversation...I read all through the complicated list of issues with a wiki listing and could not find how to request the omission of content that should be expunged from the list of clowns.

I was trying to find red skelton because of another clown my friend was thinking of emmet kelly...so there they were on the list and while looking I noticed that the serial killer j.w.g. is on the list of clowns. now while i know that it is techically true that that person was a clown during his pathetic life. Acknowledging him, offering links to his history, links to his paintings, any celebration/recognition/acknowledgement of his life is a gross misuse of public domain. He stole the life from 33 or 34?! innocent people, little boys?!, who never got to live their lives. It is a disgrace and travesty and a disrespect to those boys, their families, and decency to list that person on the list of clowns. or any list. Thank you for your time, deidra lynn currie — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.222.49.32 (talk) 13:39, 10 June 2012 (UTC)

The man is famous as being "The Killer Clown". He belongs here someplace. But this isn't my baby. Where's the appropriate place to slip him in?ChristinaDunigan 23:21, 4 February 2007 (UTC)


 * He's famous for being a killer, not for being a clown. Rzrscm 17:33, 23 March 2007 (UTC)


 * If I find a reference to "The Killer Clown" and want to know to whom it refers this does seem like a reasonably good place to start though. bondolo 20:13, 8 April 2007 (UTC)


 * I also think Gacy should be here. He was a real life children's party clown. How about Jim Varney's character, Ernest P. Worrell? How about the Joker? 71.231.130.121 (talk) 08:54, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

Name Formatting
I have been slowly converting the entries on this page to a common format. Assistance and any missing details are appreciated.

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Any unknown fields are omitted. Performance period is the date range the clown character was/has been performed when known, it is not the birth and death dates of the performer.bondolo (talk) 06:45, 27 October 2009 (UTC)

not encyclopedic
Wikipedia lists are notorious for not being encyclopedic and this is no exception. The film and television category is just a mess with most of these people not being clowns. Of course, if you wish to take a loose definition of clown then EVERY comedian is a clown. You might argue about Charles Chaplin and a few others, but John Belushi? Gimme a break!! To be blunt, because of who is in this list, it's complete useless garbage. I don't want to be accused of trolling, as I just came across this list, or else I'd edit it myself. BashBrannigan (talk) 19:44, 23 July 2010 (UTC)

It depends on if you define clown as "anyone in makeup" or "a larger than life comedian or comedy character".

Lucille Ball is an actress. Lucy Ricardo is a clown character. John Belushi is a larger than life, very physical comedian, as was Jackie Gleason and Red Skelton.

The teenager in the greasy makeup at the backyard party? Not so much a "clown" really. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.58.45.218 (talk) 18:14, 20 November 2013 (UTC)


 * If we define it as "a larger than life comedian or comedy character" can we add Donald Trump? ;)  Bookgrrl holler/ lookee here  21:18, 22 September 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 July 2019
Horton 51.175.16.227 (talk) 21:51, 10 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Alduin2000 (talk) 22:59, 10 July 2019 (UTC)