Clowning

Do clowns live in the moment?

• True

• False

What are some reasons why we laugh?

• Irreverence

• Absurdity

• Timing

• Surprise

• Repetition

Definition of irreverence?

• Something happening over and over

• Something happening that is irrelevant to the scene

• An absurd moment

• When someone in authority is brought low (sergeant, priest, principal, queen)

What is a slow burn?

• A slow way to insult someone on stage

• A way the clown boils with emotion

• A take in which the clown expresses that he or she is about to burst open or burn up with anger

Every clown has one basic need which affects how they behave. What is this called?

• Affective behaviour

• Motivating Force

Which is NOT a motivating force?

• Wanting to be loved

• Wanting an ice-cream

• Wanting to be famous

• Wanting to be in charge

With Slapstick comedy is the emphasis on physical or verbal humour?

• Physical

• Verbal

What is Slapstick?

• An exaggerated form of comedy in which clowns use the illusion of physical violence and destruction in dealing with other clowns, objects, situations or themselves.

• A malicious violent type of comedy. Where the clowns hit and slap each other for laughs

What is the importance of the clown nose and how is it symbolic?

• It is the worlds smallest mask

• It originated from a bee sting

• When its ON you are in clown mode

• You face away to put it on. It's a ritual

• All of the above

Is it important to let the audience know that violence is not real in clowning?

• True

• False

• Maybe