Written by the towering Turk Pipkin, a 6' 7" professional clown, BE A CLOWN! The Complete Guide To Instant Clowning provides the know-how, techniques, encouragement--and official red plastic nose--needed to put kids of all ages in the center ring. This lively, humorous handbook covers all aspects of clownmanship, including makeup, funny faces, costume (how to make big clown shoes at home), and props like the Bouncing Hankie. Fully illustrated throughout, it reveals step-by-step the secrets of Slapstick, Timing & Takes, and Juggling. Develop your own oddball walk, swallow chair legs--you'll always have a stunt up your sleeve. 72,000 copies in print.
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STEP RIGHT UP!
Slip into your own red snooter. Now you're a Joey! Make the faces, walk the walks (there's nothing like the feel of 36 inches of shoe leather on your feet). Learn the Spring-Loaded Hat Trick, the Five Great Handshakes, the Bouncing Hankie, "Sword" Swallowing, Clown Levitation. Build a character-the hobo, buffo, cutup, or wag. Hone your new skills: balancing, juggling, slapstick, pie-tossing, and flea circus ringmaster. Plus: the "Crossbow" Violin, Gag Bowling Ball, Stethoscope Plunger, and other great props. Because now you don't have to be afraid to make a fool of yourself-that's the whole point!
About the Author
Turk Pipkin lives in Austin, Texas with his wife and children. He is author of seven books, including the novel Fast Greens, and is a contributing editor for Texas Monthly. He has written for magazines, television, and film.
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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
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Be a Clown!,
This review is from: Be a Clown!: The Complete Guide to Instant Clowning (Paperback)
A very nice book - light, easily read, many photos, with a good insight to the mind & heart of a clown. This lively, humorous handbook covers all aspects of clownmanship, including makeup, funny faces, costume, and props. Encourages the reader to create a clown persona with many photos and suggestions. Several getting-started routines are included. Written by the towering Turk Pipkin, a 6' 7" professional clown. Includes plastic clown nose. The more I read it, the more I like it.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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You'll catch the "bug" for clowning and creating.,
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This review is from: Be a Clown!: The Complete Guide to Instant Clowning (Paperback)
Encourages the reader to create a clown persona with many photos and suggestions. Several getting-started routines are included. MISSING: he makes wonderful suggestions about creating a flea circus routine but just try to find a book or resource about THAT. It left me wanting MORE!
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4.0 out of 5 stars
good book a must for starting clowns,
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i am a kid who is thinking about being a clown i have been buying almost every book on the subject. this is a good book to teach you the fundementals of clowning but dosen't cover what it takes to be a real clown
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So you want to be a clown? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
clown props, clown character, clown shoes, dle fingers, clown nose, big finish Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Clown Rule, Jack Benny, Clown One, Clown Two, Marcel Marceau, Safety Note New!
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So you want to be a clown? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
clown props, clown character, clown shoes, dle fingers, clown nose, big finish Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Clown Rule, Jack Benny, Clown One, Clown Two, Marcel Marceau, Safety Note New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Red Skelton: An Unauthorized Biography by Arthur Marx in Front Matter
- Circus Techniques by Hovey Burgess in Back Matter
- Clowns and Pantomimes by Maurice W. Disher in Back Matter
- Circus Techniques by Rh Value Publishing in Back Matter
- Clown Alley by Bill Ballantine in Back Matter
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