kontextmaschine:

Also, ICP are America’s leading clowns. I’ve heard people say they “dress up as” clowns.

Even beyond the facepaint, they put on performances of musical comedy with elements of violent spectacle and folk spirituality, they emcee festivals where the adventurous young poor from farming regions gather, get intoxicated and enjoy a state of suspension of everyday society.

And if that doesn’t fit your understanding of “clown”, like, what?