His classmates remember him as 'the class clown'. [=a student who tried to make other students laugh]
a rodeo 'clown' [=a person in a rodeo who dresses like a circus clown]
He was always 'playing the clown'. [=trying to make people laugh]
(..) - Jerry... - You asshole. No, I'm really very interested, I'm not trying to make fun. Gotcha! You are such a bad clown. Oh, fuck me, Side Sally, who the hell'd wanna read about all this horseshit anyway? You'd be surprised. Son, look around. (..)2003 House of 1000 Corpses
(..) Put your fucking mask back on. Fuck it! Most of all, fuck you! Spaulding: Goddamn motherfucker got blood all over my best clown suit. # She got a corpse under her bed # # She had her fun but now he's dead # # Her momma said, (..)2003 House of 1000 Corpses