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]
(..) The purpose of tchotchkes is to make you happy. They make you smile. They make a room seem fun and whimsical. I invite a clown over once a week to make the room feel fun and whimsical... so I feel all set in that department. - I thought you said you had a dog. - I do. - Where is he? (..)2004 TvShow: Gilmore Girls Title: The Nanny and the Professor Season: 4 Episode 10