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]
(..) Ladies, follow the mullet. Ladies first. Thank you. I'll call you. I'm titillated by the notion of working with you. I'm going to ditch these clowns; I'll see you up on the roof in five minutes. I'm just going to try to get my beef wet real quick if you know what I'm talkin' about. Damn betcha. (..)2013 Iron Man 3