Our perception of "what is causing outrage, by whom and how much" is being used as a political weapon across basically all media, as far as I can tell. So it's pretty hard to tell in what ways some culture(s) / subcultures might be changing over time.
Edit: for the record, I was terrible at clowning in my early 20s and always wished I was better.
I agree: it's definitely a fascinating and under appreciated art.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zclrGl_peZg
A bit of a different take on the Pierrot. He builds more of a character that draws you in with well performed songs and the "clowning" tends to be more subtle (outside of the costume of course).
His version of the old Cheap Trick song "I Want You to Want Me" I like rather more than the original... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3O1XojnTag
He does well with Queen tunes, too... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvX9GxDDPYc
This wonderful group of people (Wet the Hippo) also teach classes in LA and an upcoming condensed one in Toronto.
My experience taking those classes was frightening and liberating. It’s “improv” but there’s no story — it’s you. On stage. “Naked”. With no material. Aided by the great instructions and teachers, you show yourself to the audience and make “bad” (or “idiotic”) choices and then follow them. And people do, sometimes, laugh, a lot.
That feeling (of both being in an involved audience and playing and exposing truths and things that are scary and private) is absolutely addicting.
slightly off topic but best Frankie Boyle joke ever.
