A FOOL’S IDEA EP #08 – “WHY ARE PEOPLE AFRAID OF CLOWNS?”
Welcome to the season one finale of “A Fools Idea”, our exploration into the world of comedy, performance, life & clown concludes its first season with one of the biggest discussion points in the clown world, “Why are people afraid of clowns?”. So many people seem to be afraid of clowns, but do they really [...]
A FOOL’S IDEA EP #07 — “DO CLOWNS HAVE TO BE FUNNY?”
Here it is…one of the biggest clown debates of ALL time, “Do clowns have to be funny?” This months conversation continues with Deanna Fleysher, Eric Davis, John Towsen, & Zeroboy! If you do not see the video on this page, please click this link to view the original YouTube page: http://youtu.be/2IPwwLciawI Be sure to stay [...]
A FOOL’S IDEA EP #06 — “WHAT IS YOUR ORIGIN STORY?”
Have you ever wanted to know why these fools do the thing they do? What was that little spark in their brains that made them decide to be a clown for the rest of their lives? In this episode we do a little digging and find out a few pretty amazing origin stories! Featuring: Christopher [...]
A FOOL’S IDEA EP #05 – “WHY DO CLOWNS WEAR BIG RED NOSES?”
Well happy first Monday of March 2012 and welcome to an all new episode of “A Fool’s Idea”!!! So, why do clowns wear big red noses? Find out in this months episode featuring: Christopher Lueck, Deanna Fleysher, Eric Davis, Gabriela Munoz and Zero Boy! (Click here to watch the video on YouTube) Be sure to [...]
A FOOL’S IDEA – EPISODE #04 – “WHAT IS PLAY?”
A FOOL’S IDEA – EPISODE 04 – “WHAT IS PLAY?” Hello, hello, hello, and welcome to the first new episode of “A FOOL’S IDEA” since 2010!!!! I am sorry it took so long to bring these too you, however I hope you all feel that it was worth the wait. This episode is all about [...]
A FOOLS IDEA EP#03 – A Few Moments in the Park
A FOOL’S IDEA – An exploration of clown Episode #03 “A Few Moments in the Park” This episode features, Mexican Clown, Gabriela Muñoz as “Madame Coquette”. Hang out with a clown in the park, and watch Madame Coquette try to apply her gardening skills to Bryant Park, in NYC. While this episode is just a [...]
A FOOL’S IDEA EP#2 – Jango Edwards on the Shape of Change
A FOOL’S IDEA – An exploration of clown Episode #02 “Jango Edwards on the Shape of Change” This special episode features, Jango Edwards (Founder of the Nouveau Clown Institute) answering questions on the Shape of Change, a project created by artist Melanie Crean. Jango answers these questions: 1. Where were you born? 2. Where do [...]
A FOOL’S IDEA EP#1 – WHAT IS CLOWN?
A FOOL’S IDEA – An exploration of clown Episode #01 “What is Clown?” Featuring: Christopher Lueck, Deanna Fleysher, Eric Davis, Jango Edwards, Jef Johnson, John Towsen, Michael Bongar, & Zero Boy! This episode is an introduction to the featured clowns as wells as a exploration into the idea of “clown” and what it means to [...]
On the podcast today, I found myself in the kitchen of an urban farmhouse where one third of the Ten West collective raises chickens and grows veggies. As the four of us sat around the table, I pressed record on my fancy voice-capturing device and the following episode is the documented evidence of this mind-blowing [...]
Meet some of the amazing artists featured in season 02 of “A Fool’s Idea”. Trailer #11 features: Pepa Plana & Artem Zhimo. We need your help so that we can continue to support the creative performing arts! Do you believe in the power of laughter? It is one of the most powerful and intensely cathartic [...]
On the podcast today, I managed to have a wonderful talk with Pippo Crotti, the man behind the macho-Italian character in Cirque du Soleil’s Totem. We talk about the mystery web-series he has been making with fellow Totem cast-mates all around the world, getting married and having a child while on tour with the circus, [...]
How Do You Start Your Clown Adventure? Meet some of the amazing artists featured in season 02 of “A Fool’s Idea”. Trailer #11 features: Pepa Plana, Artem Zhimo, & Guillem Albà. We need your help now more then ever, so that we can continue to support the creative performing arts! Do you believe in the [...]
Today’s episode takes us deep into the bowels of the Kelly Miller Circus and directly into the brain of one Steven Copeland, a very loved and respected American circus clown! In fact, so much so, that when we first developed this project and asked people on Facebook about 3 years ago who they would like [...]
In today’s internationally heroic episode we landed an exclusive interview with the world famous crime fighting Barcelona superhero in pink tights known only as “Super Bello Man”. We discuss his origin story, his super powers, his weaknesses, his campaign for pope, and we also got in a few words with his weird roommate Stefano Bologna. [...]
“A Fool’s Idea” – the Podcast, is a more in depth look into the lives of some of the artists, performers, teachers and clowns that we have or will featured in the documentary project. If you are a fan of PBS or the Big Apple Circus, then you are a fan of seasoned-newbie-veteran-clown Glen Heroy! [...]
“A Fool’s Idea” – the Podcast, is a more in depth look into the lives of some of the artists, performers, teachers and clowns that we have or will featured in the documentary project. This episode features Dandy Danno a wonderful clown from the Lidia Togni Circus one of Italy’s oldest most prestigious touring circuses. [...]
“A Fool’s Idea” – the Podcast, is a more in depth look into the lives of some of the artists, performers, teachers and clowns that we have or will featured in the documentary project. In this episode we talk with, the eccentric John Gilkey. You may know him from his highly acclaimed lead roles in [...]