Making people laugh is the greatest feeling in the world, the challenges you have to overcome are not. Join comedian and promoter Marvin McCarthy as he interviews larger-than-life characters that will help comedians live life on their terms and find their niche. Todays guest is the magnificent,Barnaby King , He is an internationally recognised clown practitioner with who bridges the worlds of live performance, clown coaching, and academic research. He is also the CEO of Clown Spirit, an organisation dedicated to bringing more clowns into the world and one of the biggest online resources of clown in the world. Here is an overview of what we discussed: [[10:10]] How Barnaby stumbled into clown [[16:29]] The different types of clown [[29:04]] What is clowning [[45:20]] How Viggo Venn beat gong shows [[57:36]] How clowning differs depending on the country and culture [[63:03]] The damage IT has caused the clown community [[68:48]] The creative process of German clown Gardi Hutter [[71:29]] Never knowing what will happen with each interview [[79:23]] Not being afraid to fail If you would like to know more about Barnaby and learn more about clowning, you can join the Clown spirit mailing List at https://www.clown-spirit.com/, go on the Clown spirit website at go.clown-spirit.com, subscribe to the Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@clownspirit, watch online masterclasses with the best clowns in the business at https://go.clown-spirit.com/clownx or you can purchase a course at https://go.clown-spirit.com/C4L. If you would like to know more on Marvin, you can follow him through his Linktree at https://linktr.ee/theflopmaster. #comedypodcast #standupcomedy #clowning #clownpodcast You can follow this podcast on Youtube at https://bit.ly/41LWDAq, Spotify at https://spoti.fi/3oLrmyU and Apple podcasts at https://apple.co/3LEkr3E.