I was never really afraid of clowns as a kid (well, a little bit after seeing Poltergeist), they just weren’t for me. I didn’t understand what they were trying to accomplish with all that makeup and silliness. I still don’t.
This strip was completely inspired by my roommate, Michael. He does kids parties (remember?) along with his acting, and this “minimalist” clown philosophy is all his. He even has a postcard of a hideous clown that he can show parents when they don’t understand why he isn’t more “dressed up.”
If you’re near the Los Angeles area and are looking for a fun clown with over 10 years of experience that plays well with kids and does magic, games, balloon animals, face painting and more, look no further than Michael’s Funny the Clown. And he’ll do it without scaring the living crap out of your kids like a Stephen King villain. Email him by clicking here, if you’re interested.
Yay! I won again! Yay!
Oh… wait.
You’ve gotta play in order to win, right?
Dammit.
Ah, well, I hope the winners of these JefBot T-shirts enjoy ’em as much as I loooooooove mine! 🙂
Again, congrats, Jeff. Keep kickin’ ass. CLOWN ass! 😉 Heh heh.
send michael over, i want to play clown with him.
Love Michael. 🙂 Love the strip -the colors are spectacular.
What a great strip. I love how true to life it is. It’s so colorful and funny. But I’m sorry, you can’t have my Virgin Mary night light. She only works for Catholics not the Japanese. 😉 Way to knock it out of the park again, JEFbot!
This one had me laughing out loud!
It’s so funny! The color’s are so awesome!!! And I love that Mike’s entire sales pitch is wrapped up in one unfortunate business card! Outstanding work!
Good lord, clowns are creepy. That is definitely one effective sales pitch. I think Michael could pretty much show up in sunglasses and jeans and it would be better after seeing that.
bon, yep, gotta play in order to… -waitaminute- now you can just BUY a JEFbot shirt at http://www.printfection.com/jefbot to complete the set. how convenient!
unfavorite, i’ll let him know.
janonymous, thanks for noticing the colors – i usually go for a more subdued palette, but thought the clown theme called for something a little more loud this time.
michael cornacchia, thanks, man. you know exactly how true this strip is! oh, and i’ll just hafta use my buddha night light then, i suppose.
jeff payton, woo-hoo! goooooaaaaaallllll!
funnyshaffer, thanks, shaf! yep, that card is indeed unfortunate, and unfortunately, real. it creeps me out to even have it in the apartment.
john, sadly, for the kids, i think he does show up in sunglasses and jeans sometimes. but still puts on a good show, of course.
What if you actually want to scare the hell out of kids with the full-blown, wacky, creepy, Poltergeist-type clown (cuz isn’t good parenting really about payback when the opportunity arises)? Does Michael charge extra for that? I know a couple of kids (and a few adults) that would totally justify the premium.
Bwaha! The clown on the card reminds me of Killer Clowns from Outer Space. Just what you’d want at your kid’s party.
oooo I wanna kno who won.
Oooo scary clown. >.< Great comic!~ 😀
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Bwahahaha. Great strip.. And yes.. Stephen King’s “It” really did it for me. I saw it accidentally when I was like 5 and that was the end. Even now, every time I see one in public or on television.. it makes my heart beat just a little faster. Btw.. beautiful colors.
Love the strip. My parents saw fit to hang a clown poster at the foot of my bed. It scared me for life. I can still see it taunting me- daring me to fall asleep….
BTW, was a couple weeks behind in viewing- my, my- you’ve cultivated quite the following, Mr. Hunk-o-hunk-o-burnin’-love!
Congrats!!!
Oops, I meant scarred, but scared works just as well.
sean luke, hmmm… are you thinking of adding a scary clown to the Mr.Spooky/Boneman mix!? i’m sure michael could be persuaded. heheh.
sonya, yes, i think “killer clowns from outer space” is right up there with spongebob and pikachu at kid parties. 😉
tystarr, sorry you didn’t win, but thanks for playing! there will be more contest in the future, for sure.
thanks, nat!
jane, i hope you have a virgin mary night light.
brit, yeah, pennywise from “it” was pretty freaky. i never saw the tv movie, but i read the book. scary. oh, and thanks for the color mention!
the heat, were your parents TRYING to traumatize you with the clown poster!? that’s just cruel and unusual!!! …and it explains a lot about you, actually. heheh. and thanks for the congrats!
the heat again, i’m sure that poster would have both “scared” and “scarred” me for life. yikes!
Major Stephen King fan…but I’ve never gotten the nerve to read ‘It’ more than twice (I skim read, so I have to read almost every book twice to really get what’s going on). Something about really bad clowns grabs those fear levers in my head and yanks…