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Kerry Kistler Loyal user Springfield, MO 234 Posts |
Hi gang,
I am developing 6 new shows with a circus/sideshow theme. These shows will be used for family groups and youth camps for the Salvation Army. Six hours of material is a lot of material. Each show is focusing on one main area of circus life: sideshow freaks, wire walkers, lion tamer, clowns/hartford fire, circus family life, etc. My scripts, routines, music and equipment are coming together pretty well. But as I write the ventriloquist routines I could use some more humor and jokes. Would you be willing to share a few of your favorites. Anything circus or sideshow is fodder for the cannon. I have exhausted my searching on the internet and come up with very little. Remember, these are family shows so they should be in good taste. Thanks and cheerio, Kerry
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drwilson Inner circle Bar Harbor, ME 2191 Posts |
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Kerry Kistler Loyal user Springfield, MO 234 Posts |
Chuckle. Well, thanks Paul, but I'd be hard pressed to use most of that material in family shows. Here's the kinds of stuff I'm looking for:
The clown's nickname was Lumpy, probably because his costume looked a lot like a pinata. When Felix the clown died there was a really short funeral procession - the hearse and one car. But 27 mourners got out of that one car. In Prague, doctors have successfully separated Siamese twins and have presented the proud parents with separate Czechs. The fat lady in the sideshow was so huge she had to wear a three-three instead of a tutu. So huge the elephants would throw her peanuts. A town full of rubes? I was working the Freaks of Nature Animal Sideshow and told the crowd "Look at that cow with one eye!" and half the crowd covered one eye and looked. Our ringmaster was so bad he was known at the "Disaster of Ceremonies" The fire eater accidentally swallowed a quart of shellac. He died, but what a finish! Any other light jokes out there?
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drwilson Inner circle Bar Harbor, ME 2191 Posts |
I walked into the five and dime and asked for a couple packs of pins and needles. The lady behind the counter said, "You must be shopping for your wife."
"No," I said, "I'm a sword swallower on a diet." How big was the fat lady? She didn't have measurements, she had time zones... Why did the clown wear loud socks? So his feet wouldn't go to sleep. Why did the clown cross the road? To find his rubber chicken. But why not steal from the greats here: http://www.ringling.com/explore/history/legend/hope.aspx Yours, Paul |
Kerry Kistler Loyal user Springfield, MO 234 Posts |
Paul,
I nearly forgot about this thread. Thanks for the ideas. I had actually run across the Hope monologue at RBB&B but thanks for the link. Cheerio, Kerry
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gsidhe Inner circle Michigan 1725 Posts |
Just have to throw in my favourite...
Why don't sharks (Lions, Tigers, Cannibals, Zombies) eat clowns? They taste funny. Still makes me laugh... Gwyd |
just_larry Veteran user 330 Posts |
That's a Lie..Cannibals Love to eat clowns!!!
How do they like to eat them you ask? Funny side up! Bada Bing Hey Kerry , if you need any help with circus or circus/sideshow based tricks (real magic or gags) let me know, cause It's what I do! Larry http://www.justlarry.com |
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