[Rainbow D. Clown]

I'm sorry, but I have to disagree with you. As most in this forum will tell you, anyone can put on a costume, but, that doesn't make you a clown. People laugh at what the clown brings out of his heart, not what he is wearing. A clown can not just merely stand there and be laughed at for his or her existence. They have to do or say something. I agree with Fitz. The studies show that babies respond because the colors used are bold and work in contrast with each other (i.e. red, black, and white), but a baby doesn't laugh, they focus. And I TOTALLY agree with Fitz about the skits. I'm not sure if you understand a clown's purpose in skit. Quite honestly, any skit can be done by a person wearing thier costume, but they can make the skit just as effective if they were wearing their "People costume" because it's what is within them that makes the skit funny, not the wardrobe. And if you want the truth...I laugh harder at black and white Red Skelton and Martin and Lewis skits than I do at any clown skit. Especially at Red's Freddie the Freeloader skits. And even when he's filmed in color, he still isn't wearing bright colors. So, I'm thinking perhaps if you reflect on this yourself, you might want to re-check your secret. .....Think about it.