I saw a programme where Justin Lee Collins (British TV Presenter) went to a clown convention over in the States – He spent a week learning the basics of becoming a clown then did a performance at the convention. It didn’t go too well as his nose fell of and I think he got disqualified for going over his time slot. That being said, he did have one gag I really liked! He turned around, bent over and squirted some kind of powder out of his backside! (obviously simulating a fart). This seemed to be a real crowd pleaser and I think it would be a hit at children’s parties. Does anyone know where I can get this gag from? I assume it’s just a plastic perfume pump type think?

it's something that you would have to construct. Believe it or not. Here in the states, We could never get away with it.
What you would need is an Enema bulb, some rubber tubing, and talcum powder.Ge the tubing into the bulb by whatever means you can,Insert the tubing to the bulb, and put the free end into a slit in the appropriate area of your trousers.
Likely you will need to do some fine tuning for this to work. I would run the bulb to a pocket and run the tubing through a slit in the pocket.you also might need to figure out a way to keep the free end in a "comfortable" position.

Please let me know how it works. It's my understanding that this is a staple gag with clowns in the Mexican circuses. However, it would be considered to "earthy" to be used on a big show here in the US. Also, I believe that performance of this gag at a private party might go over like doing the real thing in Church.
Cheers,
Scruffy

Really? English kids would be rolling around on the floor for weeks with this one! I’ll take a trip down to my hardware store and see if I can rig something up.

I’ll let you know how I get on – Might see if I can find some pink powder to make it a bit more colourful.

The kids would be rolling on the floor here as well. It's just that it is still considered in bad taste.

My own children would be leading the pack. However, what you smell ain't baby powder.....

Cubby's always doing things that are in bad taste...this would be perfect for his character! In our skits, when Cubby misbehaves or has bad manners it's my job to correct him and teach him the right way to behave.

~Cuddles~

I think the idea is a riot. In a book I just read it said the kids between the ages of 6-and I think 12 love potty or gross type jokes. Silly Billy AKA David Kaye Welcome to SillyMagic.com (http://sillymagic.com/) talks in great detail what kids find funny. He says in his book that he does a few tricks that other entertainers would consider a little off. His book was well worth the money. Personally I think that your show should reflect your personality. If you are a goof ball and think a gag like this would fit...then do it. On a side note a clown was selling a prop similar to this on ebay. It shot smoke out of your ears. Just type in clown props…seller I believe is under ronaldclown

Odd I would read about this stunt a day after a belated birthday for Grandpa Weatherbie where after the candles on his cake were lit, he turned around bent over and asked one of his grandson's to pull his extended fore finger.
Quite a few laugh's but more OMG's from parents. I felt it was in bad tatse while I was doing it too. Bigger laughs were gained after lunging forward and taking a commando roll under a table right after the "finger pull"
I've promised myself not to do it again, well, not exactly as I tried it. But I think it's a teriffic gag with a bazillion scenario's...

Milo: I'm moving to England, where I can fart and emit a cloud of powder (and not offend anyone)! Funny, but there is no way I could get away with it here, nor would I attempt it.

I find it interesting that the British would be more receptive to potty humor than Americans. I'd always thought you guys were supposed to be more "proper," although I believe you are the first British clown I've encountered.

I once attended a clown conference where a small herd of clowns entertained themselves for hours (and I mean hours) with a couple of large puppets and a remote control fart machine. However, they (I won't say if I was among them) were not dressed as clowns when they did it. I think we -- oops! I mean they -- felt their clown personas were above this type of humor.

...Just don't get too close to the cake. They really ARE flammable.

LOL “proper” – You mean like the tourist attraction “Royal” family?

To be honest there aren’t that many Brits over here – Well not in London and the South East anyway.

We have a very dry sarcastic humour, there aren’t really any standards as far as comedy goes.

Yeah, I guess I was envisioning Prince Charles with a red nose!

Prince Who?

I love that you called me a clown! The first person to do so!

I'm honored to be the first! You're definitely a clown.

Prince Who?

Yes, Bonny Prince Chuckles. I don't think he even needs greasepaint, Shoot. He looks plenty sappy in a Kilt.

Yes Milo, You are a clown.

I forgot. I want to thank your Country and people for forever warping me thanks to Benny Hill, Monty Python, the Black Adder, Fawlty towers,Are you being Served? And Wallace and Grommit.

I am forever in your debt!

Don't forget all those other great Brit Coms!

Vicar of Dibley, Last of the Summer Wine, Open All Hours, Allo Allo, Thin Blue Line, Keeping Up Appearances, My Hero (until the last season), Red Dwarf, Good Neighbors, To the Manor Born....

I'm sure I'll think of more later on tonight, but these are some of my favorites, as well as the ones that Scruffy mentioned.

What about Charlie Chaplin and Laurel & Hardy – They were British weren’t they?

Yes! I've seen bizarre demonstration's of these flame throwing devices where cigarettes have been lit. I suppose with a little practice one could light and blow out birthday candles in sequence.
A visual or a sound effect might be all that is necessary. Once Grandpa Weatherbie had bent over and requested the finger pull, that was all that was necessary for the kids to roar.
Bill Cosby in one of his skits goes on about the tradition of finger pulling in America. He said he once got a toddler grandson to pull his finger in jest, and, at the precise moment that the child pulled his finger there was an enormous earthquake. Well, Bill said, "can you imagine what the reaction will be with that child the next time anyone as much as points a finger at him?"

I'm not sure about Charlie Cahplin, he might have been English (it would not surprise me). Stan Laurel definitely was from England (London or a suburb of London, I think), but Oliver Hardy was from a small town in Georgia, USA.

Yes, Katie.
Chaplin was English.