Because of the serious nature of this topic, I am starting a new thread instead of adding this to the existing thread on how to make an ice cream cone prop. If any of you are even considering making your own ice cream cone or cupcake prop or in any way way dabbling with Expandable Foam Insulation, PLEASE READ THIS THREAD.

I have just had my first experience with this product, and it is not one that I will soon forget (especially given the fact that I can barely bend my fingers, due to their new foam insulation crust coating).

Here are a few tips that I hope you will follow if you plan to open a can of expandable foam.


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The instructions for expandable foam insulation advise users to "wear rubber gloves." Do yourself a favor and WEAR RUBBER GLOVES. Even when your gloves become coated with this substance and start sticking to themselves and looking similar to the yellow rubber glove in the above photo, DO NOT REMOVE YOUR GLOVES.

In case you do not plan to heed this warning, be sure that you are well-stocked with paint thinner and/or fingernail polish remover. But do not kid yourself into thinking that expandable foam insulation can be removed from skin with a quick dip in these solutions. You would be wise to also stock up on a medium-grit sandpaper as well as Scotch-Brite scrubbing sponges.

In addition, if you do not wear protective gear on your hands, do NOT:



attempt to use your cell phone to place an SOS call to Miss Priss or Scruffy The Clown. At this point you are beyond help anyway.
try to log onto Clown Forum. Expandable Foam Insulation adheres to keyboards as well as appendages.
try to take a photo of your mess with your digital camera (for the same reasons as stated above).


Do: Keep cats and children of all ages out of the room when you are using this product.

Do NOT wear any clothes that you hope to someday wear again.

And for those of you who don't trust yourself with expandable foam insulation but who want an ice cream cone prop, Peachy Keene makes a lovely 23-inch soft serve cone for $60.

Awesome. I love this stuff, but I've never used it for a prop. Nor have I ever had a disaster such as you were able to accomplish!

FWIW, pickles. The first can I open looked just like that.

Oh the carnage!!!!!

Just curious - did you folks open this with a can opener or something? I've had a problem getting the foam to "stop" after I'm finished, but I just let it drip into a pile on the concrete floor or scrap wood. It can generally be scraped off the floor when it dries.

I have to admit though, I have gotten some on some pants. It never comes out. The stuff will degrade over the years if left outdoors though.

Pickles - would you be interested in teaching a class on how to use and not use expandable foam insulation at the Spring Fling?

Pickles - would you be interested in teaching a class on how to use and not use expandable foam insulation at the Spring Fling?

I'd be honored. Do you suppose I'll still have this crust on my hands in March?

OK, there must be more to the story or pictures to share. This is too funny to stop with just a teaser.

yea Pickles it should still be there. May be you should make some home made biskits,
Get your hands down in the biskits and this may help. Had a friend that done this with varnish and it cleaned his hands.

OMG, you didn't have the long straw with it? Don't give up. By Gosh, now you've got to finish it.

OMG, you didn't have the long straw with it? Don't give up. By Gosh, now you've got to finish it.

Well, Miss Priss, I started out with the long straw, but about halfway into it, the the pressure was so great that the straw blew off. It was completely covered with guck -- as were my hands -- and when I tried to put it back on, it just stuck to my hand. I finally said "the heck with it" and used the foam without the straw. Actually, the foam was easier to spread without the straw. But it did get a little messy.

And, don't worry, I AM gonna finish this thing. I'm not going to walk around with crust on my hands for months and not have an ice cream cone prop to show for it.

Pickles,
Thanks for the post, I was thinking about making one also but now I'm not so sure. Maybe I better just stick to real ice cream cones ... They're messy too, but at least it will come off my hands when I lick the mess off. :)

Wow. Who would have thought about all this? I'm glad you prepared us. Miss Priss has probably used it more so she was prepared. Or ... maybe you just got a bad can Pickles.

I have a question ... what happens if this stuff gets in your eyes? Do you wear goggles to use it? Also, what about the smell? Is it smelly?

Miss Priss' cone is so cute ... and it sounded so easy ... I'm afraid I would end up with this gunk all over too.

Well, PLEASE show us the final prop, Pickles. You have a lively audience, all waiting for the subject to appear. I'm sure you will work on it and make it adorable. By the way, what kind of ice cream are you preparing? Pickle ice cream? Will it have little green chunks in it????

I think it must be a Pickley thing... My very first experience using great stuff (without gloves) went fine. Of course I was attempting to make a store bought plastic cauldron appear to be overflowing with lime green ooze so neatness wasn't really a key factor.

18 laughs already for just one post. I think you've outdone everyone on that.

I have a question ... what happens if this stuff gets in your eyes? Do you wear goggles to use it? Also, what about the smell? Is it smelly?

By the way, what kind of ice cream are you preparing? Pickle ice cream? Will it have little green chunks in it????

Nettie Belle, as long as you don't point the can toward your face or get the foam on your hands and rub your eyes, you shouldn't have a problem. And, no, the foam does not have an odor.

And, DUH, why didn't I think of having pickle-flavored ice cream?!! I was going to have chocolate and strawberry, but you're absolutely right, the top scoop should be green, and now it will be. Thanks, Nettie Belle.

Oh, Pickles! You just can't turn off the funny can you?! I'm sorry that you had problems, that stuff is tricky! Much more tricky than the can leads you believe. My husband tried to weather proof our house with it once and had some problems. (not like yours LOL, but he did have some straw flying mishaps)


I think screwing up mundane tasks is part of the curse of the clown.... whenever my mom and I (both clowns) start in on a project hilarity ensues.....hubby says "you two are like Lucy and Ethel alive!" which is kinda true except Lucy had something called gracefulness which I do NOT. LOL

Hmmmm ... I wonder if someone injected some of that expandable foam in my skin ... that would explain the expansion in my hips, thighs, and stomach, that wouldn't be my fault.

Pickle ice cream ... Perfect for a pregnant clown!

oo pickles and ice cream on business card at the ob office.....for parties to come.

pickle ice cream ... Perfect for a pregnant clown!

noooooooo!!!!!!!!

Okay, everybody, HERE IT IS!!!!!

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ooh that looks tasty

Wow, Pickles. That turned out WONDERFUL. You did so good.

ooh that looks tasty

Yeah, especially the top scoop, huh? I thought it looked a little too much like a head of broccoli, so I added the pickle chips. So the bottom scoop is Cherry, but the top is Double Pickle Chip.

After all I went through trying to make this, I was pretty pleased with how it turned out. Thanks to everybody for your support -- especially Miss Priss and Scruffy.

You did a great job on it, Pickles!

See. I told you you could do it! I'll start on mine soon.

Good job Pickles, it looks great.

makes me want to go out and get some ice cream right now mmmm

Looks good Pickles

I'd like to take a tasty lick, but I'm afraid of what would happen to my tongue after this incident.

Well, you can consult Sir Toony on how to bandage your injured tongue.

Okay, everybody, HERE IT IS!!!!!

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Very well done! Soon you will be making props that everyone will want to purchase!

Looks great Pickles. I have a couple cans of this stuff at home, but I can't think of any use for an ice cream cone. Any ideas for what else I could make?

very large piles of dog _________.........

Barf!!!!!!!!!!!!

Or fake popcorn balls.

Spaghetti? No?

Thanks for the suggestions folks :p
I thought about the popcorn balls, or some sort of balls, but I think it would be pretty hard to make into a sphere.

You could insulate your walls...

You could insulate your walls...

Yeah, take your switch plates off and make sure there's not more than a 1/4 inch space between the plastic box and the wall.

Or you can do like Pickles and coat your hands with it to protect them

I feel like I need a portable mess. I'm wondering if a few cans of this stuff could trap a random assortment of messy madness and stay nice and level at the bottom. My concerns are: being unable to pry my mess up and ruining it's portability, overdoing it spectacularly and building a bigger mess than I'd be able to carry/transport once again compromising my mess's portability, and becoming enangled with my mess and spending the rest of my days as the ameoba boy.

When dry, can this stuff be sanded? When dry, is it sturdy enough that I could affix more stuff with a drill and some screws? Anyone else wishing Pickles had video of her misadventures in expandable foam inusation? I'm assuming this stuff will take paint pretty well, I will need a glossy wet look for sure. So since most of my questions are related to essentially making a mess with expanding foam insulation I expect to take any advice Pickles offers as that of a professional. But as always, stop me if I am presuming too much.

You need a portable mess? Then expandable foam insulation is just the product for you. When it dries, it's very lightweight -- so it's definitely easily transportable -- and it's pretty messy!

Can you sand it? Not sure. Scruffy told me that one could easily take a knife and trim off excess portions. You might be able to sand, but it would probably be easier to trim.

It's pretty lightweight material -- kinda like Styrofoam, -- so I don't think that screws would stay in it. And, yes, paint adheres to the substance well. HOWEVER, it's very porous, so it was a bit of a job getting paint into all the cracks and crevices.

The best thing for you to do is get a can and play with it. But remember Wise Pickle's advise about protecting your hands with rubber gloves. And, yeah, Joe, a video of my traumatic expanding foam insulation nightmare would be really funny. HAHAHA. I'm laughing so hard that the final remnants of dried foam insulation are flying off my fingers.

Good luck to you and let us know how your play date with expanding foam insulation goes--that is if you are still able to use your fingers when you are finished.

what a mess..

yuck........................

that would be good.................

There could be a great skit in this story, if only the foam was not so hard to work with.

Ok I love all of this but I want instructions to make my own ice cream cone or mess or hand-y ice cream covered messy foam insulation mess! What is the cone made from and what do you spray the stuff on to and is their anything in the ice cream scoops and is this stuff expensive?

There is another post that gives more info about making an ice cream cone. Check that out too. Miss Priss was kind enough to help me get started with mine. Much of these instructions came from her experience making an ice cream cone.

http://www.clown-forum.com/props-gags/5591-how-make-12-ice-cream-cone.html

For the cone, I used a small plastic toy megaphone from the Dollar Tree, covered with a sheet of brown foam from the craft store. You might want to score a waffle design onto the foam. I used a broken pen and a ruler to do this.

Then I hot-glued the foam sheet onto the cone. For the base of the ice cream, I used two rubber Spiderman balls, also from the Dollar Tree. I hot-glued the first ball onto the cone. This can be tricky, because the glue is so hot that it popped one of my balls. I cut the bottom off the other ball so it could rest on the first ball. I had to stuff it with paper to keep it from collapsing.

Once the base of the ice cream is on the cone, it's time for the fun part. The Expanding Foam insulation comes in a can and can be purchased at Wal-Mart or any hardware store. It costs $3-4 a can. One can is sufficient. In case you didn't read my original post on this thread: WEAR RUBBER GLOVES.

What I didn't know when I started using this product is that the product becomes less sticky after awhile (20-30 min.) and after that time, you can shed the rubber gloves and mold it a little better. You will need to set the cone in a jar or something so it's upright. Just start spraying the stuff onto the balls, remembering that it will continue to expand for awhile. It will start falling off the sides, but don't worry; you can go back after 20 minutes or so and stick it back where you want it. It's messy, so be sure to have plenty of paper/plastic covering the floor.

You don't have to do all of the insulating at one time either. You can let it dry and then come back later and try to fill in holes. It's really hard to describe how to do this part. You will just have to play with the foam and get comfortable with it.

Let it dry for a day or so, and then you can paint. I used acrylic craft paint. It's cheap -- less than $1 at the craft store or Wal-Mart. Painting takes awhile, though, because there are so many holes and crevices, and you want to try to paint inside them as well as you can. After the paint was dry, I sprayed the entire thing with a clear glossy spray paint.

This should get you started. Good luck, and let me know if you have any questions.

Thank you you very good at explaining that. I have lots of styrofoam balls, any reason why they would not work?

You could try it. Don't know why it wouldn't work.

There could be a great skit in this story, if only the foam was not so hard to work with.

Might be easy for one with butterfingers !

Thanks for the detailed instructions Pickles. I thought I would make one of these too one of these days. It goes next on my "Prop DIY to-do list", right under the laughing gas tank, the two creamsicles, the Easter hospital cart cover, the video camcorder, and the iPOD w/headphones. Oh, so much to do and so little time. I'm great at getting all the stuff when I have the ideas just not enough time to get it done.

I swore I wouldn't ever touch Expandable Foam Insulation again, but.....I'm pretty sure I'm going to make a couple of vanilla "shakes" for a "FREE SHAKES" prop. Now that I know what to expect with the foam, I don't think I'll have any problems. Maybe I'll even skip the rubber gloves... JUST KIDDING!!!!!!!

I agree about the long to do list! I recently found a bunch of foam and can't wait to get started making some things. My list keep growing but my time does not! I did buy the insulation stuff yesterday and plan to try to make the ice cream cone soon. Pickles, do you have a skit you use your cone with?

Pickles, do you have a skit you use your cone with?

Not yet. I made it for my recent photo shoot. However, I'm open to suggestions.

We are currently driving through Oklahoma on our way to Texas for Spring Break. A few minutes ago, I was behind the wheel while Husband was reading the newest issue of "Family Handyman." There is a section on the last page of the magazine called "Great Goofs," in which handymen confess their failures & fiascos. Dan read one aloud about this guy who was trying to fill in the holes in his kid's treehouse roof with expandable foam insulation.

He said it all was going great until he ignored the warnings to use rubber gloves and tried to smooth out the insulation with his fingers. To make a long story short, he ended up in the emergency room and eventually had to have his fingers separated with a KNIFE!!

See? This stuff is dangerous. I feel lucky to be alive and with all of my appendages intact!!!

Okay, clowns, I'm off to my clown work-shop to make me a couple of expandable foam insulation milkshakes. I'm pretty nervous about messing with this stuff again. Be thinking of me, and if you don't hear from me by
"chat time," please consider alerting the authorities.

I swore I wouldn't ever touch Expandable Foam Insulation again, but.....I'm pretty sure I'm going to make a couple of vanilla "shakes" for a "FREE SHAKES" prop. Now that I know what to expect with the foam, I don't think I'll have any problems. Maybe I'll even skip the rubber gloves... JUST KIDDING!!!!!!!

OMG, Pickles ... that is WAY funny ... I'm working on the SAME PROP for the SAME SKIT! Really! Oh well, I guess great minds think alike, huh??? That's hilarious! :D

OMG, Pickles ... that is WAY funny ... I'm working on the SAME PROP for the SAME SKIT! Really! Oh well, I guess great minds think alike, huh??? That's hilarious! :D

NETTIE DON"T LET BLONDIE get a hold of that stuff if you are making shakes... I can see it now.......

Nettie Belle, I can't believe that you and I were making milkshakes at the very same time even though we live in different states and had no idea the other was doing it. Wow that is SO FREAKY!!!! This definitely calls for a visit to Dairy Queen!!!

We'll have to compare milkshakes and see if ours look exactly the same. Mine are almost finished. (I SURVIVED!!! There's a bit of expandable foam insulation residue on my fingers and hands, but nothing that Husband's sander shouldn't be able to remove.)

I did my milkshakes today. I have to do the second step when I get my cherries from ebay. It's hard to find cherries around here. :cry:

You two clowns... Must be siemese twins separated at birth.. To be keyed in like that...ok.. When one stubs her toe.. Does the other yell ouch....?????.. If noone is in the forest does a tree that falls make noise.????

Another victory in the battle against Expandable Foam Insulation!!!

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They turned out great, Pickles!

They look great, but I expected them to be supersized...

Great Job, Pickles!

I don't dare ask for a sip, considering what you have those fake shakes laced with.

I think it can be sanded. Screws no. It's too porous. The trick is go slow, watch how the stuff acts, cuz it does have a life of it's own. Make sure that straw is in use and afixed well. I've yet to get a can that can be used after the first initial use. Also, don't try to shape the stuff after it's forming. You will create a totally different texture.

CUPCAKES FOR SALE:


I seen some containers that look just like large size cupcake papers. Brightly colored, plastic, with the zig-zag pleats. Approx. 4 in tall by 6 diameter. Anybody interested in either buying just the containers or would you like me to make some cupcakes?

You can save the can.
The trick is acetone and a pair of Blue Nitrile gloves. Remove the nozzle from the can and pour a bit of acetone down the nozzle to dissolve the stuff. Use acetone to clean the straw and other parts. Lastly wipe the can down with a paper towel soaked with some acetone.
Use in a well venilated area. The Nitrile gloves will stop the Acetone from leaching into your skin. They are made expressly for that purpose and are hypo allergenic.

Milk Shakes:


My version of the milk shakes I made some time back. This is for sale too. If some one wants it.

I've gone ahead and started the cupcakes. Pics pending.

Cool looking milkshakes Miss Priss!

Sadly, I need to give you a little warning and advice for making your expanding foam insulation shakes.

Three weeks after I thought I had completed my shakes, I ran up into the craft/clown room to get something and was horrified when I spotted what used to be my yellow tray and three shakes. That $#!!@@ expanding foam insulation truly does have a life of its own. I thought it was done expanding, but I was wrong. The stuff kept growing and growing until it cracked through the bottoms of my plastic shake cups and oozed across the tray and up the outside of the glass. The shakes are beyond repair, so I need to start over.

I have consulted with Scruffy, who recommends that I drill a hole in the bottom of the cups to allow for additional expansion and hold off affixing the cups to the tray for a few weeks.

I wish I would have taken a photo so you could see my latest fiasco with this stuff, but I was too peeved. You will have to trust me that was a pretty eerie site. In fact, I'm thinking about writing a horror tale about expandable foam insulation taking over the world. (Scary. Shudder.)

Ok pickles.....im laughing and at the same time...i want to give a hug...
((((((((((((((((((((hug)))))))))))))))))))))
your life with foam....what a book that would make....sorry for your headaches, but time from now we will all have great times remembering....

That what doesn't kill us will make a great story for others to laugh at. :)

I did a revamp on a set that I had. Plastic breakable cups. Did the same thing! Cracked the glasses. Gotta be somethingwhere the expansion can rise up and not out.

I wonder if it would work better if you filled the cups and glasses a little at a time....

I may retract this statement in a week or two, but right now, I'm GLAD my first attempt at shakes ended in disaster, because I REALLY like the new shake glasses that I bought yesterday.

I drilled holes in the bottom so the expandable foam has a place to go if it keeps expanding. That's another embarrassing story that I feel compelled to share.

I didn't want to disturb Husband, who was sleeping on the couch watching TV -- or rather, watching the insides of his eyeballs -- so I found his power drill and started trying to drill holes in the bottoms of my new cups. It was taking FOREVER. I thought maybe I had the wrong drill bit, so I finally, out of desperation, awoke him, showed him the drill, and asked him if I needed a different bit.

He was horrified. "You're using a screwdriver!" he said, adding, "I thought you were smart."

HAHA. I guess I'm not so smart when it comes to power tools -- or expandable foam insulation.

Wait, you're making screwdrivers instead of shakes now?

If it was a fat screwdriver you might try taking it into the kitchen and useing it to mix-up your real mikeshake.

So Pickles... where did you find your new shake cups at??

So Pickles... where did you find your new shake cups at??

Shop-Ko. They are emerald green and are shaped like malt glasses with a stem and all. They're taller than the ones I used last time. I'm going to buy some cherries today and then get started with the new shakes tonight. I'll post a photo in a couple weeks -- if they haven't exploded.

Well, it's been three weeks, and the new & improved shakes haven't exploded yet. So today (while keeping fingers crossed) I hot-glued the new shakes on my tray and, here they are:


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those look great!

Pickles those are awsome... I love your new glasses... The green is beautiful... I cant wait to see a photo shoot with them... Good job!

Wooooooodey hooooooooo----
they look delish...and might i say...a perfect color for a pickle lady....
Cant wait for the photos now...

I think I'm gonna carry them in the Great Circus Parade.

Great job Pickles!

Very nice. And BETTER than the originals I think.

Very nice. And BETTER than the originals I think.

Yeah, I think so too. I'm GLAD that the first ones exploded.

priss did you ever take the pics of the cupcakes????

priss did you ever take the pics of the cupcakes????




http://www.clown-forum.com/props-gags/8001-cupcake-anyone.html


try that for previous pics.

how much for the shakes priss???

This is pretty cool stuff to work with, I made some shakes of my own for a parade gag..handing out "free shakes!" I used Coca Cola cups I found at a dollar store and used them...except I didn't fill them all the way with foam insulation, I used a cardboard circle cutout and put it a quarter of the way down in the cup, then filled it up.
Helped a lot with the expansion.

I know this is reviving an ancient thread but I thought it would go better here then in a new thread of it's own.

I recently saw a trick prop that was a cream pie made out of expanding foam and the foam was attached to the pie pan with an elastic string. The bottom of the pie pan had a strap so a clown could "throw" the pie, the pan would stay on their hand, the "cream filling" complete with cherry on top flew out then sprang back to the pan.

Looks fun. I'd only use it to throw at another clown who was in on the gag rather than at the audience.

But, it looks like it could be a lot of fun.

Thanks perfesser! I might have to start one.

I have a soft foam one I bought from a prop maker. It went over great as a walk around gag. The guys at the pork burger grill really got a kick out of it. As it was soft foam it wouldn't hurt if it accidentally bumped someone but I controlled the amount of elastic I let out and never had a problem. People were ducking left and right.
Sara K.

Looks fun. I'd only use it to throw at another clown who was in on the gag rather than at the audience.

But, it looks like it could be a lot of fun.I remember a Texan clown who thought it inapropriate to squirt water at members of the audience. He would only direct his antics at other clowns wised up to the gag.
I guarantee, without any doubt what so ever, it would be far more fun if it were thrown at unsuspecting victims. Both for you, the victims and all the spectators who saw you do it.Lame beyond belief that spoke volumes of his own insecurities and limited capabilities in clowning and creating comedy. Rather than try and develop his skills, he sought to impose limits on how others practised their own art. But despite thinking it wrong to squirt someone, he Obviously, you exercise some caution. It is not the kind of thing you are going to do at very young children and your not going to do it near moving traffic, where people might leap into the road to avoid the pie. But when you select the right time, space, victim and audience, it is exactly the kind of stunt people would expect and want of a clown. It is a great piece of business that will provoke a whole bunch of emotions, fear, shock, relief, laughter and from a knowing audiance, anticipation, excitement etc. It is no different from playing with buckets of water splashng it around getting you and your buddy soaked but when you come to throw a bucket over the audience, it is filled with confetti. Or playing with sprung racoons, the idea of someone not shrieking or jumping is inconceivable.had absolutely no problem with the death penalty! People with idiotic ideas of what a clown should and should not do are exactly the same kind of clowns that scare people.
You dont want to hurt or scare people but you do want to leave them knowing they have just been played by a clown.

Barry,
That is exactly what I did and the guys at the grill were ridding the guy I snuck up on like "Ha Ha she really got you." People were ducking and then laughing and it was very comical. I would scream "PIE" and then throw it or sneak up ask people eating would you like some pie. The trick was to hide the elastic in your hand so it looked real and hold it pretty high up like a pizza pie. I do think the soft foam would be a safer option but if you are careful and don't let out too much elastic you should be O.K.
Sara K>

Barry,
That is exactly what I did and the guys at the grill were ridding the guy I snuck up on like "Ha Ha she really got you." People were ducking and then laughing and it was very comical. I would scream "PIE" and then throw it or sneak up ask people eating would you like some pie. The trick was to hide the elastic in your hand so it looked real and hold it pretty high up like a pizza pie. I do think the soft foam would be a safer option but if you are careful and don't let out too much elastic you should be O.K.
Sara K>

I think this is the effect you two are talking about

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFteU52I-sI&feature=player_embedded

I agree using it with unsuspecting members of the public gets the reaction the prop is designed for, but If you have clown buddies to play with real pies could be WAY more fun.

Smartii

i always spray my molds with oil before i spray the foam.

It’s a nice performance as far as it goes. Cool costume and a great look. You can just imagine what it would be like as one of his victims. But it was totally undeveloped, he didn’t do anything else with it, there was no more to show. As a prop used like that, it’s a one shot stunt, once it has been seen you will never fool them again. I would want a stack of other culinary tricks and stunts, gags and magic before justifying the effort to create a chef clown character. At the very least, I would be armed with a head full of jokes, poems and one liners.

My friend Simon met a pieman going to the fair.
Said Bratty Simon to the Pieman,
“What’s in your pie there“?
Said the Pieman to Bratty Simon,
“DUCK”!

When the moon hits your eye, Like a big pizza pie,
That's amoré.

Noah's diary: Day 39.
Unicorn pie is delicious!

I once pied a policeman and got 3.142 days in prison.

This guy walks into a bar with a steak pie on his head and orders a drink
The barman says', 'Excuse me mate do you know you have a steak pie on your head'?'
The guy laughs and replies '' Yeah I always wear a steak pie on my head on a Tuesday!''
The barman answers '' But you do know that its Monday today don't you“?
The man looks horrified….'' Oh my God! You must have thought I looked a right idiot"!

I get what you're saying Barry, looks good for the first time but tires easily. As a blow off to a pie chase possibly after a proper pie fight with another clown a wild pie heads towards the audience it would make a memorable finish.

Or if it followed a baking routine dove pan or exploding oven maybe then the pie and even a trip to make it look accidental then the pie flies out.

I don't think I could stand on a pier all day running over the same gag without going mad, but as an interlude to mix things up it works quite well.

Smartii

Guys,
In all fairness this was just a video and we really don't know what else he did or can do with the character. I ran the gag maybe 30 min. max up and down the lake front. It runs well as a walk around gag but isn't that was walk arounds are? Short gags to play on someone and then move on. It appeared to me that he was doing the human statue thing. Usually those guys have several bits that go with their character. Maybe he does have other stuff but failed to show it in the promo. I guess it would have made for a better promo if he could have showed more versatility you are right there but he does say at the end call him for this and other options.
Sara K.