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<text id=92TT0636>
<title>
Mar. 23, 1992: Emmett Killjoy
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<history>
TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1992
Mar. 23, 1992 Clinton vs. Tsongas
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<article>
<source>Time Magazine</source>
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PEOPLE, Page 73
Emmett Killjoy
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<p>By Michael Quinn/Reported by Wendy Cole
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<p> There are those who think nothing quite compares with the
experience of being entertained by a clown...with the
possible exception of being trapped inside a kettledrum during
an all-Sousa concert. Such Bozophobes may welcome Shakes the
Clown, comedian-borderline hysteric Bobcat Goldthwait's
film-noir farce that depicts clowns as foulmouthed rummies--much to the horror of the wig-and-whiteface set. Some 150 clowns
withdrew from opening-day festivities after learning of the
film's contents. "Helping to promote Shakes the Clown would be
like a group of doctors promoting a slasher film," says clown
activist Joe Barney, who dismisses the movie as "clown bashing."
Goldthwait says he never disliked clowns--until now. "They
have the same sense of humor as Jesse Helms. It's becoming The
Last Temptation of Bozo."
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