Joseph "Joey" Grimaldi, born in 1778, first appeared as a clown in 1800. According to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Grimaldi's clown was "exuberant, mischievous, larcenous, and ...

Clowns have taken over a church in London sporting red noses and spotty garments for the Annual Grimaldi Memorial Service.. The pews at All Saints Church in Haggerston, Hackney, were full of ...

People sporting red noses and spotty garments have lined church pews as the Annual Grimaldi Clown Service returned. Now in its 78th year, the event sees people pay their respects to Joseph ...

Dressed in bright colours and wearing shiny red noses, dozens of clowns gathered in London on Feb 5 to celebrate the life of the art form’s founding father. Bold makeup, bowler hats and oversized bow ...

Men, women and children gather in church to sing hymns and read a prayer dedicated to the profession in annual memorial service for father of clowns who died in 1837.

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People sporting red noses and spotty garments have lined church pews as the Annual Grimaldi Clown Service returned. Now in its 78th year, the event sees people pay their respects to Joseph ...

Now in its 78th year, the event sees people pay their respects to Joseph Grimaldi, who popularised the role of clowns in British pantomimes, as well as their slapstick humour and striking make-up.