veering from goofy prankster to psychotic murderer, the clown has tried to trademark fish, cut off his own face, and in a recent DC comics storyline, he even became pregnant. One of the short ...

Bright smiles, funny faces, goofy laughs - clowns ... with the brightly-coloured face paint we know today - were affectionately named after Grimaldi’s clown character. So just what is it ...