Here is a quick list of clown tips to make you a better party clown. These are simple things that will help you really impress the person that hired you and insure that everyone has a good time.

1. Always be on time- Being on time to a party is the number one way to make a good impression and impress everyone. Even though you are a clown there is nothing funny about being late to a birthday party. Nothing will ruin your image of a clown then ruining a party by being late. If you are running late to a gig you need to call them as soon as you know you are going to be late. And if you do arrive late, if your schedule allows, always stay late to make up for your mistake.
2. Always powder your makeup- Powdering your makeup is a very important part of being a clown. It will help set your makeup and is really important if you are going to be going from party to party. Of all the methods out there for powdering the one that works best seems to be to use a powder sock or puff and wipe off the powder. Don’t worry about any excess that won’t brush off, it will be absorbed by your makeup after about 10 minutes, setting your makeup even more.
3. Always be prepared- There is nothing worse then arriving to perform at a party and not having one of your props. While a lot of times no one else knows about the missing prop, but the stress of that missing prop will show in the rest of your performance. It is also wise to always bring doubles of ay props you have that might run out or break.
4. Always be funny- this is a no brainer, always be funny. Of course this depends on the audience. If you are performing for the typical varied birthday party audience, you will have kids from 1 to 100 at the party. You need to make sure that you have a varied number of gigs and jokes that children and adults will enjoy. The easiest way to ensure this is to constantly study new jokes and other performers to get ideas. It is never ok to copy exactly what someone else does, but just watching other performers will give you ideas on how to make more people laugh.