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Birthday Clown

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The setup

A birthday clown discovers that his client is a middle-aged man celebrating alone.

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The premise

Here’s the bit.

Seth arrives ready to entertain children, only to find that Ernest Sullivan has hired him for his own solitary birthday celebration. Party tricks, a puppet routine and an awkward tip fail to make the booking feel normal. When more costumed entertainers arrive, Seth tries to spare them the same experience. His attempt to leave brings one last, far more sinister surprise.

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Highly quotable.

It's part of the job. I'm used to it.

No protocol for whatever this is.

Behind the scenes

The people who made it.

A little extra

Notes from the archive.

This filmed sketch aired in the Louis C.K./The Chainsmokers episode on April 8, 2017.

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