A brief evolutionary history of clowns
The joker was inspired by another joker
In 1928, the movie "The Funny Man" was released. It's based on a famous novel by Victor Hugo about a misshapen "joker" who falls in love at the circus. The character has a long face, sliced-back hair that forms a sharp corner at the back of his head, and a wide grin that inspired the greatest comic book villain of all time, the Joker.
