Clash Clown is a dive into sharing and exploring a wider world of clown.
Riley Soloner is a punk hippie comedy theater nerd.
He’s in search of how to inject the lessons of clowning into aspects of artistic, political and spiritual life.
Dive into the lore of my perennial clown character as I connect dots and reveal shocking origins behind Vacation Jason.
For even more Vacation Jason lore, here's an interview between me and "Jersey" Dave Szarejko for Planet Scum's Saturday NOT Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIpWWNmRV84
Here's the full Chris Gethard Show season 2 finale, the Fight for the Fish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8awydCqNxQ
8 Mar 2025
7: Death Clown
A lifelong fascination with the Grim Reaper gives way to wondering if Death personified is in fact..a clown!
28 Feb 2025
6: A Clown Sees the World
Hello world, it's me! I felt that it's high time to circle back and dig into the reason I started this show. So here I am! Here's me doing Clash Clown.
22 Feb 2025
5: Bash Clown
In which Riley breaks down his love for professional wrestling, and how he sees it overlapping and mingling with its carnival traveling partner in clowning.
15 Feb 2025
4: Nerd Punk Comedy, Punk Comedy Nerd
The origins and overlaps of my teen punk years, the beginning of my improv comedy journey, and how these moments influenced my approaches to a clown philosophy and performance.
13 Feb 2025
3: Theatrical Clown Teacher
The third Clash Clown installment where Riley describes meeting and learning from his clowning mentors. Riley's clown brain is shocked and bursted open thanks to Jean E. Taylor's theatrical clown lessons.
13 Feb 2025
2: Patch & Clown Trips
Riley shares his memories of meeting, clowning with, and learning from Patch Adams, the clown who became a doctor. Stories include: meeting patch at Camp Winnarainbow, traveling on a humanitarian clown trip with Patch's Gesundheit! Institute to El Salvador in 2006, and living communally at Gesundheit! for two weeks in 2023.
13 Feb 2025
1: Wise Fools
Riley recounts stories about his hippie clown dad Kevin Schmevin and the inspirational, legendary activist clown hippie icon, Wavy Gravy.
13 Feb 2025
0: The Fool
Clash Clown is a dive into sharing and exploring a wider world of clown.
Riley Soloner is a punk hippie comedy theater nerd.
He’s in search of how to inject the lessons of clowning into aspects of artistic, political and spiritual life.
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