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I agree.2 clown as one who re-enacts in an exaggerated way scenes which have taken place. They then become funny or sad, depending on the content and point of view of the watcher." 1 "A clown differs from a comedian In that the latter uses humor and wit. Humor springs from the truth and wit exaggerates the truth. In short, I'm a clown." Clown or comedian, depending upon the viewing audience, Skelton is one of the most amazing successes in the history of American show business. The 1964-65 television season finds him in his 14th year as the star of a weekly series, an incredible as well as unsurpassed record for so fickle a medium as TV. Skelton is as successful with his personal appear- ances as he is with TV and has been with motion pictures. He has played to audiences of more than 100,000 in a single day at state fairs. In his engagements at Las Vegas' famed Sands Hotel, according to that hostelry's president Jack Entratter, "He has more turnaways than most performers play to." Whatever his magic, Skelton arouses more interest than the ticker tape in a bull market. /more