Behind-the-scenes 16: Clowning about with Tweedy the Clown

Tweedy is a contemporary vaudeville style clown who will perform 'Tweedy's Lost Property' at Swindon's Wyvern Theatre on Sunday 29 September 2013. Well known for his role in the acclaimed Giffords Circus, where he has appeared for several years, Tweedy's unique style evokes a whimsical, yet natural comic character, inspired by the great silent film clowns. Instantly recognisable with his tuft of bright red hair and eccentric movements, Tweedy is well known for his classic routines with brooms and ladders but is also accomplished in most circus skills. Tweedy has appeared in other major circus productions, including several years with Zippos Circus where the clown troupe received a number of industry awards, and also as a comic stuntman at Buffalo Bills Wild West Show at Disnleyland Paris. In 2009-2010 Tweedy was star clown in a two-year tour of the USA in The Greatest Show On Earth, playing Mr Gravity, the accident-prone black-hat clown in the 139th Edition of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey.