Professional Clown, Mattie Faint | The Human Podcast #7

Mattie Faint has been a professional clown for over 50 years. He’s performed around the world and has spent many years entertaining children at Great Oldman Street Hospital.The Human Podcast is a new show that explores the lives and stories of a wide range of individuals. New episodes are released every week - subscribe to stay notified.WATCH all episodes, filmed in person: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC29JGmLUfv5eUeKzv3cRXGwGUEST LINKS:Mini-Documentary on Mattie: https://vimeo.com/450456985‘Clown’ Movie Trailer: https://vimeo.com/576779706Clowns’ Gallery Museum: http://www.clownsgallery.co.ukArticle: https://www.mylondon.news/news/north-london-news/ive-47-clown-costumes-basement-20685429ORDER OF CONVERSATION:0:00 - Intro0:42 - Clowns' Gallery Museum3:00 - Early life12:57 - Great Oldman Street Hospital20:13 - People's reaction to clowns24:33 - Being the class clown29:53 - Difficulties of being a clown31:50 - Training to be a clown33:59 - Purpose of a clown38:28 - Effect on personal life42:44 - Personalities of clowns45:05 - Negative portrayal of clowns52:27 - Joker Film56:56 - Best part of being a clown57:46 - Future plansGUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK:Know anyone who may like to speak about their life? Or have any feedback? Just message [email protected]