Shakes the Clown

Shakes the Clown is a dark comedy film that follows Shakes, a talented but cynical and alcoholic birthday-party clown, as he struggles to maintain his job and relationships after being passed over for a coveted spot on a children's television show in favor of a rival clown. The film satirizes performance art and portrays clowns and other performers as clannish and rivalrous subcultures obsessed with precedence and status. As Shakes becomes embroiled in a murder mystery, he must navigate his own personal demons and confront the toxic world of professional clowning to clear his name and find redemption.