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11. Colin + Bryce demonstrate a "lag fall," with delayed: fall.
12. Jeff demonstrates with an audience member how to do a full-face slap. Little guy hits big guy = funny; Big guy hits little guy = not funny.
13 Smith: there is a structure to the comedy, e.g. ROAD RUNNER CARTOONS.
14. RASKIN: played village idiot in "Beauty & The Beast" stage shown on Broadway.
15. RASKIN: demonstrates a fall and a roll.
16. Eurich: Demonstrates unintentionally hitting a girl (Kim Hawkins)
17. Eurich, Colin + Bryce demonstrate board hits.
18. Smith: discusses "scoring" a physical comedy routine, with beats, falls + [crossed out] quick [/crossed out] rolls and quick recoveries.
19. Smith: What has to show is the joy we take in the work. If it makes you cringe you have to pull back.
20. Jeff: Audience question-does "awkward moment," cringe-worthy dialog comedy extend to clowning? All say "No."
21. Dolly Jacobs- talks about her father's career 
she says he changed from "whiteface" to "Auguste" make-up because removing whiteface took too long.
22. Steve Smith: asks if there was a practical effect to all Lou Jacobs' comical vehicles? Dolly says she helped her dad build a little clown car. As he got older, he had car modified slightly. Lou died in 1992 @ age 84.
23. Lou Jacobs was a strict father. He wasn't That funny at home.
24. Mother, still alive, was a magazine model
25. Dolly discusses joining The Ringling Aerial ballet at age 14.
26. Paul Binder, Ringmaster for Big Apple Circus, says no air conditioning in early days. Tells about Dolly doing her routine at 106° Fahrenheit.
27. Binder tells about Dolly's "Roman Rings" act
28. Audience question: what's the future of clowning, vis a vis "creepy clown" trend> Jeff says that stuff has nothing to do with professional clowning.
29. Dolly says professional clowns know how not to scare people.
30. Audience question: Why are some people scared of clowns? Steve Smith says it's due to sensory overload.
31. Audience question: Adolescent boy says he likes clowns