Harold and Gene
Posted By thecircusblog on March 19, 2009
Here are Harold Simmons and Gene Randow…. two very talented clowns. Gene had a pure instinct for comedy. He understood timing and how to get a laugh. Gene was a great help to me with the chimp act. The comedy in our act would start slowly then build to one laugh after another. We allowed the chimps to do their own thing during the act and the chimps loved to ham it up. However there still had to be control. Gene would hide while watching the act so the chimps could not see him in clown make up/ We had one chimp, Big Jackie who did not like clowns. Gene gave me comedy tips that I used in the act. Our finish trick was a head stand on the perch pole. I would kneel down so Bongie could jump up to my back to climb the pole. This one show Bongie decided to goose me before the trick….. Embarrassed yes, I turned and said a few things and then finished the trick . Between shows I went to practice the trick to stop the chimp from goosing. Gene got to me first and said that’s the funniest gag I’ve ever seen. Leave it in and I did…………….Thank you Bill Strong for the photo.
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