Toledo Clowns
Thinking of hiring a clown for your next children's party, bachelor/bachelorette's party or business gathering? Be careful: Finding the best clown for your event is much more difficult than finding a good catering company or an experienced photographer. Sure, everybody likes food, and everybody knows how to say “cheese”, but you can guarantee that a dull or stereotypical clown will ruin your event. Worst of all, the wrong clown may even make you the target of the office or neighborhood's jokes. Below, we'll outline a three-step approach for finding the perfect clown company for your event.
Ask the right questions
While everyone needs to earn experience somewhere, you cannot risk a newbie clown ruining your event. Gain a concrete understanding of the types of events they've done in the past, for which age groups and how many times they have done these specific types of events. Never, ever assume that a clown who specializes in children's parties will be able to throw a great bachelorette's party. There's a lot of variety with Toledo clowns, so if you can't find exactly what you're looking for on the first call, don't get discouraged. By targeting the right agencies beforehand and asking them the right questions, you can be sure that the clown will fit right in with your event.
Be very mindful of your guests
This tip is key. You want to make sure the clown is age-appropriate, and this goes both ways. While the kids might think a pie to face is a riot, you can't be so sure about that when it comes to adults. All the same, a clown for adults will most likely need a little bit of impropriety. This will be key if you decide on a clown for a bachelor/bachelorette's party. While they don't necessarily need to be indecent or offensive, they should at least be a little risqué. And this works both ways, you can find both male and female clowns for parties like this.
On the other hand, if you're looking for a clown to entertain a corporate event or a business gathering, you may want to stray away from risqué clowns. In accordance with the step above, be sure to ask the right questions. For these kinds of clown, you want honest humor, nothing cliche, nothing inappropriate and most likely, no pies to the face.
Booking with the right company
Is your event a simple corporate party with a stage and tons of seating? Or is your event a large party for children? Some Toledo clown companies specialize is solely performances, while others specialize in more general party activities. So if you see a company that offers a wide range of options — face painting, balloon twisting, animal shows, etc. — compromising on the clown's skills for a complete party may be a good idea. However, for a corporate event, you want a company that specializes in performances. This way you know the clown is more focused on a funny performance rather than being an overlooked addition to the party.