Being a New York Japanese clown

The comedians paradise · Mar 9, 2025 · 1h 10m

An interview podcast giving the inside scoop of what happens in comedy scenes across the globe and dedicated to speaking to the mavericks in the comedy world. In this episode we speak to award winning Japanese clown based in New York, Mariko Iwasa. Here is an overview of what we discussed:[[12:02]] Marikos journey into clowning and not knowing English as a clown [[18:17]][[21:48]] Why planning doesn’t work, keeping material fresh [[26:20]][[25:43]] How to keep material fresh [[26:11]][[39:38]] Clown cannot prepare too much [[41:17]] tiktok[[39:38]] Clown cannot prepare too much…