Hawaii’s Own Chris Da Clown has been making local audiences laugh since 1975.

Chris has written and performed in television, radio and live venues. As a clown, Chris has been schooled in the areas of comedy, magic, mime, juggling and circus performance.

Over the years he has taught classes including "The Art of Comedy", "Intro to Clowning", "Advanced Clowning", "Practical Mime", and many others. Chris Da Clown was recently nominated for the distinguished "Na Hoku Hanohano" Award for his 1998 comedy release, "I Tend to Offend", and is currently enjoying the popularity of his new book of jokes, "Local Jokes For Local Folks".

He was one of the first to incorporate pidgin english and local humor into his “Clown Persona”. Over the years he has released a Hoku nominated comedy CD, a top selling joke book and a matching line of boxer shorts.

In his own words, “They broke da mold, and then they made me”.

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Dear Chris da Clown:

I am writing this email because after today's performance I felt the urge to express my appreciation to you for all your efforts in making my keiki happy throughout this year.

It was earlier this year, when my daughter and I watched your performance at Pearlridge for the first time. I must say, you really impressed us. Your humor, good fun, and genuine love of children truly showed that day, and each day thereafter we were lucky to catch your show (at Sam Choys in Diamond Head, Downtown Pearlridge, and at the first Breakfast with Santa this month).

No surprise, you came through each and every time, consistently providing good fun and laughter. Its funny, the very first time we watched you, my daughter and I participated in one of your contests (wrapping my daughter in toilet paper). We didn't win that day, but we definitely had fun, and that was all that mattered. However, I promised myself that I would try harder to help my daughter win one of your extraordinary balloon creations the next time I had a chance. ;-)

That next time came during Breakfast with Santa. Come on, you remember, I was the idiot who sprinted up to the front, stepped on a few children just so I could grab my daughter and assume we were already chosen to play. You caught us, sent us back, then graciously selected us to participate. Well, needless to say, we were fortunate to win the grand prize, your Christmas tree creation.

Yes, I may have contributed to her prize, but honestly, you made my daughter extremely happy that day. Again, you had invited us to watch your story telling at Pearlridge. First, let me say, your props were great, especially for last minute creations (thanks to the floods). Your performance was just as expected, extremely enjoyable. And I must say, your balloon creations were awesome! My daughter and I participated and were once again fortunate to win the grand prize.

I don't know how you did it, but your Santa sleigh and reindeer creation was spectacular. Once again, you made my daughter extremely happy, and I am grateful to you. You've been a dad now for over a year , so I know you understand when I say, we will do anything for our children to make them happy. Many thanks to you for making my daughter happy. You definately make us "lucky we live hawaii". I wish there were more of you out there. You're extremely talented and exhibit true love of your trade. Keep up the great work and I hope to see you again soon.

Sincerely,

Guy Sgambelluri
December 9. 2003