Eric Davis (clown)

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Eric Davis
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Red Bastard
Born
Kansas, United States
Alma mater École Philippe Gaulier
OccupationsActor, comedian, director, writer, clown

Eric Davis (born in Kansas) [1] is an American actor, comedian, director, writer and clown. [2]

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Davis is best known for his one-man show Red Bastard and performing in the Cirque du Soleil productions Quidam and the role of Allan Smithee in Iris . [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Davis trained in clown under Philippe Gaulier at École Philippe Gaulier in France. [8]

Red Bastard

Red Bastard is a live bouffon clown theatre show written and performed by Davis. [9] [10] [11] [12] What begins with a surreal monologue by a twisted clown named Red Bastard [13] quickly devolves into full blown audience participation. [14]

References

  1. ↑ Copstick, Kate (August 5, 2013). "Interview: Red Bastard – Joker in the pack". The Scotsman . Archived from the original on September 18, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
  2. ↑ Bellafante, Ginia (August 21, 2005). "A Funny Kind of Love". The New York Times .
  3. ↑ Donnelly, Pat (September 25, 2011). "Iris is even more than meets the eye". The Province . Archived from the original on May 26, 2015.
  4. ↑ Kharakh, Ben (March 26, 2007). "Eric Davis, Clown and Buffoon". Gothamist. Archived from the original on August 11, 2011.
  5. ↑ McElroy, Steven (September 3, 2006). "Modern Clowns With a Fear Factor". The New York Times.
  6. ↑ Ramanathan, Lavanya (June 1, 2011). "Clowning with the audience". The Washington Post .
  7. ↑ Chan, Bryan (September 14, 2011). "Cirque du Soleil performers before and after photos". Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on April 3, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
  8. ↑ Awde, Nick. "International: the fine art of serious clowning". www.thestage.co.uk. The Stage. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  9. ↑ Kharakh, Ben (March 26, 2007). "Eric Davis, Clown and Buffoon". Gothamist . Archived from the original on August 11, 2011.
  10. ↑ Bellafante, Ginia (August 21, 2005). "A Funny Kind of Love". The New York Times .
  11. ↑ Ramanathan, Lavanya (June 1, 2011). "Clowning with the audience". The Washington Post .
  12. ↑ Leigh Morris, Steven (August 2, 2012). "Red Bastard". LA Weekly .
  13. ↑ Copstick, Kate (August 5, 2013). "Comedy review: Red Bastard". The Scotsman . Archived from the original on September 18, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
  14. ↑ Hall, Julian (August 19, 2013). "Edinburgh 2013: Red Bastard". The Independent . London.


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