Clowning

He's always clowning in class.

Tom was clowning around at the party last night.

Quit clowning around!

Stop clowning around!

Stop clowning around.

I don’t see any content in his statements besides clowning, affectation, and pretentiousness.

For nearly 30 years, Cirque du Soleil has entertained audiences around the world with its blend of acrobatics, clowning, music and dance.

The press took seriously all Shaw's provocative ambiguities and clownings, and Lady Astor was identified with his most outrageous actions and statements.

But it’s also a sign of the ascendant state of clowning, which, not long ago, resided in the bargain basement of artistic respect, alongside ventriloquists, mimes and jugglers. No longer.