Ellie J. | Clown Daddy

A little lighter. A little brighter. A lot more alive. "...transformed my trauma and suffering into something that makes me laugh and shine." Sheila S. Clown Daddy (Ellie J), clown coach and performer, leaping mid-air down a sunny country road with a cane, red nose and bowler hat.

"This is the kind of joy and weirdness we all secretly crave." @leannaballester

"This is the top coping strategy I recommend to my clients" @dance_movement_therapist

"You’ve inspired me so much to micro dose clowning in my life." @klownsparky

"You are the closest thing to a spiritual leader I will accept in this life!" @ragemcmuffin

"...your videos helped me a lot in this situation to stay positive and change my pov in difficult times." @noxik.6, Venezuela

"As a long dormant clown, I find you quite inspiring!" @professionalchico

Ellie J, Clown Daddy, smiling on a Zoom call on a laptop at a sunny kitchen table, a red clown nose beside it

Clownsultation

Wickedly sick of social anxiety, self-doubt, and burnout? Through movement, mindset work, and play, we'll wake up your inner clown and give you tools for lightness and joy you can reach for any time. Four weeks, one Zoom session a week, with WhatsApp support in between.

Banish shame and self-sabotage
Follow your creative impulses
Live your life with frivolity and fun!

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NYU Tisch, Atlantic Theatre Company honors graduate

Clowns Without Borders host, House of Yes gala

Ellie J, Clown Daddy, laughing on stage in a top hat and red nose, arm flung out, her shadow on the red curtain

The Point of Life is to Enjoy It

Hi! I'm Ellie - you can call me Clown Daddy. My work rests on one simple truth: we are all colorful, brilliant, funny clowns, and we all deserve to feel it.

Come play with me every day on Instagram @clowndaddypresents

Ellie J, Clown Daddy, in a black top hat and suit, seated on a wooden chair in front of a green velvet curtain

Ellie J smiling down mid-performance under a bright stage light

Clown Daddy in a bowler hat sitting in red theater seats beside her blue puppet Gratch

Ellie J in a red clown nose holding up a newspaper with her own photo on the cover

Ellie J smiling on a purple stage in a red and green jumpsuit, a red clown nose on the floor in front of her

Workshops

My workshops get your team laughing, moving, and playing together.

Communicate honestly
Build confidence in yourselves and each other
Weave play into how you collaborate

Virtual or in person, 60 minutes to 3 hours, tailored to your team's goals.

Bring Clown Daddy to your team

A workshop group in red clown noses piled together laughing with Ellie J on a stage

Clown Daddy hosting on stage in a top hat and red nose, holding up a framed sign in front of a red curtain

Host & MC

Whether the room holds twenty or two thousand, Clown Daddy keeps it laughing, buzzing, and right on schedule.

Galas, fundraisers, festivals, award nights, and celebrations of every stripe, she'll be your hostess with the mostest!

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Small cast. Big imagination.

The Last Show

Sold-out premiere, Throckmorton Theatre, 2026.

Hamlet

Every role, played by me and my puppets Gratch and Conrad, in 75 minutes.

Fool

A tender comedy told entirely through the body.

Every Clown Daddy original is a one-woman show that travels light: no cast to wrangle, no set to build. Want one in your theater, library, festival, or private salon? Let's talk.

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