Clown
Clowns are comedic entertainers, usually found at circuses, known for wearing colorful clothes and bright face make-up. Many people regard clowns as frightening rather than funny, sometimes to the point of having coulrophobia.
In the 19th century, clowns were members of the Night Travellers. (TW: From Out of the Rain)
Circa 1921, the First Doctor encountered a young Bing Crosby, who was working as a clown in Hollywood. (DW: The Daleks' Master Plan)
In the 1970s, the newly-regenerated Fourth Doctor briefly dressed in a harlequin clown costume. (DW: Robot)
In 2009, Sarah Jane Smith overcame her coulrophobia to battle a malevolent entity that sometimes masqueraded as Odd Bob the Clown. (SJA: The Day of the Clown)
On Halloween of that year, the Hervoken compelled Jim Tozier to dress as an evil clown and attack Martha Jones. (NSA: Forever Autumn)
Near the mid-21st century, advances in robot technology thanks to Alistair Gryffen and his Thought Matrix meant that Robot Clowns started appearing in circuses. Chuckles and Boris were two of these robot clowns. (K9TV: Robot Gladiators)
In 2050, a dream induced by the Bodach exploited Darius Pike's coulrophobia and he dreamed he was locked in Mariah with clowns. (K9TV: Dream-Eaters)
Joey the Clown and Clara the Clown were two clowns who served as the Celestial Toymaker's deadly pawns. (DW: The Celestial Toymaker)
The Second Doctor displayed clownish mannerisms, as noted disapprovingly by the First Doctor. (DW: The Three Doctors)
Most of the clowns at the Psychic Circus were robots. (DW: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy)
While in the Seventh Doctor's mind, Ace briefly encountered sinister clowns in a library. (NA: Timewyrm: Revelation)
On the planet Jenggel, one of the mercenaries there was named Clown and dressed himself in full clown makeup. (PDA: Combat Rock)
The Eleventh Doctor found George's fear of clowns "understandable." (DW: Night Terrors)
One person's fear of clowns manifested itself in a room on the Minotaur's prison ship. The room stayed behind after the person's death. Lucy Hayward, Rita and Amy Pond all encountered it, but were unimpressed. (DW: The God Complex)
