This Job is History

Funeral Clown: “To Die Laughing”

What is it like to tell jokes at a Roman emperor’s funeral? Chris Parnell interviews a real Funeral Clown from 82 CE, a job that sometimes captured the hearts of funeral goers… and sometimes ended in certain death. And Chris wonders if this is a job tailor-made for his talents. You can binge all episodes of This Job Is History exclusively and ad-free on Wond… Play episode