Local council bans clowns.

One has to ask of this who really is the clown here....

The clowns play trumpets and saxophones during a six-minute act as part of Zippo's Circus, one of the UK's biggest travelling circuses.

But Birmingham council officials said the clowns were in breach of licensing laws.

Show organisers had to pull all music from the act, leaving the circus with silent clowns.

Circus owner Martin Burton claimed the clowns were being picked on as other acts can use instruments and a live keyboard throughout was deemed legitimate.

He said: "I'm a big fan of silent comedy but this is nonsense. Live music is an essential part of traditional clowning.

"It's absolutely ridiculous. It just highlights how ridiculous the Licensing Act is with regards to the circus.

"We had to take the music out. The clowns are from Spain, I explained the situation to them and now they think the English are mad.

Officials said the circus could apply for a licence for the clowns to play.

But Mr Burton said: "Applying for licenses takes an incredible amount of time and resources, ours and the taxpayer's money.

"We are currently trying to persuade the government that circuses should be exempt from this ludicrous legislation. Let's hope they see sense."

This is what happens when you give powers to petty minded, dim witted wankers who believe that a rule book and a clipboard is all one needs to get by.

Now as much as I fucking dispise clowns, pedophiles in strange outfits I happen to hate the braindead fucks in local authorities even more.

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