Shakes the Clown is a 1991 American
black comedy film directed and written by
Bobcat Goldthwait, who performs the title role. It also features
Julie Brown,
Blake Clark,
Paul Dooley,
Kathy Griffin,
Florence Henderson,
Tom Kenny,
Adam Sandler, Scott Herriott,
LaWanda Page,
Jack Gallagher, and a cameo by
Robin Williams as Mime Jerry (using the
pseudonym "Marty Fromage", an homage to an earlier film they worked in together called
Tapeheads in which Goldthwait used the pseudonym "Jack Cheese").