varieties of clown, ranked from best to worst:

1. jester (noble, refined, revered ancestor of all modern clowns)
   
2. fool (similar to a jester, but less commercial, more dedicated to everyday clownery, usually does it for the love of the game rather than success)
3. regular clown (standard, not much else to say!)
4. rodeo clown (brave but brutish, no sense of subtlety or nuance)
5. mime (doesnt laugh, untrustworthy, frequently trapping themselves within spaces invisible to non-clowns <– stupid)
6. anyone who juggles

feel free to add to this but if you reorder it ill kill you with my hands