
For the past two years, Storrie has been developing his physical comedy skills in Los Angeles’ clowning community, learning from performers like Natalie Palamides and Courtney Pauroso. Pauroso’s work first introduced him to the art form. “Clowning is about testing what the audience responds to,” Storrie explains after a class, showing how simple actions like blowing raspberries or treating someone like a baby can be part of the act. “If they like it, you continue. If they don’t, you have to acknowledge that and react—like, ‘Oh, you don’t enjoy this?'” He demonstrates with an exaggeratedly sad expression. “See? You laughed.” His latest clown character was a birthday party stripper who was hilariously injured. “The character was hit by the party bus she was supposed to perform on.” She desperately tried to undress but couldn’t stop moving in pain. “It’s so over-the-top that it’s impossible not to laugh. It’s about making the audience have fun by showing them I’m not having fun.”