Russian clown ban

Another band name? No. A clown ban.

Prosecutors have banned two clowns’ performance of the show called ’Fly’, saying it propagandizes “unwholesome interest in intoxicating substances”, Komsomolsklaya Pravda daily newspaper reported Friday.

The scandal was sparked during the Moscow circus troupe’s tour in the Russian city of Vladivostok (Far Eastern region). During the course of the performance, a mother with her small son in the audience left the hall and emphatically cried: “What kind of an example are you setting for our children?!” She headed directly to the administration of the circus and created a scandal, demanding the presence of prosecutors.

The plot of the performance is as follows: Drunya the clown is enjoying his sandwich and is attacked by his partner Sergunya, who is imitating an annoying fly. Drunya tries to get rid of the fly by using a flyswatter and bugspray. Unfortunately the spray doesn’t kill the fly, and Sergunya even enjoys this.