by Small Nose Productions, Philippe returns to the UK once a year to runs workshops at Trestle Arts Base in St Albans, Herts. Sacha Baron Cohen, Emma Thompson, Helena Bonham Carter, Roberto Benigni and Simon McBurney number among his students. See also Comedic genres Clown Clown College Circus Clowns Rodeo clown Mime Flatulist Physical theatre Slapstick Jacques Lecoq Le Pétomane Jerry Lewis Sources Theatre school Philippe Gaulier Universitat Der Kunste Berlin - Philippe Gaulier References External links École Philippe Gaulier website Lucy Amsden's University of Glasgow Phd thesis on learning clown at École Philippe Gaulier 1943 births Living people French clowns Physical theatre L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq alumni