Gerard the Clown is an established entertainment and events company built around fun, laughter and interactive children’s entertainment. The business is known for balloon twisting and balloon sculpting, as well as clown shows, magic, face painting, buskers and a wider range of performers for events of different sizes. Gerard and RD are presented as a father-and-son clown team, combining the experience of age with the energy of youth, and have been seen on SABC1, SABC2 and kykNET.
The company’s roots go back to Gerard’s early love of magic and clowning. He began performing as an amateur comedy magician at birthday parties from the age of 12, later turning professional in 1988. What started as a sideline grew into a full-time entertainment agency and then into an entertainment and events company. His son Ricky, described as one of South Africa’s youngest jugglers at the age of 11, is now part of the business leadership, making this a second-generation entertainment team.
For party hosts looking specifically for balloon entertainment, Gerard the Clown offers balloon artists and balloon sculptors who can add colour and activity to children’s parties, school events and family fun days. Their balloon twisting service sits alongside other popular kids’ party options such as clowning, comedy magic, face painting and live children’s performances, allowing organisers to build a programme that keeps young guests engaged.
The broader offering extends well beyond a single entertainer. The company’s website highlights kiddies rides, carnival rides, carnival party games, carnival foods, animals, equipment and party-related support. These services are suited to birthday parties, schools, preschools, nursery school educational shows, libraries, shopping malls, festivals, carnivals, concerts, corporate events, family fun days and larger public events. Carnival games are also positioned for corporate functions, team building and carnival-themed events.
Gerard the Clown works with a wide variety of entertainers and states that they book some of the best magicians, clowns, face painters, buskers and balloon sculptors on their books. This makes the company a useful option for organisers who nt more than one element of entertainment from a single supplier, whether the brief is a simple birthday party appearance or a bigger day of rides, games, performers and children’s activities.
The listing context places the service in Johannesburg and Pretoria, with entertainment options that include balloon twisting, balloon modelling, magic shows, clown shows, carnival games and rides, face painting, animal farms, circus acts, fun foods, stilt lkers, jugglers, petting farms, pony rides, reptile shows and related party experiences. Through TimeToParty, event planners can find Gerard the Clown in the Balloon Twisters category while also discovering the company’s wider entertainment range for children’s parties, school functions, corporate family days and festivals.
