Can you really take a course seriously when your teachers’ names are Tic Toc and Frizzle? You can when they’re actually Joyce Friedman (shown in jester hat)and Cheryl Lekousi (in

Anyone can clown around. But when it comes to engaging, empowering and entertaining hospitalized children, that requires a unique blend of skills and training. Ever since Jeannie Lindheim, a Boston

One night nine years ago in a local restaurant, Jeannie Fawcett was waiting for her husband, Red, to arrive to celebrate her birthday. In walked Red carrying her birthday gift

The Hearts & Noses Hospital Clown Troupe has been working to empower kids struggling with their health since 1997.   In tonight’s 5 for Good, special clowns bringing humor to

Discover the playfulness of your inner clown at the next Hearts & Noses Hospital Clown Troupe Two-Day Workshop October 22nd & 23rd, 2016  This introduction to hospital clowning is held

BOSTON (CBS) – There’s nothing worse than being a child confined to a hospital bed, but as Dr. Mallika Marshall reports, there are some silly, playful volunteers bringing smiles to

Hearts & Noses started our partnership with the Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center in the fall of 2014 with four clowns in the pediatric unit. Shortly after

How long have you been a clown with the Troupe?  I joined the Troupe in the Spring of 2014. How did you hear about the Troupe?  I met Mark Gorman,

300 Participants Attend from 20 Countries  “Every time I thought I had met the most interesting person, I’d meet another person or group just as amazing,” reflected Hearts & Noses

Hearts & Noses celebrates record bedside visits, 20th anniversary Leadership looks ahead to future   As the pioneering Hearts & Noses Hospital Clown Troupe nears its 20th anniversary, the group’s