The Great Zucchini

Eric Knaus is The Great Zucchini--the most popular, in-demand, and expensive entertainer you can hire for your child's birthday party in the Washington area.

On the floor in front of us, the kids -- 2-, 3- and 4-year-olds -- were convulsed in laughter. Literally. They were rolling on the carpeted floor, holding their tummies, mouths agape, little teeth jubilantly bared, squealing with abandon. In the vernacular of stand-up, the Great Zucchini was killing.

The show lasted 35 minutes, and when it was over, an initially skeptical Don Cox forked over a check without complaint. The fee was $300. It was the first of four shows the Great Zucchini would do that Saturday, each at the same price. The following day, there were four more. This was a typical weekend.

Do the math, if you can handle the results. This unmarried, 35-year-old community college dropout makes more than $100,000 a year, with a two-day workweek. Not bad for a complete idiot.

But he is much more than meets the eye. He's a troubled young man who is haunted by past traumas and current addictions. This is a long but fascinating article that starts as a puff piece about a party clown and turns into an intriguing and deep character study.

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