[s10e5] A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Clown -

The episode follows Bobby Hill as he enrolls in a community college clowning class after Hank gets tired of his constant class-clown antics. However, the class is taught by the pretentious (voiced by guest star Paul F. Tompkins ), who teaches comedy as a rigid, highbrow academic theory based on commedia dell'arte . Critical Reception and Fan Reviews

Hank, Dale, Bill, and Boomhauer find an ownerless red utility ball in the alley and start an intense, impromptu game of kickball, where Dale's ego is bruised after being picked last. Tompkins' other guest roles? A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Clown - IMDb [S10E5] A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Clown

Bobby becomes a "serious" student of comedy, alienating his friends at school by performing the incomprehensible "Tartuffe" act. He eventually realizes that true comedy should be fun, returning to his prop-based gags with Hank's unexpected blessing. The episode follows Bobby Hill as he enrolls

is the fifth episode of the tenth season of the animated sitcom King of the Hill , originally aired on December 4, 2005. Critical Reception and Fan Reviews Hank, Dale, Bill,

Reviewers on Reddit note that the episode's conclusion, where Hank supports Bobby's original comedic instincts, provides a touching father-son moment. Common Criticisms: