Roly Bain

	Roly was ordained a priest in the Church of England in 1978.
In 1982 he helped found Holy Fools, a loose knit network of loose nits committed to clowning in ministry and worship.
	Roly has won many awards, but his real reward is in the laughter.
A brilliant slackrope act is his partypiece, but he combines humour, circus skills, pathos, slapstick and storytelling in his efforts to amuse, challenge, move and teach.
	He writes his own material but also utilises traditional clown entrees and tricks to try to do and say things the clown's way.
Roly sees clowning as a high calling and an enormous privilege
	He revels in the sound of laughter and relishes performing in all kinds of places.
He is in effect the Church's Jester, the one who is allowed to tell the truth as long as he does it with humour and gets it right
	Ask him why he wants to be a clown and he'll tell you it's because he thinks God wants him to be, but also because he loves it and couldn't think of anything better, ever, anywhere!