Philip Burgers is an American writer, comedy performer, director and clown teacher.
Philip Burgers[1] trained at the French clown school Ecole Philippe Gaulier, where, he said, he "learnt the key to clown-comedy: How to feel comfortable with being an idiot".
[3][4] Burgers took Dr Brown Because[5] and Becaves around the world from 2009-2011, including Prague Fringe Festival, Hong Kong Microfest, and Australia.
[11] He has performed regularly with Australian comedian Sam Simmons in Los Angeles,[12] notably in a show titled Ceremony.
[14] In 2018, he co-wrote and starred in the silent short film The Passage, directed by Japanese-American director Kitao Sakurai, which premiered at Sundance.