It was developed from the successful Danish television series of the same name, in which Hvam and Christensen play fictionalized versions of themselves.

The movie had its North American premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal in July 2011, where it won the Cheval Noir award.

[3] The film was also shown in the United States at the Fantastic Fest where it won as best picture and best screenplay in the Gutbuster comedy feature category.

[4] In the autumn of 2011, it was sold for distribution in the United States to Drafthouse Films and 27 July 2012 it was given a limited North American release in Los Angeles, New York City and Austin as well as being available through video on demand services.

[citation needed] Warner Bros. has bought the rights to remake Klown with Todd Phillips named as a possible director with Danny McBride to star.