"Today I Am a Clown" is the sixth episode of the fifteenth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons.

Lisa unlocks the door with a coat hanger, after an unsuccessful attempt by Homer results in the contents of the medicine cabinet being spilt everywhere, including a bottle of Pepto-Bismol which Homer mistakens for "baby blood".

Meanwhile, to regain his popularity, Krusty pitches to the Fox network to broadcast his Bar Mitzvah live.

Krusty feels guilty, and, after the show, he holds a real Bar Mitzvah the traditional way in a synagogue.

[2] Colin Jacobson of DVD Movie Guide thought it was a "flat episode; a few laughs appear, but not enough to make this an above-average show.

"[3] On Four Finger Discount, Brendan Dando and Mitchell Grinter thought the episode did not go deep enough into both the main plot and subplot.

[4] In 2012, Vulture named "Today I Am a Clown" as one of the nine later Simpsons episodes that was as good as the show's classic era.

[7] Series regular Dan Castellaneta won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for his roles in this episode as Homer Simpson, Krusty the Clown, Grampa Simpson, Groundskeeper Willie, Barney Gumble, and Sideshow Mel.