 Shakes plods about his duties as party clown, and uses all of his free time getting seriously drunk. Binky, another clown, wins the spot on a local kiddie show, which depresses Shakes even more, and his boss threatens him with unemployment if he can t get his act under control. When someone murders Shakes  boss and makes it look like Shakes did it, he goes undercover, posing as a hated mime, and tries to find information that will clear his name.