Jesse Highley - A Cheeky Interview - Big Apple Circus 'Hometown Playground'

The Cheeky Podcast welcomes a special International guest direct from New York City, Jesse Highley! Jesse is performing a Christmas season with the Big Apple Circus with their brand new show Hometown Playground. 

Here, Jesse shares his story including his journey and insights into Clowning,  touring with Ringling Bros and Barnum and Baileys Circus, The Human Fountains in Las Vegas as well as performing with Magic Mike Live?!

Enjoy!

Timestamps: 
0.00 Introductions 

0.47 About Hometown Playground 

1.54 Jessie Highley! - Early Life and seeing the Circus as a child

5.07 First Clowning Classes / Teenage Years / Theatre Studies 

8.48 Dreams of Clown College Crushed 

10.37 First Professional Gig - Prince Charming at Walt Disney World 

12.40 Moving Back into Comedy / Discussing Typecasting 

18.18 Clowning in Big Apple Circus - Hometown Playground

19.47 All about  Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

30.06 Clowning specifics with the Greatest Show on Earth 

35.39 Performance Characteristics of Classic American Circus Clowns 

38.40 Tangent - Travelling Australia / Disney Live as Buzz Lightyear 

40.26 Comparing Australian / South American and American Clowning 

43.24 What is Clowning ? Jesse Highley's interpretation 

51.24 Discussing Audience Participation 

57.55 Tapping into our inner Child 

1.00.00 Biggest Performance Highlight 

1.04.35 Least Favourite Career Highlight 

1.07.34 A dream come true with the Big Apple Circus 

1.09.16 The Human Fountains and Americas got talent Superstars LIVE 

1.13.11 The Origins of The Human Fountains and Creative Process 

1.17.23 Magic Mike LIVE 

1.25.34 Finding time for Creative Projects - iLuminate LAS VEGAS

1.35.30 Other opportunities in the Comedy industry 

1.39.48 Future Career Aspirations and Dreams / Leaving a Legacy 

Links of Mentioned Things / Places / Shows   

Jesses Instagram
https://x.com/jessehighley

The Human Fountains:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDMqFa7y980&ab_channel=JesseHighley

The Big Apple Circus
https://bigapplecircus.com/

iLuminate
https://thestrat.com/entertainment/featured/iluminate

Infamous
https://www.infamous.net.au/