Found often amongst troops and superhero teams, the Sad Clown is the wisecracking funnyman who copes with humor. Usually of the groan-inducing kind. He is totally insecure at heart and keeps on running his mouth to fool himself into thinking he's confident or to get people to like him. This character tends to make Dude, Not Funny jokes at inappropriate times to cope. Often put in more serious series to add some comic relief, while at the same time secretly revealing to the audience that the character is a simmering pot of hidden insecurities and angst, just like everyone else in the cast.