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Philip Burgers is an American writer, comedy performer, director and clown teacher. He is best known for his character Dr Brown.

Philip Burgers trained at the French clown school Ecole Philippe Gaulier, where, he said, he "learnt the key to clown-comedy: How to feel comfortable with being an idiot".

Burgers began his career in 2007.[citation needed] His most notable success has been with the character Dr Brown. Dr Brown is a physical character based in an absurd world.

Burgers took Dr Brown Because and Becaves around the world from 2009-2011, including Prague Fringe Festival, Hong Kong Microfest, and Australia.

He continued with Dr Brown in the family shows with Stuart Bowden The Dr Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown and his Singing Tiger (2012) and Dr Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown and his Singing Tiger Again.[citation needed] He developed Befrdfgth at the Adelaide Fringe, along with audiences there, performing the show at the 2012 Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Edinburgh Festival Fringe (where it picked up the top awards).

In 2015 at the Soho Theatre in London, he reprised his 2011 show Becaves and as his 2012 show Befrdfgth, as well as performing his new show Ceremony with Australian comedian Sam Simmons.

Burgers has also performed in Comedy Blaps sketches for Channel 4 in the UK. The Blaps was co-written with Andrew Gaynord and its pilot episode will air on Channel 4.

He has performed regularly with Australian comedian Sam Simmons in Los Angeles, notably in a show titled Ceremony. He said that he enjoyed working with other people more than being a solo performer, and liked Simmons.

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