The business is a creative duality with a foundation based on trust, kinship, and balloon animals to fill an uncommon niche.

But the fun does not stop there. They also provide a moving service, operate an ice cream truck in the summer, deliver singing telegrams and hosts princess tea parties.

“We aren't your typical gillette people,” owner, founder, and master of ceremonies Helen Fuller said.

Fuller jokes she was born into a costume and claims to received her talents from a grandmother who performed on Broadway.

She started the clown business 20 years ago when she moved to Gillette in 1994.

“Clowning kept me light hearted. It kept me away from being normal,” she said.

Soon, she expanded to cleaning residential homes.

“Everyone knows what I do,” Fuller said. “We get clowning gigs from cleaning, and cleaning gigs from clowning. We’re cleaning clowns!”

The business has become a family affair. “I like the idea of a family business. I’m really proud of the crew and kids. They’ve all really grown and they can take these experiences with them for whatever they do,” Fuller said.

“If you work for me, you are going to be in costume sooner or later,” Fuller said.

Jackie Phillips, also known by her clown name Giggles, had one day to learn to be a clown on the job.

“I needed her for a gig so I said ‘here make a sword’ and handed her a balloon,” Fuller said.

Phillips has been clowning ever since with her partner-in-fun, Mercedes Fuller, also known as Lu Lu.

The two have an intoxicating chemistry that feeds off each other at events. They have their own clown personalities and quirks. Giggles is the responsible, but excited leader, making sure every boy and girl has a good time and a face painted. Lu Lu is the jokester of the two, claiming to be innocent but always messing with Giggles and getting in trouble.

“You could have had a crazy day and be stressed out,” Fuller said. “But the minute you start dressing and putting on the makeup, you start transcending into character. You’re a whole different person,” Fuller said.

Being one of the few entertainment services in Wyoming, they cater to audiences across the state. A typical work day in Sheridan begins earlier than most. Still in their pajama, they throw their hair up and immediately start working on the makeup, which incorporates drawn on eye lashes and a painted nose. Then comes the heavy clothing they will wear for the next eight hours. First there is a layer of bottoms, then long socks, a second skirt, a shirt, a third bottoms, an apron, a neon wig, a colorful bow and then the shoes. The two waddle outside with a mop and cleaning chemicals still in hand and cram into a small Volkswagon bug decorated in polkadots. The journey to Sheridan is filled with honks and waves to passerby’s on the street, teenage pop music, and a pitstop at a small convenience store for lunch. They ate Lunchables.

They arrive to a company picnic and the chaos ensues. Kids sworm to the clowns as if they were, well clowns. Candy is exploding out of duffle bags, kids faces are being painted by the dozen, there’s too many balloon animals than anyone knows what to do with. The two hour gig flies by and it’s time to to go to the cleaning job. They drive over to a house where a full crew has been working. Lu Lu and Giggles quickly shed layers and get to work, still in clown face.

“We’re so busy we have to shape shift all the time,” Phillips said.

It wasn’t always smiling faces and bubbles. Fuller has ended some days of clowning in a hospital or with law enforcement intervening.

“It all looks great. but it’s a lot of work and it’s hot if you don’t hydrate,” Fuller said. She recounts being hospitalized from dehydration. On a separate occasion, she was harassed by teenagers and her wig was pulled off.

“That one ended with the cops being called,” she said.

From then on, she knew this was a two-clown business.

“My favorite part is knowing that I’m going to go in and make people happy and I’m going to leave with smiling faces behind,” Phillips said.