Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for October 12, 2015

Sort of a cross between a Pulcinella and a Harlequin?

Once again, Richard posted a blog entry for just this strip.

Pangolin/Italian Renaissance clown: not all that much difference! The imagined clown-Alice in panel 2 is a masterpiece of Richard’s art!

And here I always thought a pangolin was a stringed instrument.

I’m with dad.

Panteleon, I believe. (And maybe I even spelled it correctly.)

So if mom makes the pangolin costume, does that mean she’s working for “scale”?

Pagliacci?

Don’t talk with your mouth full, Madeline! :-)

The cudgel is a characteristic of a Pulcinella. (The origin of the “Punch” character in Punch and Judy puppet shows.)