Funny Business

"" is an episode of The Loud House.

Synopsis
Lincoln becomes Luan's clown assistant, but starts hogging the spotlight.

Plot
The episode begins with Lincoln ready to read a comic book under a tree when Luan appears asking to someone help her with her party toys and props. Lincoln helps her and then she offers to make him her clown assistant, because the other sisters she contracted ruined each of the birthday parties she performed for. At first Lincoln declines, but when Luan tells him that the clown and her assistant receive free pieces of birthday cake he accepts the job.

In the next birthday party where they assist, Lincoln accidentaly slips with a whipped cream can and falls on the presents, something the kids look hilarious. Flattered with the laughs and aplause, Lincoln begins to hoard the show making falls and doing the people laugh and overshadowing Luan, who becomes angry jealous of him.

One day, Luan receives a call from a mother of the neighborhood to contract her as a clown in her daughter's birthday party, but Lincoln takes her place believing it's gonna be easy as in the previous parties and ignoring Luan's advise that being a clown is about more than just "falling on his butt". When he comes to the party, he's surprised to see that all the kids are tween goths and emos and the birthday girl called Maggie is 13 years old. He then begins to do his act, but the goth kids boo him and don't see him funny. Humillated, Lincoln calls Luan for help, but she denies due to his inappropiate and selfish attitude towards her. He apologizes and recognizes that she's the expert and he doesn't, and also tells her that if she doesn't come her clown business will have a bad reputation.

Luan goes anyway and after look the audience, she gets an idea. Then she and Lincoln realize a mime play, which all the goth kids enjoy it and clap to them. Back to home, Lincoln thanks Luan for her aid and she forgives him and asks him if continue being her assistant, which he agrees. At the end both enjoy the moment and laugh together after they fall on some whoopee cushions.

Cast
Leni, Lynn, Lucy and Lana have no lines in this segment, although Leni can be heard cheering "Yay!" along with the children as well as Lynn and Lana laughing at one of Lincoln's pratfalls.
 * Collin Dean as Lincoln
 * Cristina Pucelli as Luan
 * Jessica DiCicco as Audience Kid
 * Grey DeLisle as Maggie's Mom
 * Lara Jill Miller as Lisa
 * Kari Wahlgren as Maggie/Mom #2/Kids
 * Kimberly Brooks as Tween #1/Kids
 * Charlie Schlatter as Dad/Tween #2
 * April Stewart as Bratty Kid's Mom

Trivia

 * The title of this segment means unpleasant, or dishonest actions, which seems to describe both Lincoln and Luan's actions throughout the segment, and the fact that the segment's central theme is clowns.
 * Lori, Luna, Lola, and Lily are absent in this segment.
 * This is the first time that one of the twins is present (Lana), while the other is absent (Lola).
 * This is also the second time Lori is absent from a story, after "Toads and Tiaras".
 * Bratty Kid's Mom from "Cereal Offender" and the female customer from "Come Sale Away" make an appearance in this segment.
 * This is the second time Luan is in her mime outfit, after "Ties That Bind".
 * This is also the third time Luan is in her clown outfit, after "Cover Girls" and "Lincoln Loud: Girl Guru".
 * Lucy's signature is her name with a drawing of a bat in the end.
 * Lisa's writing style is digital clock typography.
 * On Leni's business ID card, she didn't write "assistant" in the position space. Instead, she used both the signature and position space to write her signature.

Cultural References

 * The rainbow wig that Luan wears is similar to rainbow wigs worn by the characters in the 2012 animated film Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted.
 * The clown on Luan's phone resembles the classic Fleischer character Koko the Clown.
 * Inside of Luan's room, a blue poster resembling Ctrl Alt Delete's infamous "Loss" comic with stick figures can be seen.
 * This is the second time since "Cover Girls" that the Marx Brothers' "mirror routine" is referenced.

Goofs

 * Lynn's business ID card says that she has two freckles on her left cheek instead of three.

Running Gag

 * Lincoln doing his slipping to make people laugh.