scrolling through the satellite guide I came past a move on TCM (Turner Classic Movies) called Scaramouche. The beginning of the synopsis reads “An 18th-century Frenchman poses as a clown and meets a master swordsman in a duel of revenge.”
Being an ignorant twit I had never heard of Scaramouche before but it certainly made me think of Scaramucci. A little research shows it is a traditional clown character.