Amazon Claps Back with “Funny Business”: A New Animated Clown Comedy from the Eisenberg Brothers

Move over, gritty reboots and space operas—Amazon MGM Studios is leaning into the absurdist world of red noses and oversized shoes. The studio is currently developing “Funny Business,” an original animated comedy series centered on the professional and personal lives of clowns.

The project comes from the creative minds of Aaron and Will Eisenberg, a writing duo that has been steadily carving out a niche in the comedy landscape. While plot specifics are being kept under wraps—presumably in a very small car—the series is expected to pull back the curtain on the “clowning industry,” blending workplace humor with the surreal, often melancholic lifestyle of professional jesters.

As the Eisenbergs get to work, fans of weird, character-driven animation should keep an eye out. It takes a lot of work to look this ridiculous, and Amazon is betting that viewers are ready to see exactly how the greasepaint is made.