 Herschel Shmoikel Pinchas Yerucham Krustofsky , better known as Krusty the Clown ( sometimes spelled as Krusty the Klown ) , is a cartoon character in the animated television series The Simpsons . He is voiced by Dan Castellaneta . He is the long @-@ time clown host of Bart and Lisa 's favorite TV show , a combination of kiddie variety television hijinks and a Saturday morning cartoon , Krusty the Clown .
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