does anyone remember the guys on sesame street who were featured now and then... black suits, some had clay faces, some toilet paper rolls for eyes, etc? no dialouge. i just can't find any mention of them anywhere...

O! I think you mean the Mummenschanz. They were (apparently, still are!) brillig.
http://www.mummenschanz.com

Methinks Cirque de Soleil took a tip or two from them, theatrically.

that’s them tom! thanks so much. i was racking my brain trying to figure out the right search terms to magically summon these guys forth from google. guess memory wins out. i was pretty entranced by these cats when i was a lad…

Somebody else who roolz is Michael Moschen. The Mozart of jugglers.
http://www.michaelmoschen.com/

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