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Wikipedia:

"Pierrot is a stock character of pantomime and Commedia dell'Arte whose origins are in the late seventeenth-century Italian troupe of players performing in Paris and known as the Comédie-Italienne.(...)His character in postmodern popular culture—in poetry, fiction, the visual arts, as well as works for the stage, screen, and concert hall—is that of the sad clown (...) Performing unmasked, with a whitened face (...)The defining characteristic of Pierrot is his naivety: he is seen as a fool, often the butt of pranks, yet nonetheless trusting."

So yeah... And it sounds better too.