Chris Rock always thought clown college would be the perfect place for him.

The comedian enjoyed making people laugh from a young age. He can vividly recall hearing about a place where wannabe clowns went to study and thinking he wanted to get involved.

"I love the circus. Always have, always will. When I was a child I wanted to go to clown college. I saw it on [TV show] 60 Minutes or something. It seemed like the place for me," he told Total Film magazine.

Chris realised how important humour was when he was little more than a toddler. He is adamant cultivating his funny personality has enriched his life no end.

"I knew that I wanted to be funny probably when I was around five, six years old. You know, there's sex and there's laughter. These are the greatest ways you can make a person feel and if you manage both at the same time then you marry them!" he laughed.