What happened to Loonette from The Big Comfy Couch?
Prior to being chosen to star in The Big Comfy Couch in the early 90s, Canadian actress Alyson Court worked as a voice actor in several cartoon television series, including The Care Bears, Garbage Pail Kids and Beetlejuice, the latter for which she provided. the voice of Lydia Deetz. Even during her time on The Big Comfy Couch, she lent her voice to the X-Men series, voicing Jubilee, as well as in the video game series Resident Evil, voicing Claire Redfield.
In 1992, Court made her debut as the original Loonette – a sympathetic young girl clown – on the beloved preschool show The Big Comfy Couch, which aired in Canada before it was syndicated in the United States on PBS. The educational program, which taught children various lessons and problem-solving techniques, also featured memorable characters such as Loonette’s doll, Molly; Granny Garbanzo; Snicklefritz the cat; and delivery boy Major Bedhead.
In addition to appearing on television, Court also portrayed the character on live tours of North America and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day 2003 parade. She played the clown until Season 6 in 2003, after which she decided to quit the show and focus on raising her child, Blaede, who then dressed adorably as Molly for Halloween. In 2006, the role was briefly reprized by Ramona Gilmour-Darling for the seventh and final season of The Big Comfy Couch.
Since leaving the show, Court has continued her work as an actress, lending her voice to dozens of animated television series. She has also appeared as a special guest at various fan conventions. According to her LinkedIn profile, Court also became director of voice. She also recently teased a new project with Canadian musician Shawne Jackson.
In October 2016, after creepy clowns began appearing across the United States, Court reprized her role as Loonette for a sketch for the Canadian comedy television show, This Hour Has 22 Minutes. She told viewers that people shouldn’t be afraid of clowns before declaring “everyone dies” while shooting with a chainsaw.
In her spare time, the 47-year-old is a big fan of the Toronto Blue Jays who seems to enjoy the sport in general. She also loves Halloween, as evidenced by her Zombie Loonette costume.
In July 2019, she announced her marriage to comic book creator ZM Thomas.
While many of us will always remember her as the cute little clown from that beloved kid’s’ 90s show, here’s what Alyson Court looks like today:
