How can a wise, foretelling character be the clown of the story- not asking for any named characters

Needing ideas as its for my L3 BTEC in Circus. My character is the wise one who controls events taking place, plants the ideas into authors heads and foretells events which have not happened yet. However due to a new found skill and idea amongst the group, I must also be the clown. Often clumsy and whacks myself in the head with poi (that sort of thing). Please help me figure out how to combine both these characteristics into one character. Thank you.