Coulrophobics Beware

Good thing it’s a city that never sleeps, or clowns might eat you:

More than 200 international clowns will take the city by storm — whoopee cushions optional — for this week’s World Clown Association’s annual convention.

The five-day clown throwdown kicks off today in Queens with face-painting competitions, balloon-sculpture workshops and a session on how to make your own honker at the LaGuardia Plaza Hotel in East Elmhurst.