In Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography, Jacques Snicket instructs Lemony to visit The Anxious Clown and find a waiter who will say "I didn't realize this was a sad occasion." This waiter will have a letter containing instructions for Lemony to flee the country. A similar waiter interrupts a taped conversation between Mr. Poe and his sister Eleanora in The Anxious Clown.