Photo Gallery: House of Humor in Costa Mesa

Sherry Newberg, 75, is retiring Saturday after three decades of running the House of Humor magic, novelty and costume shop on Baker Street in Costa Mesa. Here she shows a portrait of herself in a clown costume, with makeup done by famed clown artist Jim Howle.

Costume masks line a wall at the House of Humor, a magic, novelty and costume shop on Baker Street in Costa Mesa. The store’s closing day is Saturday.

The House of Humor’s eclectic collection of magic, novelty and costume items fill the shop in Costa Mesa.

A Mooning Gnome cookie jar is among the novelty gifts at the House of Humor in Costa Mesa. The store will close Saturday.