In my own research on the history of the 19th-century circus, I spend a lot of time in archives where I regularly come across vintage photos of clowns. Now, I don't consider myself afraid of clowns.

El Clown "El Clown," Emilio Rodriguez and Pedro Adorno's tale of a circus clown's rise to stardom as a pitchman, tracks the erosion of creativity through corporate branding with a healthy dose of ...

They need to stop clowning around and get a job. When the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus closes its doors this month after a 146-year run, a group of costumed entertainers will be ou… ...

But early circus clowns, like early circuses, were for adults. It was only starting in the late 19 th century, in America, that circus owners realized kids were an untapped revenue stream.

I went to an open call in July 2015 at a circus festival in Springfield, Mass., and Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus was holding clown auditions. The audition consisted of two parts.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is looking for a few good clowns. The prestigious entertainment institution is holding auditions via its Clown College at Honda Center in Anaheim from 10 ...

Dean Kelly has dreamed of being a clown with the Greatest Show on Earth ever since he was 4 years old, when his grandparents took him to his first circus in Kansas City. On Thursday, his dream ...

The emblematic sad clown that we know today evolved from the melancholic, talc-dusted Pedrolino of 16th-century Italian commedia dell’arte, while the contemporary circus clown, with his ...

With a name like “Pancake Circus,” there must be clowns. And there are – a small gallery’s worth. The vintage restaurant is part of Sacramento’s cultural landscape, and its collection of ...