When Rob Lok puts on his clown makeup and costume and steps into his size 18 shoes, he becomes Rob Ringling, goodwill ambassador for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. He's an advance man.

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCIV) — The saying is "the show must go on," but in the case of 146-year-old Ringling Brothers Circus, it's time to call it quits. The traveling circus' last performance will be ...

The odds of landing a coveted spot on the Ringling Bros. Circus’ elite traveling clown corps might be slightly higher than winning the lottery. But not by a whole lot. More than 4,000 clown candidates ...

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GREENSBORO, NC — There are no tigers and elephants; in fact, the only “animal” is an electric dog named Bailey. The clowns are still there, but hardly wear any makeup. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & ...

The circus has always been a place where camp and corn co-mingle with art and wizardry; where death-defying feats of derring-do alternate with clownish pranks; where lions and tigers and bears are ...

The show was a little late in starting Thursday at Circus Circus, so Rocco the Clown stepped in. The performer didn’t say a word when he went onstage. He just started using his hands to urge the ...

WHO are the people behind the faces of the clowns? We visit Stardust Circus, an Australian institution that traces its history back to the 1890s, to find out. At first light they are driving trucks, ...

Today's creepy clown is a Halloween favorite—and a return to the subversive figure clowns represented in the past.

To me, clowns aren’t funny. In fact, they’re kinda scary. I’ve wondered where this started and I think it goes back to the time I went to the circus and a clown killed my dad. — “Deep Thoughts” by ...

I’m not suggesting entering our local political arena, though I’m sure some would argue we always could use a few more bozos in town for comic relief. All kidding aside, I’m talking real, ...