On July 6, 1944, a blaze broke out at a Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey show in Hartford, Connecticut. At least 167 ...

Circus historian Janet Davis notes that some of these performances included clowns in drag "playing gender-bending pranks on dumbfounded men who expected to see nude women." ...

Entertainment A new-look circus sends in the clowns, but loses the face paint A performance of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus’s revamped national tour in Greensboro, N.C., Feb. 2 ...

PUT your eyesight to the test and try to spot the circus act hidden within the face of a creepy clown.The task is no laughing matter - that's if you c ...

The History of Creepy Clowns, Explained Before the 20th century, clowns in American circuses were largely considered a form of adult entertainment, writes this historian.

Students at both universities where Joe Tokosh has been employed claim that he placed ads online offering small amounts of cash to female students who would let him put clown make up on them.

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 ...

Comedy, insults, politics, impersonations and even a little religion — it’s a three-ring circus traveling variety show, and Mr. Trump is the rollicking master of ceremonies.

When the clowns found out the circus was closing, they turned their red noses to each other for support.

As the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus hits the road for the first time in seven years, gone are the tigers, elephants and Pennywise-esque clowns.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus hits the road again for an initial run of 50 cities and audiences are encountering a human-focused spectacle with a Gen Z tilt that might leave it ...