NEW YORK — A beloved circus performer known as "Grandma the Clown" has resigned from the Big Apple Circus following accusations that he pressured a 16-year-old aerialist to pose for pornographic ...

— When you walk into the lobby of Saginaw's Dow Event Center to attend a performance of the 71st Elf Khurafeh Shrine Circus, a group of very festival women will greet you. "We're just havin' a ball," ...

The scary clown has become a horror staple. Featuring Art the Clown as the main villain, Damien Leone’s new film “Terrifier 2” is so gruesome that there are reports of viewers vomiting and passing out ...

Professional circuses are always brimming with daredevil acts, death-defying stunts, colorful costumes and amazing feats of strength, all designed to elicit incredulous gasps from the audience. But ...

Ringing Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus clowns (clockwise from top right) Taylor Albin of Mineral Wells, Texas, Julia Bothun of Maple Lake, Minnesota, Truett Adams of Dallas, Dean Kelley of Kansas ...

For 146 years, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus has traveled around the country by train, wowing audiences with spectacular entertainment and exotic animals. But as you've probably heard, ...

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 & ...

Byron Simmons becomes Boing. “I can put makeup on anybody,” he said, “but if God didn’t make you a clown, I can’t really do much.” Drew Bartholomew says he enjoys entertaining people, and transforming ...

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, ...

In the summer of 1855, Canada was far from the polite neighbor up north with a penchant for weird bacon and a Tim’s double-double. In reality, Toronto was more like Bill the Butcher’s Five Points in ...

A wooden cut-out clown holds a sign to wait to be seated in the foyer at Pancake Circus, which has an extensive collection of clown artworks donated by customers. Lezlie Sterling [email protected] ...