The circus clown is a familiar figure for all of us. We’re supposed to laugh, but for more than a few, a clown is more scary than funny. Our Mo Rocca has given the subject some serious study: All the ...

LYNNWOOD — At most jobs, people get in trouble for goofing around, but that’s how Bruce Johnson makes his living. For decades, he dazzled crowds at traveling circuses and amusement parks as “Charlie ...

They arrived at it from different directions, but the destination was the same for Andrew Hicks and Kelly Argott. They're professional clowns with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Funny ...

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 ...

ANAHEIM – A couple juggled balls and bowling pins. One cracked whips while precariously balancing on stilts. Another voraciously “ate” a long, carnival-style blue balloon. The eight applicants who ...

The lobby of the Prudential Center teemed with rage. A group of men and women clawed the air, shrieking and hooting. Just moments before, they appeared intensely amused. Doubling over with laughter, ...

The circus is back in town. This time, the tent is yellow and blue. Cirque du Soleil, one of the world’s most famous modern circus troupes originating from Canada, is presenting its third extravaganza ...

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, ...

QUESTION Who wrote that funny piece of music that is played when clowns enter the circus? This is a famous 'screamer', a circus march intended to excite an audience during the show. It was not ...

NEWPORT, Wales — A father of three said he's lucky to be alive after a clown's circus trick went horribly wrong. Ben Garnham, 37, from Cefn Fforest, Wales, made his first ever trip to the circus with ...