"Water for Elephants" musical tells story of traveling Depression-era circus, which includes Walter the clown.

Calliope Clowns work on a skit just outside of their group’s garage bay behind the Jaffa Shrine Center. Pictured (from left) are Ed “Jellybean” Kertes, Jonathan “Darby” Holmes, Fred “Pauli the Pirate” ...

About 20 years ago, Coconut Grove-born Robert Dunn read an Ebony magazine featuring Danise Payne, a former UniverSoul Circus clown, on the cover. That was enough of an inspiration for Dunn to head to ...

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 popular Irish circus is currently experiencing a clown shortage as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the BBC reported Wednesday. The circus has been closed for more than 500 days amid strict ...

*Editor’s Note: Billy “Bloody Bill” Pon is the writer/director of the extreme clown-themed horror flick Circus of the Dead. Last week, we announced that Dread would be re-releasing Circus of the Dead ...

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

Raising a family can be a three-ring circus. For one family, the circus is their solution to family fun. Jay and Kristin Stewart love to clown around. The husband and wife team gave up their clown ...