Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Clowns in American circuses were once considered a form of adult entertainment. ArtMarie/E+ via Getty Images The scary clown has ...

The circus blends traditional circus acts, modern storytelling and original, live music for performances that have ...

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 ...

The family of a clown-loving seven-year-old have spent the last year following a circus across the UK, attending more than 50 ...

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 & ...

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” ...

While Cirque d’Vote was performing for the amusement of voters in North Philadelphia, the rapper dropped by. An impromptu jam ensued. Common, the rapper also known as Lonnie Rashid Lynn, bumps fists ...

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 ...

A member of Cirque du Soleil performs on stage during "KURIOS - Cabinet of Curiosities" at LA's Dodger Stadium in 2015. (Rich Fury/Invision/AP) Circuses are visual extravaganzas, often featuring ...

They aren’t clowning around. A trio of circus performers wants a hefty payout after the Big Apple Circus canceled a tour on short notice. Clowns and Adam Kuchler, along with ...

It may seem like the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed many clowns, but Northern Ireland circuses are actually experiencing a shortage of performers that’s no laughing matter, one expert says. David ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A popular Irish circus is currently experiencing a clown shortage as a ...