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

“If you’re a clown and you see a good clown, you admire the craft or art,” Tweedy, who falls in the camp of circus clowns, explains, “I do find everyone’s kind of very open and appreciates each other.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NATICK — Joe Kohen is ready to clown around when the Shriners Circus makes its return Wednesday at the Aleppo Shriners Auditorium ...

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 ...

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 & ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Unemployment hit 8.5 percent and jobs are disappearing across the country but at least one industry is looking for new talent -- the circus. About two dozen hopefuls ...

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 ...

As the U.S. entered WWI, the Ringling show employed about a thousand people—but forces that would reshape the circus industry ...