As the song goes, “Be a clown, be a clown, the whole world loves a clown.” But does it, really? Throughout the years, legendary clowns such as Bozo, Howdy Doody's Clarabell and comedian Red Skelton ...

These painted performers drew a strong emotional reaction. Clowns are supposed to be makers of mirth, messengers of merriment, producers of pratfalls, fabricators of frivolity. And, yet, as Stephen ...

When Stephen Sondheim wrote what became his most popular song, “Send in the Clowns,” for the 1973 musical “A Little Night Music,” he didn’t have a circus in mind. The “clowns” he was referring to were ...

Often-cited stories about pink lemonade's invention revolve around circus clowns. And their pants. Until the "Greatest Show on Earth" ended earlier this year, the circus was a place for feats of skill ...

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 ...