Five years ago today, Pat Cashin was taken from us, way too soon. He started this blog fifteen years ago, and although I don’t think I’ll ev...

  Paul Wenzel, famous for building beautiful props out of piano wire and silk.

The very funny Rolf Knie.  

A short section of a British Pathé film showing Nicolai Poliakoff making up himself and a young fan before performing at a holiday camp.

It’s always a good time for a little Spike Jones & The City Slickers!

 From the Kokomo Tribune: Pat Kelly, Peru's famous hobo circus clown, dies Kelly was last living son of nation's most famous tramp c...

  Eric Sanchez, aka Royo, performing with Les Maclomas on tour with Cirque Du Soliel’s Quidam.

  Sandra Beegamin Hogue letting it all hang out on the Ringling Red Unit in 1998. Sandra is wearing the makeup lady production wardrobe from...

David Shiner performing his photography act as part of the International Christmas Circus in Eindhoven in 2013.

  The 1999 Ringling Blue Unit Clown Alley photographed by Vince Re. For many years Vince would set up backstage at the arena in Cincinnati, ...

This article is from 2006 when the Scotts won the Florida Folk Heritage Award. Wayne and Marty Scott are well known for the superb clown sho...

  Former circus clown/owner/dog trainer/management/talent scout and current Circus World Museum director, Scott O’Donnell, on Vidbel’s Olde ...

Hello everyone, please forgive my sporadic posting as of late. Being on a circus is a lot more time consuming than I remember! Here’s Angelo...

  The Clyde Beatty Cole Bros. Clown Alley with ringmaster, Jimmy James. I’m guessing the year is 1981, but I could be wrong. I can ID Tom “W...

  Click here  for an hour long interview with Peggy Williams talking about her career with Ringling Bros. & Barnum and Bailey Circus.

  From ICHOF director Greg DeSanto: After a long hard year, the laughs are going to be heard again as the International Clown Hall of Fame a...

  It is hard to find funnier clown drag than that done by Eddie Dullum aka Mother Dullum. Just from these pictures, I can tell this is a guy...

  Can anyone ID this clown whose photo is in the book Circus Legends by Tony Hernandez? What I do know is he’s about to unleash that ol’ kne...

Father Jerry Hogan passed away last night after a prolonged illness. Through his long career as a circus priest, he became close friends wit...

Former Ringling Red Unit clown (and boss clown) Dave DeDera talks about his circus career and working in Las Vegas where he has been perform...