For those of you who still haven't selected a Halloween costume for this year might I suggest the Paul Jung mask, brought to you from th...

Ringling Master Clown, longtime Boss Clown of both units of the Ringling Circus and International Clown Hall of Fame inductee Glen "Fro...

Danny McPride, a clown I haven't been able to find anything on. I'm guessing he must have had a comedy dog act since every photo of ...

Yesterday's photo of Paul Jerome raises several questions. If this photo was tken at the dawn of the New Deal then why wasn't Paul J...

Bill Ballantine with an important message for all of us.

Photo courtesy of the Pfening Circus Archive A man who could give Chesty Mortimer or Jerry Bangs a run for their money in the "What-Wer...

Photo courtesy of the Pfening Circus Archive Horace Laird on the Cole Bros. Circus.

Meschach Taylor introduces Richard Simmons performing a nice bit of visual comedy assisted by (and probably created by) the World's Cool...

Photo courtesy of the Pfening Circus Archives Paul Jerome and Earl Shipley on the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus in a photo that looks like it may...

Classic American neat whiteface, longtime West Coast clown and Bobby Kaye's best friend, Harold Hall.

Photo courtesy of the Pfening Circus Archives NO ONE's clown character springs forth fully-formed and complete right from the start. It ...

Here's former Ringling Red Unit clown and (along with Steve Patient) juggling instructor for my class at Ringling Bros. and Barnum &...

Let's see how I do identifying this group of European clowns: Top three from left to right: Alby Austin, Percy and Frankie Fossett Botto...

A photo that I would guess (from Felix Adler's makeup) to be taken in the 1950s. On top, Felix Adler, the longtime "King of Clowns...

The lost link between Slivers Oakley's Baseball Gag and ICHOF inductee Billy Baker's Elwood Smooch character. For more on Max Patki...

These incredible scans come to us from the one and only Jack Ryan... ______________________________________________________ Hi Pat, Not sur...

Rose Hanlon I have to dig around and post a series of pictures of the Hanlon Brothers and some info on the Hanlon-Lees.

Photos courtesy of Bill Strong Mike Naughton: See what I mean about the eyebrows being thicker on the headpiece in the 50s/early 60s? Lou em...

Photo courtesy of Bill Strong Prince Paul Albert

The entirety of Lon Chaney's 1928 classic, Laugh Clown, Laugh, presented here without music. So set your iTunes, grab some popcorn and e...