Courtesy of Steve Copeland Rocco Parris "de-bugging" a computer (way ahead of the curve) back in 1989 as a part of the 119th Editi...

Photos and story courtesy of Rik "Bonzo Crunch" Gern Hey Patric, Here's some souvenirs of the time I almost got to see Ma...

Photo courtesy of Dean "Elmo Gibb" Chambers Clown, occasional Advance Clown and longtime Beatty-Cole Ringmaster Jimmy James with t...

Blogger is acting up and STILL won't let me post photos, so here is a great video of Denis Lacombe performing his conductor gag. Hopeful...

Arthur Borella - Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus 1937

Video courtesy of Steve Copeland Super Steve Copeland showing off some of his best slaps and falls over his last 5 years on the Ringling sho...

WGN-TV's Bozo (1984-2001) Joey D'Auria shows how to throw a pie. For more comedy bits and tips from Mr. D'Auria please click the...

Probably the single most iconic clown prop of the 20th century, Lou Jacobs' car. The car is currently on loan from the Jacobs' famil...

One-Day Sunday Leather Clown Nose Making Workshop Sunday July 22, 2007 www.maskarts.com How to make your own leather clown noses Making well...

Posted here at the personal request of my friend, Mr. Dean "Elmo Gibb" Chambers, here is the Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Clown Al...

Master of the "comedy car" act, Ernie Wiswell backstage at the Shrine date in West Springfield, MA on May 19 1956.

Video courtesy of Steve Copeland Greg DeSanto and Kevin Carr from the 1991 Ringling Blue show performing one of my very favorite track gags....

The 1935 premier of Billy Rose's JUMBO, the final production staged at the massive NY Hippodrome with cameos by first-nighters Ed Wynn, ...

Link courtesy of Don Covington A very nice article that gets everything right except the man's name. Please click the title of this post...

The first few minutes of the 1987 CBS television special celebrating the 20th anniversary of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown Co...

Olsen and Johnson's TV show. I can only imagine how hard it was to try and pull THIS off every week! There are so many gags in the first...

Members of the 1940 Clown Alley of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus taken in the basement of Madison Square Garden in New Y...

John Gilkey's brilliant eccentric juggling (greatly enhanced by the sounds of Yma Sumac's song "Gopher") from Cirque du So...

I'm going to remain silent on this one. Discuss. Please.

The Collins Brithers on Circo Massimo with yet another take on the Boxing Gag.