Friday, January 23, 2015

RBB&B CLOWN ALLEY: "The Funny 40" (Billboard April 20, 1957)

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Felix Adler
Thursday, January 22, 2015

CONGRATULATIONS!

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Congratulations go out today to Ryan and Tatiana Combs on the birth of their daughter! Welcome to the club, kiddo!
Sunday, January 18, 2015

BANANA/BANDANA: Carl-Einar Hackner (Melbourne Comedy Festival 2011)

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He won the festival and then came back and did the Fun Magic Coloring Book for an encore.
Saturday, January 17, 2015

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TOM PARISH!

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POODLES HANNEFORD AND PERCY CLARKE (Undated, Circa 1930s)

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Poodles Hanneford and Percy Clarke
Friday, January 16, 2015

ROSE HANLON (Undated, Circa late 40s)

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Felix Adler in walkaround costume and Rose Hanlon of the famous Hanlon-Lees family.
Thursday, January 15, 2015

JE SUIS CHARLIE

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Courtesy of Beth Grimes

LOU JACOBS AND BLUCH LANDOLF (Undated, Circa 1930s)

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Lou Jacobs and Bluch Landolf
Wednesday, January 14, 2015

JE SUIS CHARLIE

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Courtesy of Greg Parks

FRANKIE SALUTO, JIMMY ARMSTRONG & SHORTY HINKLE (Undated, late 50s/early 60s)

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Frankie Saluto, Jimmy Armstrong and Shorty Hinkle. This may have been taken in the very early days of the Beatty-Cole show.
Friday, January 09, 2015

BERNARDO CRESPO: Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus (Circa 1970)

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Wednesday, January 07, 2015

SHRINE CIRCUS PARADE: Austin, TX (1960s)

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At the :18 mark look for International Clown Hall of Fame inductee Ernie "Blinko" Burch riding atop a truck, shooting balloons ...
Tuesday, January 06, 2015

RBB&B: Under Canvas (Home Movie Footage 1950s)

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Look for glimpses of Paul Jung's "Adam Smasher", Emmett Kelly, Charlie Bell, Paul Jerome, Joe Ward, Felix Adler and Paul Wen...
Thursday, January 01, 2015

HAPPY LOU YEAR!

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A very happy 2015 to one and all and a Happy Birthday to l egendary American circus clown Lou Jacobs, who performed with the Ringling Br...
Wednesday, December 24, 2014

MERRY CHRISTMAS: Peace On Earth, Goodwill to All (2014)

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Friday, December 19, 2014

WALTER DARE WAHL AND EMMETT OLDFIELD: The Patty Page Show (1956)

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Wednesday, December 03, 2014

CLOWN WORKSHOP WITH STEVE & RYAN IN FAIRFIELD, NJ: December 11, 2014

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If you are a clown in the NY/NJ/CT/Eastern PA area, DO NOT MISS THIS WORKSHOP NEXT WEEK!!!
Saturday, November 29, 2014

HOUSCH-MA-HOUSCH

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Sunday, November 23, 2014

SPIONE: Clown Scene (Fritz Lang, 1928)

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Monday, November 10, 2014

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JACKO FOSSETT (11/11/22)

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Photo courtesy of Sue Lenz