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...

  Emily began her circus career on the Ringling Red Unit in 2006, and also toured with Fossett's Circus in Ireland before taking over th...

  Photo shared by Tiffany Riley. Bob Zraick, Danise Payne, and Dick Monday performing on the L.A. Circus in the 1990s. All three are Ringlin...

Tricia Manuel, aka Pricilla Mooseburger, performing her rabbit in the hat gag for Come In on the Blue Unit's 114th Edition in 1985. Tric...

This past weekend I signed up for the Criterion Channel, and one of the pleasant surprises I found was this short film from 1946 about a day...

  Photo by Paul Gutheil.  Dime and Connie Wilson performing with ringmaster Billy Martin on Vidbel’s Olde Tyme Circus.

One thing I love about clowns and comics that came out of vaudeville and burlesque (and also older European clowns) is how polished yet natu...

Read the story here on CircusFansItaly site. Domenico was the son of Enrico, one of my favorite clowns, a member of the fantastic trio, Les...

From ICHOF director Greg DeSanto: Toby Ballantine got his trunk spotted in that glorious clown alley in the heavens today. Son of CC Dean, B...

Look everyone! Jimmy Stewart's Buttons the Clown finally got out of prison for murdering his wife! Too bad he'll be going back soon ...

Hey everyone, sorry I haven't been posting much lately. I received the Johnson and Johnson vaccine and it knocked me on my keister. Here...

Long time Ringling clown Duane "Uncle Soapy" Thorpe photographed at the old Boston Garden, most likely in 1978. Photo credit Steve...

  David Heim, Wayne Sidley, Nic Beery, Colleen Linnehan, Caren Hockenbury, and Stephanie Parks, all members of the Ringling Red Unit Clown A...

From Circopedia: Born December 5, 1954 in South Western Siberia, Russia, Ekaterina Mikhailovna Mozhaeva dreamed as a child of becoming a bal...

Lou Jacobs making a special appearance from the Red Unit, performing his hunting gag for the Blue Unit's 112th Edition television specia...

Petit Gougou and Edy Sosman performing their plate entrée on Zircus Knie in 1988.

  Photo by Paul Gutheil. Scott "Dusty" O'Donnell and Mike Snider ready for the washerwoman gag on Vidbel's Olde Tyme Circu...

Press release from the Festival:  Guest Star: Davis Vassallo, Italy - Clown Representing: RINGLING AND BROS. CIRCUS - BARNUM & BAILEY SP...

An interesting read from 1998 talking about the future of Ringling clowning after it was announced that Clown College would be closing. Sein...

Dimitri Bogatirev (Aga) and Iryna Ivanytska (Boom) perform at Moisture Fest in 2017. At the beginning you can see Stephanie Monseau and Keit...