Ringmaster, Brian LaPalme and Michael "Omar Gosh" Ridenour on Great American Circus. 

From the BBC:  Laci Endresz - who performs as Mooky the Clown - has been given a British Empire Medal (BEM) for circus entertainment.  He de...

During the culmination of Circus Week this past weekend in Baraboo, WI, Greg DeSanto was surprised with an induction into the International ...

Ryan Combs (converse), Sam Brown (short curly hair), John Stokvis (glasses), and Josh Shack (deputy) performing a safecracking gag on the Sm...

Michael Lane Trautman is an accomplished mime, an inventive juggler, and physical comedian/clown that has been performing since 1976. He has...

An article on David Williams during his First of May season on Hoxie Bros. Great American Combined Shows in 1984. "Little Dave" as...

The Clown Hall of Fame has been busy! New walls, brand new exhibits, welcoming Bello Nock into the ICHOF, getting ready for the Circus Histo...

  Sean Hartman, Kelly VanCleave, Adam Kuchler, and Peter Bufano on Circus Kinoshita in 2002.  All were Clown College grads (Sean 94, Kelly 8...

  Another great photo from Brandon Bolden's collection. This is the Blue Unit Clown Alley for the 130th Edition of Ringling in 2000.  Th...

  Photo courtesy of Brandon Bolden The casts of the Chinese bicycle act and the Chinese bicycle parody (I'm not sure which is which) on ...

Sorry for the delay in updating. My old laptop had a busted screen (thank you very much to my dear son), but now I have a new one again and ...

  Potential artwork for the Ringling Clown College 20th Anniversary done by former dean and fantastic artist/writer Bill Ballantine. Really ...

This footage is taken from a television special that was done when the 125th Edition of Ringling played Mexico City in 1996.  The Red Unit c...

A segment on the German program Next talking with Gardi Hutter and Ueli Bichsel about their upcoming debut with Circus Knie for the 2000 sea...

Thanks to Chase Culp for turning me onto these guys. No, not like that you sickos... Here's some info I found about these three:  "...

  A flyer from the Emmett Kelly Jr. Circus, which was produced by Leonard Green, Kelly Jr's manager. This date was in Port Huron, MI in ...

Jay Stewart and Mike Smith performing warm up comedy before The Big Shoe Revue at the Texas State Fair in 1997. A select group of students f...

An interesting read from the December 1937 issue of Popular Mechanics Magazine about E.M. Aronson who made many walkaround props for circus ...

  Classic American whiteface clown, Mike Bourbon, who clowned on many shows in his career. I know he was with Clyde Beatty, Ringling, and Ho...

Lew Kish, pictured here on Clyde Beatty, and also as sketched by Mark Anthony. I know Lew also clowned on Ringling in the 1940s and before t...