He has written thousands of haikus and limericks about the news, he estimates. “The stories choose me,” he said.

Dave DeDera was only 19 when he was faced with the kind of decision that could make or break his career: clown around or become a cop? DeDera chose clowning. It was the best decision of his life. For ...

Calliope Clowns work on a skit just outside of their group’s garage bay behind the Jaffa Shrine Center. Pictured (from left) are Ed “Jellybean” Kertes, Jonathan “Darby” Holmes, Fred “Pauli the Pirate” ...

The Aut Mori Grotto has long roots in the area, coming to Youngstown in 1921, but perhaps most recognizable are the group's ...

About 20 years ago, Coconut Grove-born Robert Dunn read an Ebony magazine featuring Danise Payne, a former UniverSoul Circus clown, on the cover. That was enough of an inspiration for Dunn to head to ...

GREENSBORO, NC — There are no tigers and elephants; in fact, the only “animal” is an electric dog named Bailey. The clowns are still there, but hardly wear any makeup. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & ...

The show was a little late in starting Thursday at Circus Circus, so Rocco the Clown stepped in. The performer didn’t say a word when he went onstage. He just started using his hands to urge the ...

The grandparent of weird entertainment is the circus. Its purveyors coveted “new and unusual” to keep fresh beyond the usual ...

A member of Cirque du Soleil performs on stage during "KURIOS - Cabinet of Curiosities" at LA's Dodger Stadium in 2015. (Rich Fury/Invision/AP) Circuses are visual extravaganzas, often featuring ...