The circus clown is a familiar figure for all of us. We’re supposed to laugh, but for more than a few, a clown is more scary than funny. Our Mo Rocca has given the subject some serious study: All the ...

The lobby of the Prudential Center teemed with rage. A group of men and women clawed the air, shrieking and hooting. Just moments before, they appeared intensely amused. Doubling over with laughter, ...

LYNNWOOD — At most jobs, people get in trouble for goofing around, but that’s how Bruce Johnson makes his living. For decades, he dazzled crowds at traveling circuses and amusement parks as “Charlie ...

I’m not suggesting entering our local political arena, though I’m sure some would argue we always could use a few more bozos in town for comic relief. All kidding aside, I’m talking real, ...

They arrived at it from different directions, but the destination was the same for Andrew Hicks and Kelly Argott. They're professional clowns with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Funny ...

Has your boss ever said you'd make a good clown? Now could be your moment as John Lawson's Circus rolls into Telford. Has your boss ever said you'd make a good clown? Now could be your moment as John ...

Think of it as Comic-Con for clowns. That’s how Randy Christensen describes the World Clown Association’s International Convention, which plants its floppy shoes Monday through March 16 at the Crown ...