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 ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Unemployment hit 8.5 percent and jobs are disappearing across the country but at least one industry is looking for new talent -- the circus. About two dozen hopefuls ...

They need to stop clowning around and get a job. When the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus closes its doors this month after a 146-year run, a group of costumed entertainers will be out of ...

MEXICO CITY – More than 1,000 acrobats, clowns and other circus employees marched through downtown Mexico City on Tuesday to protest a new ban on animals in circuses. There can be no lions or tigers ...

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 circus is in town every weekday at Lincoln Junior High School in Skokie even though you might not know it. The Skokie Park District’s popular circus camp, which runs in two four-week sessions at ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - You can expect plenty of clowning around when Topeka’s Arab Shrine brings the circus to town. Shriner John Sidwell and clowns Alex “Sgt. Minor” Parker and David “Bo” Johnson ...