Christian Bale lived an unorthodox, nomadic childhood with a circus clown mom. July 24, 2008— -- Just about everyone has heard the old joke about running away and joining the circus. But what if ...

LOCKPORT — Mike Perry fell in love with clowning as a youngster in Amherst and ran off to join the circus when he was of age. On Sunday, Perry will tell his personal story of clowning and the journey ...

Felix Adler, king of the clowns at the greatest show on earth, is Peter Pan come to life again. He is the little boy who will never grow up. The grotesque and glittering world of Ringling Brothers and ...

Today's creepy clown is a Halloween favorite—and a return to the subversive figure clowns represented in the past.

Peggy Williams, 72, spent a decade performing for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus as a clown, and another decade working on the circus’s administration side. She was among the first class of ...

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 ...