The Big Apple Circus is back — and their ringmaster is far from your average clown

CBS’s 28th “Family Film and TV Awards” will air Saturday, Dec. 13, and be hosted by Julie Chen Moonves. She’s great, was a ...
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One-man show presents evolution of the clown

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 ...
New Haven Register

Ortonville clown finds his calling as a Shrine clown

Steve Gotham always wanted to be a clown. Not just any clown -- a Shrine clown. "A clown is a person that appreciates the magic that is inside everybody," says Gotham, a.k.a. Stevo, the Shrine clown. ...
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The Shriners Circus has returned, and the boss clown hails from Natick

NATICK — Joe Kohen is ready to clown around when the Shriners Circus makes its return Wednesday at the Aleppo Shriners Auditorium in Wilmington. Natick resident Kohen, the circus' "boss clown," and ...
Altoona Mirror

Hard work behind the scenes makes for successful shows

Jaffa Shrine Jovial Jobel Jokesters Erin “Jolly” Rinehart (center) of Hollidaysburg and Jennifer “Gabbie” Kertes of Portage autograph hats for students at a performance on Thursday. The circus runs ...
Joplin Globe

Bill Caldwell: Emmett Kelly, of Sedan, Kansas, touted as 'greatest clown on earth'

Clowns have been a mainstay of circuses. Circus clowns are known for their slapstick gags. But their numbers have declined along with the decline of touring circuses. One performer who forged an ...