JERRY LEWIS: The Day the Clown Cried Behind the Scenes Footage 15 Aug 2013 | 09:30 am

TOBY RIX 14 Aug 2013 | 09:30 am

RBB&B CLOWN ALLEY: Volkswagen Commercial (1970) 12 Aug 2013 | 09:30 am

The OP states that this Volkswagen commercial was released in 1970. I would seriously doubt that as most of these performers were no longer with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in 1970. ...

SNIP & SNAP: Magic Act 11 Aug 2013 | 09:30 am

JACOB NORDBY QUOTE 10 Aug 2013 | 08:19 pm

Blessed are the odd: "But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew be called out of darkness into the marvelous light." 1 Peter 2:9

BILLY WILDER: 10 Rules of Good Filmmaking (Most of Which Apply to Clown Gags As Well) 8 Aug 2013 | 11:08 pm

ICHoF inductee Billy Vaughn and partner in performance at Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus World in Haines City, Florida, June 1977. Billy Wilder’s Ten Rules of Good Filmmaking: 1: The au...

The History and Psychology of Clowns Being Scary by Linda Rodriguez McRobbie (Smithsonian.com) 3 Aug 2013 | 09:30 am

Bernie Kallman There’s a word— albeit one not recognized by the Oxford English Dictionary or any psychology manual— for the excessive fear of clowns: Coulrophobia. Not a lot of people actually suffe...

LAUGHING MATTERS: Rowan Atkinson's Guide to Visual Comedy (1992) 1 Aug 2013 | 09:30 am

WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF COMEDY? TEDEDucation Video (2013) 30 Jul 2013 | 09:34 pm

MAUDE FLIPPEN BAYLESS: M. Lane Talburt Interview 29 Jul 2013 | 06:19 am

My Facebook friend Maudie Lou, whom I miss terribly.