‘They contrast the innocence of childhood ... with a more macabre underbelly’ Harmless or horrifying, much like Halloween itself, clowns can be both depending on your perspective. Across the nation, ...

“We can pretend otherwise, but we do so at our peril.” the ‘Pod Save America’ host and self-described comedian tells The Hollywood Reporter at Just For Laughs. By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief ...

Horror fans love a good scare with a side of dark humor, and Art the Clown from Terrifier delivers both in spades. With his eerie grin and chaotic antics, it’s no wonder he’s become a meme favorite.

Dave Barry says he's always been the "class clown." His new book looks back at his "first 77 years," examining the funny but also the tragic. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to the Pulitzer Prize winner.

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 ...

Stott is the author of several articles on scary clowns and comedy, as well as The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi, a much-lauded 2009 biography of the famous comic pantomime player on the Regency ...

This week, dozens of clowns descended on Orlando, Florida for the 40th annual World Clown Association convention. But these aren't your scary clowns, the ones you might know from scary movies like "It ...

It’s one of the most classic routines in the book: A seemingly endless parade of clowns emerges from an impossibly small car to perform wacky antics before piling back inside and making a quick ...