Noel Mason's vaudevillian skills are appreciated by his younger audience, but he is not making enough money at the children's shows to pay his costs, his old car does not go very well, and he is dyslexic and unable to understand the contracts employers give him. The situation starts to look more hopeful when Noel answers a newspaper advertisement to join an entertainment agency.

This film will trace the emergence of the Killer Clown from historical roots in Italian Opera, to co...
Experimental documentary short starring Batato Barea and Peter Pank, filmed in July 1991

Documentary about Bernhard Paul who became world famous as the founder of Circus Roncalli and Zippo ...

"Who is Weary Willie?" explores the life of the once-famous circus character Weary Willie and his st...

Two years in a clown school. Against all odds and trends, learning how to make people laugh out at t...

The movie follows the clock round as music hall clown Beby takes off his make up, goes home for a me...

Presenter and comedian Andreu Buenafuente interviews Joan Gràcia, Paco Mir and Carles Sans moments a...
Nikki Brown Clown is a clown with a purpose. She advocates for Portland's displaced black community ...

Four of the best clowns of Salvador return to the place where they were initiated 15 years before to...

DEADBUG meets with VIolent J (Joe Bruce) of Insane Clown Posse (ICP) and discusses his career and li...
A clown recalls the days when he first joined the Cole Brothers circus and discusses how the Greates...

after mourning the passing of his late wife, Bill finds the courage to travel to New York City and r...

They were originally intended to make us smile, and for the most part they do.. But when they don't ...
Four clowns tour Germany to perform for Syrian refugees.

The documentary “Pagliacci” celebrates – in a poetic way – what it means to be a clown. The film add...

Daisy Asquith investigates the mysterious world of children's entertainers.

One evening, as Ludvik is about to go to bed, he notices that a painting, once owned by his grandfat...

In Florida, parents can hire Wrinkles the Clown to scare their misbehaving children.

Drawing upon a vast and richly visual archive and featuring a host of performers, historians and afi...

An account of the life and work of the Spanish clown, mime, acrobat and actor Marcelino Orbés (1873-...