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.

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

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

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

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

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

They were originally intended to make us smile, and for the most part they do.. But when they don't ...

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

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

An intimate portrait of Mariano "Cronopio" Gedwillo, an Argentinian clown in Riga, as he transforms ...

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

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

Instructors from the Ringling Bros. Circus Clown College demonstrate juggling instruction, clown act...
A Brazilian performance artist Vanesa Cardoso living in Newfoundland, Canada explores the figures of...

"Who is Weary Willie?" explores the life of the once-famous circus character Weary Willie and his st...
Experimental documentary short starring Batato Barea and Peter Pank, filmed in July 1991

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

Beyond the lights and magic of the ring, this documentary follows the lives of the main stars of com...

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

In the war-torn year of 2016, a young frat-boy encounters a 'grody' clown across a suburban street. ...

Ulrike and Olli meet in 1985 while on tour with Circus Roncalli. He is living his childhood dream as...