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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 ...

Local clowns say they just can't understand the spate of creepy-clown threats, sightings and false reports that have gripped social media and are driving people bonkers. Since August, people in ...

Allison Dunning, owner of Northern Colorado entertainment company Merry Makers and Decorators, doesn't promote her clowns anymore. It's not because she doesn't love clowning. Dunning still enjoys ...

This next story falls under the category of funny-not-funny. If there are school-age children at your house, you've probably gotten wind of stories involving creepy clowns. In some two dozen states, ...

The events at the rodeo can be extremely dangerous, but all the competitors from the smallest mutton busters to the professional bull riders count on the rodeo clowns to keep them safe. "You're going ...

Long before they wore big feet and balloon pants for children’s birthday parties, clowns were strictly adult entertainment. As dimwitted drunks, hypersexual hooligans and mischievous miscreants, these ...

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In light of a recent rash of "creepy clown" sightings and incidents across the country, some working clowns say the controversy is negatively affecting their business. This next story falls under the ...