HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The makeup, the funny costume and hat -- you wouldn't think there's any danger in being a clown, but in the rodeo there's no funny business for the men and women who suit up ...

Call most people a clown to their face, and you’re just asking for trouble. Heck, some actual rodeo clowns don’t want to be associated with the word. “They wanna be ‘entertainers,’ ” John Harrison ...

It's an hour before showtime and Rob Gann is running late. He has to get his makeup on, climb into his costume, and build a flash-bang firework that will provide the big noisy finish for his act.

SILOAM SPRINGS -- New this year to the Siloam Springs Rodeo is contract act Allan Dessel of Paulina, Iowa. Not to be confused with a bullfighter, Dessel is a barrelman, he said. Barrelmen and ...

A rodeo 'Clown School' came to Santa Maria on Tuesday to usher in the week of the Elks Rodeo & Parade festivities. Attendees and participants were treated to a special rodeo curriculum that included a ...

Dave Whitmoyer didn’t mention to his football coach Mike Van Diest at Carroll College that he was working as a rodeo clown. Van Diest, after all, may not have been pleased that his starting wide ...

Few pleasures compare with being able to cancel brunch with your in-laws because you have an appointment with a rodeo clown from Wyoming who is rolling a barrel from the District to New Jersey.

There's a new rodeo clown in Htown. John Harrison has been announced as the Houston Rodeo barrelman for 2025. He succeeds Leon Coffee, who retired earlier this year. Harrison's first appearance will ...

A rodeo clown at a Missouri State fair wore a mask designed to look like President Obama as announcers asked This photo provided by Jameson Hsieh shows a clown wearing a mask intended to look like ...