The new Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus won’t send in the clowns. The clowns are out. When Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey came out of retirement this year, seven years after it ...

After a 6-year hiatus, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus is returning in a revived show that no longer features animal acts. (Photo Illustration: Yahoo News; Photos: Getty Images) ...

As the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus hits the road for the first time in seven years, gone are the tigers, elephants and Pennywise-esque clowns. By Jonathan Abrams Jonathan Abrams saw ...

OK, so no lions, no tigers, no elephants, no ringmaster and no clowns. What is in this version of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus? It's not all that different from the touring ...

and Barnum & Bailey is easily the most enduring circus name in American history ... roaring lions and clowns. In the latter part of the 20th century, animal rights groups began criticizing ...

That’s a huge departure for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus, which has been touring since 1871. A classic circus has been reimagined for modern times. No clowns.

and Barnum & Bailey owner Kenneth Feld ... "So there are now no animals and clowns," says Scatola, the latter a reference to the circus' more modern approach to comedy. "OK, fine, but if the ...

After dissolving in 2017, the show features aerial acts, a new take on clowns and no animals. The reimagined Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, The Greatest Show on Earth, hit the road in ...

and Barnum & Bailey Circus was Williams ... His family hosted several circus-themed birthday parties complete with clowns. Williams was determined to one day pick up his belongings and join ...

and Barnum & Bailey circus, I defer to the young girl seated ... So, yes, a lot is new — even the clowns have left behind the red-ball noses and whiteface. But if circus has always been about ...