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 ...

SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — The San Angelo Rodeo Clown Matt Merrit sat down with KLST-TV’s Carolyn McEnrue to talk about talk about what it is like as a rodeo clown. Merrit during the ...

Contrary to what some may believe, rodeo clowning is serious business. Beneath the makeup, the wigs and the costumes are athletes whose job is to protect the bull riders. Rodeo fans will have several ...

Randee Munns is a 75-year-old rodeo clown who’s still going strong. Over the decades, he’s frequented rodeo arenas, dodging bulls and protecting riders while keeping the crowd entertained. Along the ...

Rodeo clown and barrelman John Harrison’s wife, Carla Harrison, likes to tell him that he should never doubt the love between them is real. It’s definitely not superficial, anyway. “Little girls don’t ...

The 146th annual Mandan Rodeo Days featured the 2025 Rodeo Clown Reunion, which brought together ex-clowns from across the U.S. in a celebration of fun and nostalgia. One of the most overlooked roles ...

John Harrison has “the best job in rodeo,” he says. It doesn’t matter that one of his responsibilities as a barrelman is to distract bulls in the arena. His most valued duty? That’s “putting a smile ...

We call ourselves Marketplace, so part of our job is exploring how marketplaces work, in all their forms. David Brancaccio and the “Marketplace Morning Report” team are setting out to visit in-person ...