: National clown shortage may be approaching, trade organizations fear

 

As the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus returns to Brooklyn Thursday, membership at the country's largest clown organizations has plunged over the past decade amid declining interest, old age and higher standards for the jokesters.

http://www.nydailynews.com/exclusive-national-clown-shortage-approaching-article-1.1616801

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What's next?  A national Mime shortage?
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