Category: circuses...

traveling with the Ringling Brothers and Barnum + Bailey Circus
clown school
circus recalls the distinctive environment in which it is presented - the ring bounded by a curb and surrounded by tiers of seats for spectators
circus menageries, sideshows, parades, pantomimes, and trained animals
a theme running through part or all of the program
until the mid-18th century, performers and troupes wandering Europe, Asia, and Africa - but not organized into a distinct entertainment
Philip Astley coming up with the modern circus in 1768 - though the word was not used until 1782 when rival and former employee Charles Hughes opened the Royal Circus
ropedancers, acrobats, jugglers, bareback riders, clowns
Monty Python's Flying Circus, "And now for something completely different."