The red noses hid their true identities, but the performers were the same age as their audience members, some even older. “I was surprised that none of them had walkers,” said Jessie LeMay, 83, who ...

SHARON - In 1913, a silent film actress named Mabel Normand hurled a cream-topped custard pie into the face of an unsuspecting costar. That innocuous little prank, caught on film in Mack Sennett’s "A ...

Slapstick is nearly synonymous in many a mind with The Three Stooges or some of the early silent film clowns, and understandably so. Larry, Moe, and Curly, plus those actors who made pokes in the eye ...

IN THE FIRST SEASON of the recently shuttered sitcom 30 Rock, Tina Fey’s Liz Lemon, attractive faux-spinster and noted bossypants-in-charge, finds herself in a standoff with the writing staff. Before ...

If you’re looking to take your acting work to the next level — or just cruising for a good time — try taking a violent punch to the face and falling down. Thankfully, there are myriad ways you can do ...

When it comes to pie-throwing, sometimes you just have to send in the clowns. Fortunately, Baraboo is one of the epicenters of clowning. Executive Director of the International Clown Hall of Fame Greg ...