For the first time, the men who wedge themselves between rampaging bulls and their fallen riders at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo have traded in clown costumes for simple red jerseys and ...

He has to get his makeup on, climb into his costume, and build a flash-bang ... I got my butt kicked." Part of the rodeo clown's job is to take the edge off the violence, Gann says, making jokes ...

What about the rodeo clown costume? Have you ever wanted to change it to maybe a Spanish Bullfighter look with tight pants and cape? Yeah. No, I like to stick to the American rodeo clown look.

America’s public enemy No. 1 this week: a rodeo clown in a Barack Obama costume. Giddy up, news cycle. Officials from the Missouri State Fair—a large stuffed dog, two twin dwarves, a mime ...

But despite the makeup and the silly costume, being a rodeo clown is no funny business. "I'm the barrel man. I'm an island in a sea of sharks," said Coffee. "I've got to be out-of-the-way and ...

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 ...

By disposition, a rodeo clown is a daredevil ... protecting bull riders after they’re thrown by the animal. His costume is a pair of tattered bluejeans over red undergarments, with face paint ...

“I was thinking, alright, I’m gonna try this rodeo clown thing for about three or ... Whenever I put the costume on and whenever I put the makeup on, then I kinda come out of my shell.

Rodeo clowning is a madcap game of tag ... and Darrell traded in their clown costumes long ago. They don't have to get knocked around in a barrel or pull the old exploding-pants gag.

For more than 40 years, the bullfighting clown been painting his face and getting big laughs at rodeos across the country. But despite the makeup and the silly costume, being a rodeo clown is no ...