“Hardly a new invention, clowns have been wearing them for years,” one user posted along with a photo of a bright red clown nose. Human cells that give people a sense of smell are a key ...

The Auguste clown has since become its own kind of character; generally the joker in the act, the oddball who wears ill-fitting clothing and has exaggerated features—including a bright red nose.

You’ve probably noticed a lot of photos lately of celebrities wearing red clown noses. It’s all part of an effort to bring attention to “Red Nose Day,” which started in Britain in 1988 to ...

Jay Stewart spends a whole lot of time wearing a red clown nose. He has taught at the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus Clown College and served as head of the circus’s clown squad ...