carny
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The man is rhapsodically shameless—oafishly charismatic, memorably strange-looking—a cynic at heart, and a carny in spirit.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
I’m a carny, and I’ve left the tent.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 20, 2023
The show’s creative team and voice cast deliver what amounts to a typically unpredictable quadruple-length episode, involving a financial catastrophe, a carny murder and multiple catchy musical numbers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2022
Did the old carny barker play out a shattering real-life version of “Nightmare Alley,” his favorite movie, where he turned the most successful solo recording artist of all time into the geek?
From New York Times ● May 21, 2022
Everyone in carny life knew of the place.
From Charley de Milo by Laurence M. Janifer
His principled defense of free speech shouldn’t preclude him from excluding the cranks and carnies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
My parents were card-carrying carnies in the 1970s and ’80s.
From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2021
But his patience with carnies allows him astonishing access.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2021
Not obviously with actors because we're basically shiftless carnies you know.
From Fox News ● Oct. 22, 2019
The crowd, ostensibly, was learning about this through games administered by confused carnies.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2014
