ringmaster
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Behind the seeming anarchy of Monty Python, Terry Jones played the part of ingenious ringmaster.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
But Johnson is nothing if not a punchy ringmaster of deadpan humor and his grab-bag mindset generates enough goodwill to appreciate the DIY brashness of it all.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026
Mr Hayes was the first banker to be jailed over the scandal in 2015, condemned by prosecutors at the time as the "ringmaster" of an international fraud conspiracy.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2025
We may see Colbert play ringmaster for a future awards broadcast after “The Late Show” ends, if we’re lucky and he wants the job.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2025
The master of ceremonies made the introductions with the flare of a circus ringmaster asking the audience to direct its attention please to the center ring.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
On Tuesday, the British band are taking to the stage in Cardiff as they return with their rebooted Circus Live tour, complete with acrobats, ringmasters, tightrope walkers, and even a mechanical elephant.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
And the ringmasters for the last 45 years have been the Buss family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2025
The cab rebellions also brought to light that Uber's ringmasters were keenly aware of and even boastful about their lack of legal status to operate in certain large markets.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2022
But there was one notable absence in a room filled with would-be ringmasters, macabre clowns and more than one person capable of hanging from a hoop suspended from the ceiling.
From New York Times ● May 18, 2022
"Huh!" says I. "One of these fam'ly ringmasters, is he?"
From Torchy, Private Sec. by Lincoln, F. Foster
