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
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
Ali had recently beaten Frazier to earn a shot at Foreman, but he was also 32 and no longer the ringmaster whose speed and power mesmerized fans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2025
Staging matches at the Stade de France, and attracting near 80,000 crowds in the process, was another of his ringmaster tricks.
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2024
He has ringmaster written all over him, from the scarlet coat and white jodhpurs to the top hat and waxed curled moustache.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
And the ringmasters for the last 45 years have been the Buss family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2025
Jones and Wayans have both served as game show ringmasters.
From Salon ● Dec. 9, 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
She was inspired not only by historical photographs of clowns and ringmasters, but also by the boldness and flair of the Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” outfits.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 8, 2016
She was standing in front of a booth talking to a group of clowns, comic policemen and ringmasters.
From O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 by Various
