THE name Joseph Grimaldi may or may not sound familiar to you but, to many, he is so important to them that they visit a church service dedicated to him every year. Joseph “Joey” Grimaldi was an ...

A group of clowns wearing oversized shoes, bow ties and bowler hats enter a church in a semi-solemn procession. The pews fill up with grinning faces, outlandish costumes, and, of course, red noses.

Joseph Grimaldi is credited with creating the clown as we know it by combining rascal, criminal and innocent fool all in to one character THE name Joseph Grimaldi may or may not sound familiar to you ...

A group of clowns wearing oversized shoes, bow ties and bowler hats enter a church in a semi-solemn procession. The pews fill up with grinning faces, outlandish costumes, and, of course, red noses.