40 Funny Circus Jokes

Here are 40 funny circus jokes and the best circus puns to crack you up. These jokes about the circus are great jokes for kids and adults.

Here is our top list of circus dad jokes. Find your favorite puns about the circus, have a laugh, then share and enjoy this circus humor with others.

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Here are some of our favorite dad jokes about the circus that are also awesome circus jokes for adults and kids to be told!

What material is a clown’s costume made from? Poly Jester.
Why did the robber go to the circus? To steal the show.
Why don’t circus bears eat the clowns? They taste funny.
Did you hear stories about clown sightings in the news lately? It’s a media circus out there.
What is the hardest part about joining the circus? They make you jump through all sorts of hoops.

Which day do circus lions eat lion tamers most often? Chewsday.
Did you hear about the clown who ran away with the circus? They made him bring it back.
Why did the circus lion eat the tight rope walker? He wanted a well-balanced meal.
Why are squirrels not circus animals? They don’t like to work for peanuts.
How is marriage like a three-ring circus? First, there’s an engagement ring, then a wedding ring, then suffering.

What planet is like a circus? Saturn, it has three rings.
Why are circus performers often stressed? Because their job is in tents.
How do you kill an entire circus at once? Go for the juggler.
Which circus performers can see in the dark? The acro-bats.
Did you hear about the circus clown’s funeral? All her friends came in one car.

What do you call a woman falling in love with a carnie? Juggle fever.
Why is it hard to hire a clown for circus? They have big shoes to fill.
Where in London to pickles hang out? Pickle-Dilly Circus.
What’s a circus master’s favorite type of cigarette? A roll-up.
Why is the business of the circus failing? Because people are not taking it seriously.

Why did the clown leave the cheese circus? He couldn’t get his Stilton.
What do you call a pea that works in the circus? A tra-peas artist.
What’s the name of a person who eats circus workers? A carny-vore.
Why did the elephant leave the circus? He was tired of working for peanuts.
What’s the difference between a law firm and a circus? At a circus, the clowns don’t charge the public by the hour.

Here are some great circus joke one liners that you can quip whenever someone is talking about the circus.

A friend worked as a trapeze artist at the circus until he was let go.
My Mom bought me a clown shaped lollipop at the circus, but it sure did taste funny.
A clown held the tent door open for me the other day at the circus. I thought, “what a nice jester”.
Another friend has just got a steady job. He’s a tightrope walker in a circus.
My friend worked in a circus who did a human cannonball act. Never replaced him when he retired, couldn’t find anyone else of the same caliber.

These next funny circus puns are some of our best jokes and puns about the circus!

How do you build a flea circus? You have to start from scratch.
What happened when the wolf went to the flea circus? They stole the show.
Why did the apple pie join the circus? It loved all the apple-ause.
What do you call an elephant the circus no longer needs? Irrelephant.
Did you hear that something suspicious is going on at the circus? We just need to find the ring leader.

Why did the circus performer call in sick? He had a sword throat.
How did the clown arrive to the monster circus? Riding a cycle-ops.
Why did a vampire join the circus? To become an acrobat.
I finally left my job at the circus where I was part of the human pyramid. It was a huge weight off my shoulders.
Did you hear about the clown who got fired from the circus? He’s suing for funfair dismissal.