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

Then, in 2010, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association made Ricky Gervais its returning ringmaster and things went up before plummeting sharply downhill from there.

From Salon • Jan. 12, 2026

If Wrexham and all the spotlight can be considered a circus - as Charlton boss Nathan Jones had put it before the game - then Parkinson has been the ringmaster.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 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