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Sideshow

In North America, a sideshow is an extra, secondary production associated with a circus, carnival, fair, or other such attraction. They historically featured human oddity exhibits (so-called “freak shows”), preserved specimens (real or fabricated, such as the Fiji Mermaid), live animal acts, burlesque or strip shows, actually or ostensibly dangerous…

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In popular culture

Types

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Racism and Exploitation

Early history and acts

Revival in North America

Revival in Australia

Notable sideshow performers

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Sideshow

Nodes89
Edges88
Triples85
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.022472
Components1

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Sideshow

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related to Types · 25
Sideshow → Bonnie, Broadway Revue, Clyde Death Car, Drug Abuse, Fiji Mermaid, Giant Rat, Girl Show, Hitler's, However, In, Isaac, It, Museum Show, Present, See, Some, Sprague, The, The Single-O, The Ten-in-One
related to In popular culture · 13
Sideshow → American Horror Story, Evan Peters, Freak Show, Grady Stiles Jr, Halloween, It, Jimmy Darling, Jyoti Amge, Lobster Boy, Mat Fraser, Some, The, TV
related to Racism and Exploitation · 10
Sideshow → African-American, After, Barnum, Bowling, George Washington, In, John, Joice Heth, Particularly, United States
related to Revival in North America · 9
Sideshow → Ehlers-Dalnos, Gary Stretch, Gary Turner, Horrors, In, Jesus Aceves, The Circus, With, Wolfboy
related to External links · 6
Sideshow → Carnival, Deception, History, Showhistory, Sideshow SlangHouse, SideshowDictionary
related to history · 5
Sideshow → By, DeclineWorking, Initially, Such, These
related to Legality · 3
Sideshow → In Michigan, Modern, North America
see also · 2
Sideshow → HorrorsCategory, The Circus
is a · 1
Sideshow → extra

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Sideshowis aextra0.90text
jugglinginstance ofand may also include an overlap with circus acts0.80text
aerial hoop/silk/chains acrobaticsinstance ofand may also include an overlap with circus acts0.80text
and motorcycle stunts like the Globe of Deathinstance ofand may also include an overlap with circus acts0.80text
cabarets or strip clubsinstance ofThere is currently no law in Florida prohibiting human oddity exhibition.Most traveling burlesque dancers now work in dedicated legal venues0.80text
rather than as part of a carnival midway as was typical in the 20th centuryinstance ofThere is currently no law in Florida prohibiting human oddity exhibition.Most traveling burlesque dancers now work in dedicated legal venues0.80text
Jesus Acevesinstance ofalongside other performers0.80text
a man born with hypertrichosis billed asinstance ofalongside other performers0.80text
the 5-legged doginstance ofSeveral acts and artifacts toured over the years0.80text
Chupacabrainstance ofSeveral acts and artifacts toured over the years0.80text
a 2-headed cowinstance ofSeveral acts and artifacts toured over the years0.80text
and a mummyinstance ofSeveral acts and artifacts toured over the years0.80text

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