KENNY AHERN

Touring the planet for over three decades, Kenny Ahern has steadily built his reputation as a world-class family entertainer.

Ahern performs in Theater (solo 70-minute show, To Laugh is to Live!), Festivals & Fairs (tours with own self-contained stage, the Family Variety Theatre).

It all started in 1983 when a college professor suggested that Kenny audition for Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus Clown College and write a research paper about the experience. That was over 30 years and thousands of performances ago.

Kenny has taken master classes in physical comedy with Broadway star and Tony Award recipient Bill Irwin and Yale School of Drama faculty head Christopher Bayes and trained at Ringling Brothers & Barnum and Bailey Clown College—receiving a BFA (Bachelor in Fun Arts). He has also learned from his greatest teacher, the audience. 

An accomplished educator, Kenny has been a faculty member with Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Clown College. He has guest lectured for the drama departments of The University of Virginia and DePaul University and presented workshops for The University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater B.F.A. Actor Training Program. 

A Few Performances of Note: Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus; The China International Children Arts Festival—Taipei, Taiwan; Variete Theatre Festival—Singapore; The 2005 World Expo—Aichi, Japan; The Brooks & Dunn Neon Circus and Wild West Tour; The International Street Performers Festival—Edmonton, Alberta; The Disneyland Grand Ballroom Theatre; The Moscow Circus School—Moscow, Russia; The White House; The WI, IA, MN, OH, UT, KS, MO, FL, SC State Fairs.

Learn more at www.kennyahern.com