The Toronto Circus Riot of 1855 | Episode 37

Depending where you live or grew up, there’s probably some dark moment of local historical injustice you’re not overly proud of. On this special bonus not-so-minisode, we’re going to check out mine!

On today’s special extra not-so-minisode: you will finally learn why you hate clowns so much, you’ll find out why early Toronto had so many teeth on the ground, and we’ll discuss fighting techniques included but not limited to: thumbing people’s eyeballs out, fish hooking the cheek, and biting people’s noses and ears off. 


This is a hometown episode for me, and although I can visit the scenes of this incredible story any day of the week, I ask myself why? On paper, this may seem like the silliest or least serious story we’ve ever told. Why? Just because it’s full of prostitutes and rubber noses and flying teeth? Well, it’s also got pitchforks and fire and attempted homicide. You’ll learn that firefighters and clowns are nothing to laugh at. You wouldn’t think they would make for natural enemies, but you’re going to learn a lot of weird things in this episode.

To me, the weirdest thing about this story is how a simple a brothel fight turns into one of the most pivotal moments in the social evolution of Canada as a country.


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