The wily entertainment guru got his wish when the circus employed two Australian clowns with a lengthy history of stealing laughs from hard-nosed audiences.

Gary Brophy and his mate David Meatchem come from centuries-old circus families.

Gary is a brother to Fred Brophy, the owner of Australia's last travelling boxing tent, while David comes from a long tradition of circus families in South Africa.

Both were born with sawdust in their veins and know no other life than the circus.

"I've never lived in a house," Gary revealed.

"That's because he gets kicked out for not paying the rent," David joked.

"Most people want to run away and join the circus, I want to run away and join a housing estate," Gary continued.

"Circus people are different to everyone else, we are the type of people who do useless things perfectly."

"We don't do anything practical - I was asked can I weld, I said no but I can stand on one finger," David said.

"Perfectly," Gary added.

Gary's dad had a boxing tent and his mum was in the circus.

"The Brophy name is synonymous with boxing," he remarked.

"I didn't get this nose picking tomatoes," he said pointing to his swollen honker.

David was part of his father's circus in South Africa for 20 years before moving to Australia in 1986.

He worked in another circus for a short time before teaming up with Gary to form Circus Sunrise.

They worked the east coast from Sydney to Bundaberg establishing themselves as a world-class act.

The quality of their performances greatly impressed the directors of the Moscow Circus, who chose them from the thousands who auditioned for the Australian show.

"This circus is all about family, the acts are made up of families and it is great family entertainment," David assured.

"Bring your cameras to capture the look on you children's faces," Gary advised.

The circus has a 10-day run in Dubbo starting tonight.