A clown is sitting at a bar.  A bartender is facing him.
One normally doesn't find clowns in full makeup at a bar
What is the clown doing at the bar?
You were with Ringling Brothers? I was with Lehman Brothers.
scene: a restaurant description: A clown is sitting at a bar. A bartender is facing him. uncanny: One normally doesn't find clowns in full makeup at a bar entities: Clown, Ownership. caption: You were with Ringling Brothers? I was with Lehman Brothers.
A joke about the 2008 financial crisis: both the clown and the bartender were fired and worked for "Brothers" --- the Ringling Brothers (a circus company) for the clown, and "Lehman Brothers" (an investment bank) for the bartender. The similarity of the names and their intersecting sad stories makes the situation unusual and funny.