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Jokester (other)
" Jokester" is a 1956 science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov. Jokester may also refer to: People ;Roles * Jester, a court fool * Comedian, a comic, person who tells jokes * Practical joker, one who plays practical jokes * Funnyman or joker, a person who frequently tells jokes ;Persons * Marlon Jackson (born 1957) nicknamed "Jokester", member of the Jackson 5 Fictional characters * ''The Jokester'', an alternate universe version of the DC Comics character ''The Joker'', see Alternative versions of Joker * ''The Jokester'', a fictional character from the 2006 MTV TV show '' The Gamekillers'' Other uses * ''Jokester'' (1995 song) a song by ''Leftover Salmon'' off their album '' Ask the Fish'' See also * Practical joker (other) * Joker (other) * Jester (other) A jester is a type of entertainer employed by the nobility during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Jester may also refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Characters * Jester (Marv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jokester
"Jokester" is a science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov. It first appeared in the December 1956 issue of ''Infinity Science Fiction'', and was reprinted in the collections ''Earth Is Room Enough'' (1957) and ''Robot Dreams'' (1986). It is one of a loosely connected series of stories concerning a fictional computer called Multivac. Plot summary Noel Meyerhof is a "Grand Master", one of a small cadre of Earth's recognised geniuses, who has the insight to know what questions to ask Multivac. But a computer scientist is concerned that Meyerhof is acting erratically. As a known joke-teller, he has been discovered feeding jokes and riddles into Multivac. By computer analysis, the characters in the story investigate the origin of humour, particularly why there seems to be no such thing as an original joke, except for puns. Every normal joke is something that was originally heard from someone else. The computer eventually tells them that humour is actually a psych ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jester
A jester, court jester, fool or joker was a member of the household of a nobleman or a monarch employed to entertain guests during the medieval and Renaissance eras. Jesters were also itinerant performers who entertained common folk at fairs and town markets, and the discipline continues into the modern day, where jesters perform at historical-themed events. During the Middle Ages, jesters are often thought to have worn brightly colored clothes and eccentric hats in a motley pattern. Their modern counterparts usually mimic this costume. Jesters entertained with a wide variety of skills: principal among them were song, music, and storytelling, but many also employed acrobatics, juggling, telling jokes (such as puns, stereotypes, and imitation), and performing magic tricks. Much of the entertainment was performed in a comic style. Many jesters made contemporary jokes in word or song about people or events well known to their audiences. Etymology The modern use of the English w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing Amusement is the state of experiencing humorous and entertaining events or situations while the person or animal actively maintains the experience, and is associated with enjoyment, happiness, laughter and pleasure. It is an emotion with po ... situations, or acting foolish (as in slapstick), or employing prop comedy. A comedian who addresses an audience directly is called a stand-up comedy, stand-up comedian. A popular saying often attributed to Ed Wynn attempts to differentiate the two terms: "A comic says funny things; a comedian says things funny." This draws a distinction between how much of the comedy (drama), comedy can be attributed to verbal content and how much to acting and persona. Since the 1980s, a new wave of comedy, called alternative comedy, has grown in popularity with its more offbeat and experimental style. This normally i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Practical Joke
A practical joke, or prank, is a mischievous trick played on someone, generally causing the victim to experience embarrassment, perplexity, confusion, or discomfort.Marsh, Moira. 2015. ''Practically Joking''. Logan: Utah State University Press. A person who performs a practical joke is called a "practical joker" or "prankster". Other terms for practical jokes include gag, rib, jape, or shenanigan. Practical jokes differ from confidence tricks or hoaxes in that the victim finds out, or is let in on the joke, rather than being talked into handing over money or other valuables. Practical jokes are generally lighthearted and without lasting effect; they aim to make the victim feel humbled or foolish, but not victimized or humiliated. Thus most practical jokes are affectionate gestures of humour and designed to encourage laughter. However, practical jokes performed with cruelty can constitute bullying, whose intent is to harass or exclude rather than reinforce social bonds through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joke
A joke is a display of humour in which words are used within a specific and well-defined narrative structure to make people laugh and is usually not meant to be interpreted literally. It usually takes the form of a story, often with dialogue, and ends in a punch line, whereby the humorous element of the story is revealed; this can be done using a pun or other type of word play, irony or sarcasm, logical incompatibility, hyperbole, or other means. Linguist Robert Hetzron offers the definition: It is generally held that jokes benefit from brevity, containing no more detail than is needed to set the scene for the punchline at the end. In the case of riddle jokes or one-liners, the setting is implicitly understood, leaving only the dialogue and punchline to be verbalised. However, subverting these and other common guidelines can also be a source of humour—the shaggy dog story is an example of an anti-joke; although presented as a joke, it contains a long drawn-out narrative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlon Jackson
Marlon David Jackson (born March 12, 1957) is an American entertainer, singer and dancer best known as a member of the Jackson 5. He is the sixth child of the Jackson family. Marlon now runs Study Peace Foundation to promote peace and unity worldwide. Early life Marlon David Jackson was born on March 12, 1957, at St Mary's Mercy Hospital in Gary, Indiana, the sixth child of Joseph who was a steel mill worker, and played in an R&B band, the Falcons, with his brother Luther, and Katherine Jackson, a Jehovah's Witness. He was born seventeen and a half months before his younger brother Michael (born August 29, 1958). Growing up, Marlon was especially close to Michael, whom he considered the substitute for his lost twin brother, Brandon, who died shortly after birth. Marlon and Michael were a fun team. “We were the jokers of the family," Marlon said. They would often get in trouble, but they stuck together. By 1964, Marlon and Michael joined their brothers Tito, Jackie and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alternative Versions Of Joker
As a fictional character and the archenemy of Batman, the Joker has been represented in a variety of different stories that redefine elements of the character's appearance and personality. Each work typically establishes its own continuity, and sometimes introduces parallel universes, to the point where distinct differences in the portrayal of the character can be identified. This article details various versions of the Joker depicted in works including various alternative universe stories. Possible futures ''Batman: Digital Justice'' In the 1990 graphic novel '' Batman: Digital Justice'' created by Pepe Moreno, an artificial intelligence calling itself the "Joker Virus" takes over a futuristic, technology-dependent Gotham City in the late 21st century and claims to be the reincarnation of its creator, the original Joker. Batman, in this version the grandson of Commissioner James W. Gordon, stops the virus with help from another A.I.: the Batcomputer, as programmed by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gamekillers
''The Gamekillers'' is a one-hour television special that aired on MTV in the United States on February 6, 2006, and re-aired on The Comedy Network in Canada. It was a cross-promotional event with Axe Dry, who had previously used the "Gamekiller" premise in an ad campaign. Therefore, the television series is known as "branded content". The "Gamekillers" are a collection of stereotyped characters who represent certain personalities who, according to Axe and the show's producers, teens and 20-somethings often encounter throughout the course of their social life. In particular, each Gamekiller is said to be particularly skilled at inadvertently—or sometimes purposely—ruining a date and breaking up a couple. Characters In the show, each Gamekiller was profiled, and actors playing certain ones were introduced to unsuspecting real-life couples to ruin their dates. TV series MTV ordered five half-hour episodes of ''The Gamekillers'', evolving the original 2006 special into a f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ask The Fish
''Ask The Fish'' is a live album by Leftover Salmon originally released in 1995. It was reissued once in 1997 by Hollywood Records, and again in 2001 on Bert Records. The album was recorded live at the Fox Theatre in Boulder, Colorado, on October 28 and 29, 1994.Leftover Salmon, ''Ask the Fish'', CD booklet The album is mentioned in Beth Groundwater's 2009 novel ''To Hell in a Handbasket''. Reception In a review for AllMusic, Brian Beatty noted that the album "goes a long way toward explaining the band's popularity with a growing fan base," and wrote: "Skillfully hopping from genre to genre, often within a single song, the band plays with the muscle that a lot of noodling jam bands lack. There's also an ever-present sense of humor... that's as fractured as the band's good-time hippie sound." Dallas Embry of Louisville Music News described the album as "an hour-long concert of subdued mayhem, jazzy noodling on bluegrass instruments, fish sounds, gibberish and some fine music," ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Practical Joker (other)
Practical joker, or Practical jokers may refer to: * Someone who plays a practical joke, setting up a situation to produce a humorous physical outcome at the expense of a target * "The Practical Joker", an episode of the animated television series ''Star Trek'' * '' Practical Jokers'', a 1938 comedy short film * "The Practical Joker", an episode of ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet'' * "The Practical Joker", an episode of ''Zorro'' (1957 TV series) * "The Practical Joker", an episode of ''The Hathaways'' * "The Practical Joker", an episode of ''Deadly Games'' See also * Comedian (other) * Comic (other) * Impractical Joker (other) * Joker (other) * Jester (other) * Jokester (other) " Jokester" is a 1956 science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov. Jokester may also refer to: People ;Roles * Jester, a court fool * Comedian, a comic, person who tells jokes * Practical joker, one who plays practical jokes * Funnyman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joker (other)
Joker(s) or The Joker(s) may refer to: * Joker (playing card) * Jester, a person employed to tell jokes and provide entertainment Fictional characters Print * Joker (character), a DC Comics character ** ''The Joker'' (comic book) ** ''Joker'' (graphic novel) ** Joker (Jack Napier), the character as he appears in the 1989 film ''Batman'' ** Joker (''The Dark Knight''), the character as he appears in the 2008 film ''The Dark Knight'' * ''Joker'' (comic strip), a comic strip in the British anthology comics * Joker (''Flame of Recca''), from the Japanese manga series ''Flame of Recca'' * Mr. Joker, or Joe Carpenter, in ''Read or Die'' * Joker (''Wild Cards''), a person with a harmful mutation in ''Wild Cards'' * Jokers, a race of super-beings in Terry Pratchett's novel '' The Dark Side of the Sun'' * James T. "Joker" Davis, protagonist of the novel ''The Short-Timers'' * Joker, a character from ''Black Butler: Book of Circus'' * Joker, the underground alias of Donquixote Dof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jester (other)
A jester is a type of entertainer employed by the nobility during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Jester may also refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Characters * Jester (Marvel Comics), a supervillain * Jester (Quality Comics), a superhero * Jester (''Puppet Master'') * Jester, a character in the Oz book series by L. Frank Baum * Jester Lavorre, a tiefling cleric player character in web series '' Critical Role'' * Jester, a '' Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening'' character * Jester, a ''Gauntlet Dark Legacy'' character class Films * ''The Jester'' (1937 film), a Polish musical comedy *The Jester (1988 film), a Soviet drama film * ''O Bobo'', a 1987 Portuguese film with the English-language title ''The Jester'' * The Jester (2023 film), a horror film Music * Jester Records, a record label * The Jesters (R&B band), a group from Athens, GA * The Jesters, an American doo-wop group * Jesters III, a band from Gaffney, South Carolina * "The Jester", a song by Sum 41 on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
