Joker(s) or The Joker(s) may refer to: *

Joker (playing card) The Joker is a playing card found in most modern French-suited card decks, as an addition to the standard four suits (Clubs, Diamonds, Hearts, and Spades). From the second half of the 20th century, they have also been found in Spanish- and Itali ...

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 ...

, a person employed to tell jokes and provide entertainment

Fictional characters

Print

Joker (character) The Joker is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane, and Jerry Robinson, and first appeared in the debut issue of the comic book ''Batman (comic book), Bat ...

, 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 Below is a list of characters from the ''R.O.D'' series of novels, manga and anime created by Hideyuki Kurata. The ''R.O.D'' series of anime and manga covers the scope of the original '' Read or Die'' series of manga and light novels, the ''Rea ...

, 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 Doflamingo, a pirate from ''One Piece''

Film and television

Kamen Rider Chalice This is a list of characters from the Japanese tokusatsu series . BOARD The , abbreviated as , is an organization that uncovered the seal Undead Cards and developed the first two Rider Systems. In ''Super Hero Taisen GP'', they along with the ...

, or Joker, from ''Kamen Rider Blade'' *

Kamen Rider Joker is the second film adaptation of the '' Kamen Rider W'' television series, directed by Koichi Sakamoto and released in Japanese theaters on August 7, 2010. It was filmed in 3D, making it the first feature length 3D film in the ''Kamen Rider'' ...

, a rider form of Shotaro Hidari, from ''Kamen Rider W Forever: A to Z/The Gaia Memories of Fate'' * Joker, from '' J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai'' * James T. "Joker" Davis, in ''

Full Metal Jacket ''Full Metal Jacket'' is a 1987 war drama film directed and produced by Stanley Kubrick, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Michael Herr and Gustav Hasford. The film is based on Hasford's 1979 novel ''The Short-Timers'' and stars Matthew M ...

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Impractical Jokers ''Impractical Jokers'' is an American hidden camera Reality television#Hidden cameras, reality show with improvisational elements. Produced by NorthSouth Productions, ''Impractical Jokers'' premiered on truTV on December 15, 2011 starring the m ...

'', also called ''Jokers'', American cringe comedy show

Video games

* Joker (''Persona''), from ''Persona 5'' * Joker (''Mass Effect''), from ''Mass Effect'' * Joker, a character from the ''Monster Rancher'' series * The Joker, from ''

Fighters Destiny ''Fighters Destiny'', known in Japan as is a 1998 video game developed by Opus Corp. for the Nintendo 64. It closely models the 3D fighting game standard set by Sega's '' Virtua Fighter'', but integrates a unique point scoring system. The game's ...

'' * Joker (''Suikoden''), from ''Suikoden III'' * The Joker, from '' SaGa Frontier'' * Joker, from ''Alice in the Country of Hearts'' * Joker, a character from '' Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare''

People

* Joker (nickname), includes a list of people with the nickname * Joker (wrestler) (William Posada, born 1983), American professional wrestler

Musicians

* Joker (musician) (Liam McLean, born 1989), English dubstep artist * Jonas Berggren or Joker (born 1967), Swedish musician and record producer * Jokeren or The Joker (Jesper Dahl, born 1973), Danish rapper

Film

* ''The Joker'' (1928 film), a Danish-German silent drama film * ''The Joker'' (1960 film), a French comedy by Philippe de Broca * '' The Jokers'', a 1967 British comedy starring Michael Crawford and Oliver Reed * ''The Joker'' (1987 film) or ''Lethal Obsession'', a German crime-thriller film * ''Joker'' (1993 film), an Indian Telugu comedy film produced by P. Pattabhi Rama Rao * ''Joker'' (2000 film), an Indian Malayalam film by A. K. Lohithadas * ''Joker'' (2012 film), an Indian Hindi film starring Akshay Kumar * ''The Joker'' (2014 film) or ''Poker Night'', an American-Canadian crime thriller by Greg Francis * ''Joker'' (2016 film), an Indian Tamil film by Raju Murugan * ''Joker'' (2019 film), an American film starring Joaquin Phoenix

Literature

* ''Joker'' (American magazine) * ''Joker'' (Slovenian magazine)

Music

Albums

* ''The Joker'' (album), a 1973 album by the Steve Miller Band *''Joker'', an album by Mirkelam

Songs

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The Joker (That's What They Call Me) "The Joker (That's What They Call Me)" is a song written by Billy Myles. It was a hit on the rhythm and blues and Canadian charts in 1957 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the ...

", a 1957 song by Billy Myles * "The Joker" (Anthony Newley song), from the musical ''The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd'' (1964) * "Joker" (Anna Rossinelli song) (2011) * "The Joker" (Steve Miller Band song) (1973) * "The Joker", a 1988 song by Quiet Riot from '' QR'' * "Joker", a 1991 song by X Japan from '' Jealousy'' * "The Joker", a 2010 song by Zona B

Roller coasters

* The Joker (Six Flags México) * The Joker (Six Flags Discovery Kingdom) * The Joker (S&S Worldwide)

Science

Joker butterfly ''Byblia ilithyia'', the spotted joker or joker, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in parts of Africa and Asia. Description Wet-season form in Asia The male has the upperwings of a deep rich orange. The forewing has the costa broadl ...

(''Byblia ilithyia'') * Common joker butterfly (''Byblia anvatara'') ** ''

Byblia ''Byblia'' is a genus of nymphalid butterflies, commonly called jokers, found in the Africa and the Indian subcontinent. These butterflies are orange with black markings. They are attracted to rotting fruit and frequently open and close their w ...

'' or jokers, a genus of brush-footed butterflies * Joker moth (''Feralia jocosa'') * '' Loureedia phoenixi'', the Joker spider

Sports

* Helsingin Jokerit or Jokers, a Finnish ice hockey team ** FC Jokerit, a Finnish association football club ** Jokerit FC (2012) *

Jokers de Cergy-Pontoise The Jokers de Cergy-Pontoise (English: Cergy-Pontoise Jesters), formally known as Hockey club de Cergy-Pontoise, are a French ice hockey club based in Cergy, Val-d'Oise and representing the Cergy-Pontoise agglomeration. As of the 2021–22 season, ...

, a French ice hockey team * KK Joker, a Serbian basketball club * Team Joker, a Norwegian cycling team

Television

* Joker, a pricing game on the game show ''The Price Is Right'' * Joker, a wild card for players of the TV quiz show '' The Joker's Wild''

Transportation

* FreeX Joker, a German paraglider design * Honda Joker, a scooter made from 1996 to 1999 *

Peña Joker The Peña Joker and Super Joker are a family of French amateur-built aircraft that were designed by Louis Peña of Dax, Landes and are made available in the form of plans for amateur construction.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''Worl ...

, a French amateur-built aircraft design * Joker, an edition of the

Volkswagen Golf Mk3 The Volkswagen Golf Mk3 is a medium-sized compact family car. The third generation of the Volkswagen Golf and the successor to the Volkswagen Golf Mk2, which was produced by Volkswagen from August 1991 (for the 1992 model year) to 2002 (for Cab ...

* Joker, an edition of the Volkswagen Westfalia Camper

Other uses

Joker (store) Joker is a Norwegian grocery store chain in partnership with Norgesgruppen. The chain was established with its current name in 1997, rebranding a number of local stores, including those in the former "Nærmat" and "Lønne" chains. Store profile Th ...

, a Norwegian convenience store chain * Joker, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Jokers, nickname of VF-20, a World War II US Navy squadron