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 Ita ...

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 ...

, 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'' on April 25, 1 ...

, 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 ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...

'' * 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 The ''One Piece'' manga features an extensive cast of characters created by Eiichiro Oda. The series takes place in a fictional universe where vast numbers of pirates, soldiers, revolutionaries, and other adventurers fight each other, using var ...

, 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 T ...

, 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 film, 3D, making it the first feature length 3D film in the ''Kamen Ri ...

, 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 Matt ...

'' * ''

Impractical Jokers ''Impractical Jokers'' is an American hidden camera reality show with improvisational elements. Produced by NorthSouth Productions, ''Impractical Jokers'' premiered on truTV on December 15, 2011 starring the members of The Tenderloins: James ...

'', 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 is a role-playing video game developed by Square for the PlayStation and released in Japan on July 11, 1997. The game was later published by Sony Computer Entertainment (SCEA) in North America on March 25, 1998. It is the seventh game in the ...

'' * Joker, from ''Alice in the Country of Hearts'' * Joker, a character from '' Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare''

People

Joker (nickname) Joker is a nickname of the following people: People with the nickname * Joker Arroyo (1927–2015), Filipino lawyer, politician and senator * Jonas Berggren (born 1967), Swedish musician * Novak Djokovic (born 1987), Serbian tennis player * Alex ...

, includes a list of people with the nickname *

Joker (wrestler) William Posada is an American independent professional wrestler best known under the ring name Joker. He worked for the Combat Zone Wrestling promotion, IWA Mid-South, Chikara and UWA Hardcore Wrestling. Career Dangerously Intense Wrestling (2 ...

(William Posada, born 1983), American professional wrestler

Musicians

Joker (musician) Liam McLean (born 30 January 1989), better known by his stage name Joker, is a British record producer who creates music in genres such as dubstep and grime and was known for creating the subgenre "purple sound". He was named "2009 king of bass ...

(Liam McLean, born 1989), English dubstep artist *

Jonas Berggren Jonas Petter Berggren (born 21 March 1967) is a Swedish musician and singer-songwriter and record producer, also known as Joker. He started writing songs when he was seven, and continues to write for the Swedish band Ace of Base, which he is ...

or Joker (born 1967), Swedish musician and record producer *

Jokeren Jesper Dahl (born June 13, 1973), better known by the stage name Jokeren (''The Joker''), is a Danish hip-hop artist and rapper. Dahl was born in Hillerød. In addition to his own recordings, he has been a prolific producer and has worked on ...

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 Fergan Mirkelam (born 20 May 1966, Istanbul) is a Turkish singer. He first became known with his song "Her Gece" ("Every Night") in 1995.Simon Broughton, Mark Ellingham, Richard Trillo '' World Music: Africa, Europe and the Middle East'' 1999-185 ...

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. It was famously sung by Oliver Hazell who is described to have given performances with extreme jocosity. ...

", 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 Jealousy generally refers to the thoughts or feelings of insecurity, fear, and concern over a relative lack of possessions or safety. Jealousy can consist of one or more emotions such as anger, resentment, inadequacy, helplessness or disgus ...

'' * "The Joker", a 2010 song by Zona B

Roller coasters

The Joker (Six Flags México) The Joker is a Spinning roller coaster, spinning roller coaster located at Six Flags México, a theme park in Mexico. The ride was designed by Gerstlauer and Werner Stengel. The Joker opened for the public on March 7, 2013. The Joker's design co ...

The Joker (Six Flags Discovery Kingdom) The Joker is a steel roller coaster at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, California. The ride opened on May 29, 2016, as a rebuild of former wooden roller coaster Roar, adding a new steel track on top of Roar's wooden support structure. ...

* The Joker (S&S Worldwide)

Science

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

Byblia ''Byblia'' is a genus of nymphalid butterflies, commonly called jokers, found in the Africa and the India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the sec ...

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

Loureedia phoenixi ''Loureedia phoenixi'' is a species of spider discovered in Iran in the year 2020. The species is categorized as a velvet spider. The spider is described as reclusive. It is named after the actor Joaquin Phoenix, for a color pattern which mat ...

'', the Joker spider

Sports

* Helsingin Jokerit or Jokers, a Finnish ice hockey team **

FC Jokerit FC Jokerit was a Finnish professional football club based in Helsinki, Finland. History It was founded in 1999. The club was known for its wild supporters, 116% Boys, and for its owner, Hjallis Harkimo who is also the owner of Jokerit, an ice ...

, a Finnish association football club **

Jokerit FC (2012) Jokerit F.C. is a football club based in Helsinki, Finland which competes in the Tali Halli TN. The club is the " phoenix club" of FC Jokerit, who were founded in 1999 and were sold to rivals HJK Helsinki in 2004, and re- branded as Klubi-04 ...

* Jokers de Cergy-Pontoise, 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 The FreeX Joker is a German single-place, paraglider that was designed and produced by FreeX of Egling Egling is a municipality in the district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen in Bavaria Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria ...

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

* Joker, an edition of the

Volkswagen Westfalia Camper The Volkswagen Westfalia Camper was a conversion of the Volkswagen Type 2, and then, the Volkswagen Type 2 (T3), sold from the early 1950s to 2003. Volkswagen subcontracted the modifications to the company Westfalia-Werke in Rheda-Wiedenbrück. T ...

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 The ...

, a Norwegian convenience store chain *

Joker, West Virginia Joker is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographer ...

, an unincorporated community * Jokers, nickname of VF-20, a World War II US Navy squadron