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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) * Comedian (other) * Comic (other) * Funny Man (other) {{dab ... [...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 (short story collection), 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 tell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jester
A jester, also known as joker, court jester, or fool, was a member of the household of a nobleman or a monarch kept to entertain guests at the royal court. Jesters were also travelling 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. Jester-like figures were common throughout the world, including Ancient Rome, China, Persia, and the Aztec empire. During the Post-classical history, post-classical and Renaissance eras, jesters are often thought to have worn brightly coloured clothes and Cap and bells, eccentric hats in a motley pattern. 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 and imitation), and performing Magic (illusion), magic tricks. Much of the entertainment was performed in a comic style. Many jesters made contemporary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedian
A comedian (feminine comedienne) or comic is a person who seeks to entertainment, entertain an audience by making them laughter, laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting foolishly (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 states: "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 involves more experiential, or observational reporting (e.g., Alexei Sayle, Daniel Tosh, Malcolm Hardee). As far as content is concerned, comedians such as Tommy Tiernan, Des Bishop, Kevin Hart, and Dawn French draw on their background to po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Practical Joke
A practical joke or prank is a trick played on people, generally causing the victim to experience embarrassment, perplexity, confusion, or discomfort.Marsh, Moira. 2015. ''Practically Joking''. Logan: Utah State University Press. The perpetrator of a practical joke is called a "practical joker" or "prankster". Other terms for practical jokes include gag, rib, jape, or shenanigan. Some countries in Western culture, western nations make it tradition to carry out pranks on April Fools' Day and Mischief Night. Purpose 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 humiliation, humiliated. Thus most practical jokes are affectionate gestures of humour and designed to encourage laughter. However, practical ... [...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 narr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlon Jackson
Marlon David Jackson (born March 12, 1957) is an American 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 Joe Jackson (manager), 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 one year and a half earlier than his younger brother Michael Jackson, Michael (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009). Growing up, Marlon was especially close to Michael, whom he considered the substitute for his lost twin brother, Brandon David Jackson, Brandon, who died shortly after birth, and makes him a twinless twin. "We were the jokers of the family," Marlon said. By 1964, Marlon and Michael joined their brothers Tito Jackson, Tito, Jac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alternative Versions Of Joker
The Joker is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane, and Jerry Robinson, the character first appeared in the debut issue of the comic book ''Batman (comic book), Batman'' on April 25, 1940. Credit for the Joker's creation is disputed; Kane and Robinson claimed responsibility for his design while acknowledging Finger's writing contribution. Although the Joker was planned to be Killing off, killed off during his initial appearance, he was spared by editorial intervention, allowing the character to endure as the archenemy of the superhero Batman. In the DC Universe, the Joker is portrayed as a criminal mastermind and the antithesis of Batman in personality and appearance. He was introduced as a murderous Psychopathy, psychopath with a warped, sadistic personality disorder, sadistic sense of humor but became a comical prankster in the late 1950s in response to regulation by the Comics Code Authority, before retur ... [...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 List of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet episodes#ep193, episode of ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet'' * "The Practical Joker", an List of Zorro (1957 TV series) episodes#ep49, episode of ''Zorro'' (1957 TV series) * "The Practical Joker", an The Hathaways (comedy), episode of ''The Hathaways'' * "The Practical Joker", an Deadly Games (TV series)#ep7, episode of ''Deadly Games'' See also * Comedian (other) * Comic (other) * Impractical Joker (other) * Joker (other) * Jester (other) * Jokester (other) * Prankster (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joker (other)
Joker(s) or The Joker(s) may refer to: Common meanings * Jester, a person employed to tell jokes and provide entertainment during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance * Joker (playing card), a playing card found in most modern French-suited card decks Fictional characters Print * Joker (character), a DC Comics character ** 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 (Martha Wayne), the character as she appears in the 2011 story arc ''Flashpoint'' ** Joker (DC Extended Universe), the character as he appears in the DC Extended Universe media franchise * Joker, a character from the British comic strip ''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 ... [...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'' 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 album '' Underclass Hero'' * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
