Fool, The Fool, or Fools may refer to: *A

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 ...

, also called a ''fool'', a type of historical entertainer known for their witty jokes *An

insult An insult is an expression or statement (or sometimes behavior) which is disrespectful or scornful. Insults may be intentional or accidental. An insult may be factual, but at the same time pejorative, such as the word "inbred". Jocular exc ...

referring to someone of low intelligence or easy gullibility

Arts, entertainment and media

Fictional characters

Fool (stock character) There are several distinct, although overlapping categories of fool as a stock character in creative works (literature, film, etc.) and folklore: simpleton fool, clever fool, and serendipitous fool. Silly fool A silly, stupid, simpleton, lu ...

in literature and folklore *

Shakespearean fool The Shakespearean fool is a recurring character type in the works of William Shakespeare. Shakespearean fools are usually clever peasants or commoners that use their wits to outdo people of higher social standing. In this sense, they are very si ...

, an archetypal character in numerous works by Shakespeare

Film

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A Fool ''A Fool'' () is a 2014 Chinese adventure film, adventure comedy-drama film directed by Chen Jianbin. It was released on November 20, 2015. In the film, a goatherder is followed home by a mute, simple-minded man so he and his wife have to deal wit ...

'', a 2015 Chinese film directed by Chen Jianbin * ''Fools'' (1970 film), an American film * Fools (2003 film), an Indian film directed by Dasari Narayana Rao *

The Fool (1913 film) ''The Fool'' is a 1913 British silent film, silent drama film directed by George Pearson (filmmaker), George Pearson and starring Godfrey Tearle, Mary Malone (actress), Mary Malone and James Carew. It was based on a poem by Rudyard Kipling.Goble ...

, a 1913 British silent film * The Fool (1925 film), a lost silent film * The Fool (1990 film), ''The Fool'' (1990 film), a British film * The Fool (2014 film), ''The Fool'' (2014 film), a Russian film

Gaming and Tarot

* Fool (card game) * The Fool (Tarot card games) * The Fool (cartomantic Tarot cards)

Literature

* Fool (novel), ''Fool'' (novel), a 2009 novel by Christopher Moore * Fools (play), ''Fools'' (play), a 1981 play by Neil Simon * The Fool (novel), ''The Fool'' (novel), an 1880 Armenian language novel by Raffi * ''The Fool'', a 1921 novel by H. C. Bailey * The Fool (play), ''The Fool'' (play), a 1975 play by Edward Bond * The Fool (fictional character), a fictional character in ''The Realm of the Elderlings'' by Robin Hobb

Music

* The Fool (design collective), a Dutch design collective and band in the 1960s ** The Fool (guitar), a 1964 Gibson SG designed by The Fool for Eric Clapton * The Fools, a musical group from Massachusetts, U.S.

Albums

* Fool (Joe Jackson album), 2019 * The Fool (The Fool album), ''The Fool'' (The Fool album), 1968 * The Fool (Ryn Weaver album), ''The Fool'' (Ryn Weaver album), 2015 * The Fool (Warpaint album), ''The Fool'' (Warpaint album), 2010 * Fools (The Reason album), ''Fools'' (The Reason album), 2010 * Fools (EP), ''Fools'' (EP), by Lauren Aquilina, 2012

Songs

* Fool (Elvis Presley song), "Fool" (Elvis Presley song), 1973 * "Fool (If You Think It's Over)", a song by Chris Rea, 1978 * "Fool" by Blur, from the 1991 album ''Leisure (album), Leisure'' * "Fool" by Cat Power, from the 2003 album ''You Are Free'' * "Fool" by Dragon, from the 1984 album ''Body and the Beat'' * Fool (Mansun song), from the 2000 album ''Little Kix'' * "Fool" by The Rasmus, from the 2006 album ''Peep (album), Peep'' * "Fool" by Roxette, from their 2001 album ''Room Service (Roxette album), Room Service'' * "Fool" by Shakira, from the 2001 album ''Laundry Service'' * "Fool" by Swans from the album ''Greed (Swans album), Greed'' * "Fool (#2)" by Swans from the album ''Holy Money'' * "Fool (I Feel Bad for You)" by Medina, from the U.S. release of 2012 ''Forever (Medina album), Forever'' album * The Fool (Sanford Clark song), "The Fool" (Sanford Clark song), 1956 * The Fool (Lee Ann Womack song), "The Fool" (Lee Ann Womack song), 1997 * "The Fool", a 1971 single by Gilbert Montagné * "The Fool" by Neutral Milk Hotel, from the album ''In the Aeroplane over the Sea'' * "The Fool" by Camper Van Beethoven, from the 1988 album ''Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart'' * "The Fool" by The Fixx, from the 1982 album ''Shuttered Room'' * "The Fool" by Quicksilver Messenger Service, from the 1968 album ''Quicksilver Messenger Service (album), Quicksilver Messenger Service'' * "The Fool" by Luna Halo from Luna Halo (album), their 2007 self-titled album * Fools (Alphaville song), "Fools" (Alphaville song), 1994 * "Fools" by Deep Purple, from their 1971 album ''Fireball (album), Fireball'' * "Fools" by Rachel Stevens, from the 2003 album ''Funky Dory'' * "Fools" by Troye Sivan, from the 2015 album ''Wild (Troye Sivan EP), Wild'' * "Fools" by Uriah Heep, from the 1980 album ''Conquest (Uriah Heep album), Conquest'' * "Fools" by Van Halen, from the 1980 album ''Women and Children First'' * Fool (Fitz and the Tantrums song)", Fool" (Fitz and the Tantrums song), 2017

Food

* Fruit fool, a dish made with cooked fruit such as gooseberries or bilberries * ''Ful'' (pronounced "fool") or ful medames, a Middle Eastern dish made from fava beans

Other uses

* Léon-Mba International Airport, Libreville, Gabon, ICAO airport code FOOL * The Motley Fool, a financial advice company (''fool.com'') nicknamed "the Fool"