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

Common meanings

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 ma ...

, a person employed to tell jokes and provide entertainment during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance *

Joker (playing card) The Joker is a playing card found in most modern French-suited playing cards, French-suited card decks, as an addition to the standard four Playing card suit, suits (Clubs, Diamonds, Hearts, and Spades). Since the second half of the 20th century, ...

, a playing card found in most modern French-suited card decks

Fictional characters

Print

Joker (character) 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 ...

, a DC Comics character **

Joker (Jack Napier) Jack Napier, also known as the Joker, is a fictional character introduced in the 1989 superhero film ''Batman'', directed by Tim Burton. Primarily portrayed by Jack Nicholson, the character was based on the DC Comics supervillain the Joker. His na ...

, 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 DC Extended Universe (DCEU) is a shared universe centered on a group of film franchises based on characters by DC Comics and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. Despite numerous film franchise in the past on characters such as Superman ...

, 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 harmful mutation in ''Wild Cards'' * Jokers, a race of super-beings in Terry Pratchett's novel ''

The Dark Side of the Sun ''The Dark Side of the Sun'' is a science fiction novel by Terry Pratchett, first published in 1976. It is similar to the work of Isaac Asimov. According to Don D'Ammassa, both this and Pratchett's 1981 sci-fi novel ''Strata'' spoof parts of ...

'' * 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'' *

Jackie Jokers Jackie Jokers is a supporting character of the '' Richie Rich'' comic book franchise from Harvey Comics. A black bowl haircut marks him and he works as a professional entertainer. He debuted in 1973, in his eponymous title, before being cancelle ...

, a character in ''Richie Rich'' comics from Harvey Comics

Film and television

* Kamen Rider Chalice, 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 , known in the Philippines as ''Lucky Aces'', is a Japanese tokusatsu television show and the second installment in the Super Sentai metaseries. It aired from 8 April to 23 December 1977, replacing ''Himitsu Sentai Gorenger'' and itself being re ...

'' * James T. "Joker" Davis, in ''

Full Metal Jacket ''Full Metal Jacket'' is a 1987 war film directed and produced by Stanley Kubrick from a screenplay he co-wrote with Michael Herr and Gustav Hasford. The film is based on Hasford's 1979 autobiographical novel '' The Short-Timers''. It stars ...

'' * ''

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

'', also called ''Jokers'', American cringe comedy show * Joker, from ''

Smile PreCure! is a 2012 Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation and the ninth installment in Izumi Todo's ''Pretty Cure'' metaseries, featuring the seventh generation of Cures. The series is written by Shōji Yonemura, best known as ...

'' * Joker, from ''

Mera Naam Joker ''Mera Naam Joker'' () is a 1970 Indian romantic drama film, directed, edited and produced by Raj Kapoor under his banner R. K. Films, and written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas. The film stars Raj Kapoor as the eponymous character, with his son Rish ...

'' (), 1970 Indian film

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 Genki (company), Genki alongside Opus Corp for the Nintendo 64. It closely models the 3D fighting game standards of the time but integrates a unique point scoring system. ...

'' * Joker (''Suikoden''), from ''Suikoden III'' * The Joker, from ''

SaGa Frontier is a 1997 role-playing video game developed by Square (video game company), Square for the PlayStation (console), PlayStation. It is the seventh game in the ''SaGa (series), SaGa'' series, and the first to be released on the PlayStation. It is ...

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

Crystal of Atlan A crystal or crystalline solid is a solid material whose constituents (such as atoms, molecules, or ions) are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure, forming a crystal lattice that extends in all directions. In addition, macrosc ...

People

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

, a list of people with the nickname *

Joker (British musician) Liam Sylvester 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 has contributed to ...

, English dubstep artist Liam McLean (born 1989) *

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

(born 1967), Swedish musician and record producer also known as Joker *

Jokeren Jesper Dahl (born 13 June 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 Ame ...

or The Joker, Danish rapper Jesper Dahl (born 1973) *

Joker (wrestler) William Posada (born October 10, 1983) is an American Independent circuit, independent Professional wrestling, professional wrestler best known under the ring name Joker. He worked for the Combat Zone Wrestling promotion, IWA Mid-South, Chikara ...

, a ring name of American professional wrestler William Posada (born 1983)

Places

* Joker, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in the United States * Jokers Hill, a hill in the Koffler Scientific Reserve, York County, Ontario, Canada

Films

* ''The Joker'' (1928 film), a Danish-German silent drama film * ''The Joker'' (1960 film), a French comedy by Philippe de Broca * ''

The Jokers ''The Jokers'' is a 1967 British comedy film directed by Michael Winner and starring Michael Crawford and Oliver Reed. It was written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. Two brothers hatch a plot to steal the Crown Jewels. Plot Michael Trema ...

'', 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

* ''The Joker'' (comic book), a DC Comics comic book series starring the titular Joker * ''Joker'' (graphic novel), a DC Comics graphic novel starring the titular Joker * ''Joker'' (comic strip), a comic strip in the British anthology comics * ''Joker'' (American magazine), an American men's digest published by Humorama * ''Joker'' (Slovenian magazine), a Slovenian monthly magazine based in Ljubljana

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 ...

* ''Joker'' (soundtrack), a 2019 soundtrack album for the 2019 film ''Joker''

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 ...

", 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); covered by Lady Gaga for the 2024 film ''Joker: Folie à Deux'' * "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 Emotional insecurity, 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, he ...

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

Roller coasters

The Joker (Six Flags México) The Joker is a 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 consists of several cars ho ...

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. Thi ...

* 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 Africa and the Indian subcontinent. These butterflies are orange with black markings. They are attracted to rotting fruit and frequently open and close their wings ...

'' 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 2020. The species is categorized as a velvet spider. The spider is described as reclusive. It is named after the musician Lou Reed and actor Joaquin Phoenix, for a color patte ...

'', the Joker spider

Sports

Adelaide Jokers The South Australian Ice Hockey Association, currently trading as Ice Hockey South Australia is the governing body of ice hockey in South Australia, Australia. The South Australia Ice Hockey Association is a Member Association (MA) of Ice Hockey ...

, an ice hockey team in South Australia, Australia * Jokers de Cergy-Pontoise, an ice hockey team in Cergy-Pontoise, France * Georgia Joker, a sports fan at Georgia Bulldogs football games, in American college football * Helsingin Jokerit or Jokers, a Finnish ice hockey team ** FC Jokerit, a Finnish association football club ** Jokerit FC (2012) * KK Joker, a Serbian basketball club * Team Joker, a Norwegian cycling team

Transportation

FreeX Joker The FreeX Joker is a German single-place, paraglider that was designed and produced by FreeX of Egling in the mid-2000s. It is now out of production.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 18. P ...

, a German paraglider design *

Honda Joker The Joker is a Honda scooter made from 1996 to 1999. History The Honda Joker scooter was first launched in 1996 in Japan. Then in Europe and the US, where it was renamed the Honda SRX50/90 Shadow, which came in two versions respectively which ...

, 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. It is 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 (fo ...

* 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 ...

Other uses

* Joker (store), a Norwegian convenience store chain * Jokers, nickname of VF-20, a World War II US Navy squadron * Joker, a pricing game on the game show ''The Price Is Right''